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Asio confirms it is spying on journalists

March 2, 2017 Mike Dobbie #MEAAMedia #pressfreedom Featured MediaRoom News Other statements Releases

The Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance (MEAA), the union and industry advocate for Australia’s journalists, is concerned that Asio is using Journalist Information Warrants to secretly trawl through the metadata of journalists and media organisations in the hunt for their confidential sources.

On Tuesday, under questioning yesterday from Senator Nick Xenophon in an Estimates hearing, Asio director-general Duncan Lewis said warrants ...

Actors, directors, screen crew encouraged to have their say in film and television inquiry

February 28, 2017 Mark Phillips #MEAACrew #MEAAECS #MEAAEquity MediaRoom Releases

Ensuring local content on digital platforms and updating screen tax incentives are essential for the growth and sustainability of the film and TV industry, says the union representing performers and screen crew.

Journalists, writers, actors and cartoonists call for their refugee colleagues to be resettled in Australia

February 5, 2017 Mark Phillips #bringthemhere #MEAAEquity #MEAAMedia Campaigns MediaRoom Releases

Dozens of journalists, actors, cartoonists and writers have written to Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull urging him to resettle three of their colleagues from Manus Island to Australia.

Screen producers’ attack on workplace rights would damage film and television industry

February 1, 2017 Mark Phillips #MEAACrew #MEAAEquity MediaRoom Releases

The Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance will vigorously oppose an attempt by screen producers to remove a raft of basic workplace rights for actors and other workers in the film and television industries.

Actor killed by firearm on Brisbane film set

January 23, 2017 Mark Phillips #MEAACrew #MEAAECS #MEAAEquity MediaRoom Releases

An actor has this afternoon died reportedly after being shot in the chest on the set of a music video being filmed in Brisbane.