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.
...The Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance welcomes the Federal Government’s commitment to safer and fairer workplaces across all art forms with the establishment of the new Creative Workplaces organisation.
The rapid advancement and distribution of AI – in particular, generative AI – holds remarkable promise for societies, businesses and individuals, but also poses unique threats to our members’ work, income, rights and creative agency, and to the continuation of Australian voices in a sustainable media and entertainment industry.
Dancers at The Australian Ballet have overwhelmingly rejected a management offer that would have seen their pay fall behind the cost of living.
The union for Australian screen crew and performers fully supports Hollywood actors and screenwriters and in their industrial action for better work contracts.
