September 9, 2015 Mike Dobbie Submissions
MEAA letter to the Attorney-General’s Department’s electronic surveillance policy branch regarding MEAA’s concerns with the “Public Interest Advocate” proposals under the “Journalist Information Warrant” scheme amendments to the Telecommunications (Interception and Access Act 1979.
September 1, 2015 Lauren Katsikitis Releases
The Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance (MEAA) the union and industry advocate for Australia’s journalists, is delighted that Walkley Award-winner and former senior editor of The Age Alan Morison and journalist Chutima Sidasathian have been cleared of criminal defamation charges in Phuket today.
August 30, 2015 Lauren Katsikitis Releases
The Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance (MEAA), the union and industry advocate for Australia’s journalists, is appalled that once again an Egyptian court has found our colleagues Peter Greste, Mohamed Fahmy and Baher Mohamed guilty of charges that have no basis.
August 27, 2015 Lauren Katsikitis Releases
The Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance (MEAA), the union and industry advocate for Australia’s journalists, condemns the savage job cuts at the Newcastle Herald and its Hunter Valley operations announced by Fairfax Media today. The cuts will see a total of 46 jobs go across the region – with the Herald newsroom bearing the brunt of the reductions, going from ...
August 14, 2015 Lauren Katsikitis Releases
With an increasing number of its members in transient, freelance or short-term employment, MEAA, the union for Australia’s creative professionals, is calling for reforms to make portable long service leave available to all workers.