Queensland’s journalist shield laws will now include CCC investigations

Queensland Crime and Corruption Commission investigations will now be included in the state’s recent shield laws after months of lobbying by MEAA.

Queensland Attorney-General Shannon Fentiman said the government will draft new laws to “provide protection of journalists’ confidential sources in the context of CCC investigations and hearings”.

MEAA has spent more than 20 years campaigning for shield laws that protect journalists ...

Jobs Summit must address wages in the creative industries

This week’s Jobs and Skills Summit must address the low pay and job insecurity of workers in the arts, entertainment and media industries

Nine pockets high profit while offering sub-inflation pay

Bumper profits reported today by Nine Publishing are a slap in the face for journalists at the Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, The Australian Financial Review, Brisbane Times, and WA Today who are seeking a fair pay rise from the company.

Cultural policy review must address poverty wages of arts workers

A new national cultural policy must aim to lift the wages of arts workers above poverty levels and reinvest in the sector after years of federal government neglect.

MEAA submission to the National Cultural Policy Review

MEAA strongly supports the development of a national cultural policy and endorses the five pillars.