Cuts to funding for screen production in New South Wales would damage the state’s credibility and competitiveness as a global film and television powerhouse, warns the union for screen workers.
MEAA strongly supports the development of a NSW cultural policy and recommends that the policy be conceived as a comprehensive approach, relevant to all executive government portfolios. We recommend the policy should aim to support and reinforce the Commonwealth Government’s Revive policy
...MEAA has consistently pointed to a number of serious concerns in relation to attempts of political influence by government over public broadcaster editorial decision making and related governance concerns as well lack of funding certainty.
MEAA has suggested governance and funding options to strengthen the editorial independence and strength of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) to prosecute its charter obligations1 and ...
On August 22, 2023, the Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance (MEAA) lodged a notice of alteration to the MEAA Rules with the Fair Work Commission.
You can download a copy of the notice and attachments via the link below.
You can access a copy of the current rules here.
...MEAA makes this submission in response to the Australian Government’s draft Communications Legislation Amendment (Combatting Misinformation and Disinformation) Bill 2023.
It says that in combatting misinformation and disinformation, it is important to achieve a balance between protecting the public from serious harm from misinformation and disinformation and ensuring fundamental rights and freedoms are protected.
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