MEAA Media Room


One year on from her arrest, colleagues call for release of Australian journalist Cheng Lei

August 13, 2021 Mark Phillips #pressfreedom MediaRoom Releases

Many of Australia’s leading journalists have come together to call for fellow citizen and journalist Cheng Lei to be released from detention by the Chinese Government and be allowed to return home to her family.

MEAA submission on Treasury Laws Amendment (2021 Measures No. 5) Bill 2021

August 12, 2021 Mark Phillips MediaRoom Submissions

MEAA strongly supports increasing the Producer Offset to 30% for screen productions that are not feature films. Similarly, MEAA supports the removal of the 65 commercial hour cap qualifying Australian production expenditure for a series and seasons of a series. MEAA do not support the remainder of the measures in Schedule 1 of the Bill. It is MEAA’s submission that ...

Joint statement from the Canberra Times, Illawarra Mercury and Newcastle Herald House Committees

July 22, 2021 Mark Phillips #MEAAMedia MediaRoom Other statements Releases

MEAA members are disappointed to see Australian Community Media executive chairman Antony Catalano make disparaging remarks about hard-working and dedicated staff

Apple Daily closure a devastating blow

June 24, 2021 Mike Dobbie #MEAAMedia #pressfreedom MediaRoom Other statements Releases

The forced closure of independent newspaper Apple Daily has devastating consequences for the people of Hong Kong.

Burmese journalists need our support

June 22, 2021 Mike Dobbie #MEAAMedia #pressfreedom MediaRoom Other statements Releases

Australia must do more to support Burmese journalists who have been forced to flee Myanmar following the military coup in February.