MEAA strongly welcomes the proposed changes to the News Media Bargaining Incentive. Under the proposed legislation, large digital platforms will face financial penalties for failure to make adequate commercial deals with news publishers, regardless of whether they carry news content. In the case that digital platforms do not make commercial deals, the government has outlined that they will be required ...
The Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance (MEAA) is aware of a recent ABC report which exposed “Aussie Gigs” as a sham booking agency that has been defrauding gigging musicians.
The report uncovered allegations that the booking agency withheld thousands of dollars’ worth of performance fees owed to musicians they had engaged.
Unfortunately, incidents like this one are not isolated but reflect systemic ...
The Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance (MEAA) congratulates ABC staff for voting to approve a new enterprise agreement, securing better pay, stronger conditions and important protections for the future of the public broadcaster.
The agreement was won after historic industrial action, with more than 2000 ABC workers nationwide taking 24‑hour strike action that attracted widespread support from the community.
MEAA Chief Executive ...
The Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance is calling on the Federal Government to urgently reform copyright law to introduce payment rights and protections for creators as AI rapidly erodes livelihoods.
MEAA has launched a bid for Equitable Remuneration (ER) – an inalienable right that ensures original creators receive payment whenever their work is broadcast or publicly communicated – to be legislated ...
Musicians from the West Australian Symphony Orchestra (WASO) have flagged growing concern over management’s refusal to stop a six-year-old recording of Dracula being used to undermine the work of live musicians.
The recording, which was done in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic when many live performances were restricted, is now being used by the WA Ballet for their Adelaide run ...
