Union for creative and media workers calls for radical overhaul of Australia’s cultural policy

The Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance (MEAA) has released a comprehensive National Cultural Policy submission to the Government, outlining a long-term vision to rebuild Australia’s battered arts and cultural sectors and improve conditions for workers.

The policy is the union’s response to a sector in crisis – marked by years of low incomes, insecure work, underinvestment, declining participation, and growing ...

MEAA National Cultural Policy Platform

Read the MEAA submission to the Federal Government’s next National Cultural Policy, outlining a long-term vision to rebuild Australia’s battered arts and cultural sectors and improve conditions for workers. 

Submission to the News Bargaining Incentive Draft Legislation

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 ...

MEAA responds to predatory practices targeting Australian musicians

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 ...

ABC staff approve new agreement delivering better pay and stronger conditions

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 ...