The Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance, the union and industry advocate for media and arts professionals, has welcomed the healthy debate about the future of arts funding in Australia and looks forward to further commitments from political parties as election day nears.
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.
