The Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance, the union and industry advocate for media and arts professionals, welcomes today’s pledges by the Labor Party to fully restore funding to the Australia Council and boost local drama on the ABC if it is elected on July 2.
MEAA’s National Media Section committee has issued the following statement about the Australian Press Council:
Last night’s police raids in search of the source of government documents leaked to the media again show how press freedom in Australia is under attack and needs to be an election issue, says the Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance.
The axing of the Fact Check unit and other editorial redundancies at the ABC are the inevitable result of funding cuts in this month’s federal Budget.
Australian theatre audiences, performers and stage crews are facing a bleak future as the Federal Government’s drastic arts funding cuts start to bite, says the Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance.
