MEAA Media Room


Media union seeks industrial action at the ABC

February 2, 2023 Mark Phillips #MEAAMedia MediaRoom Releases

The Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance, the union for editorial workers at the ABC, has today lodged an application to conduct a ballot among members to take protected industrial action at the national broadcaster.

National Cultural Policy is a big step forward for the sector

January 30, 2023 Mark Phillips MediaRoom Releases

The release of the National Cultural Policy today is a major show of faith in the arts sector by the Albanese government after years of wilful neglect by its Coalition predecessors.

Submission to Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade inquiry into human rights implications of recent violence in Iran

December 21, 2022 Mark Phillips #MEAAMedia #pressfreedom MediaRoom Submissions

This submission by MEAA has been made to the Senate Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade inquiry into human rights implications of recent violence in Iran.

State Media Awards review

November 23, 2022 Mark Phillips #MEAAMedia MediaRoom Releases

The Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance will conduct a review of State Media Awards rules, including entry and awards criteria.

Australian television news and current affairs’ racial and cultural diversity report card is a fail

November 22, 2022 Mark Phillips #MEAAMedia MediaRoom Releases

Australia’s media employers must step up their policies to increase cultural and racial diversity in newsrooms following a new report that shows television networks have actually gone backwards over the last two years.