Statement by the Equity Diversity Committee on the Rob Guest Endowment
The following statement has been issued by the Equity Diversity Committee in response to the cancellation of the 2020 Rob Guest Endowment:
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Statement by former Rob Guest Endowment semi-finalists
The former Rob Guest Endowment Semi-Finalists have remained united whilst navigating these past few weeks.
Workers rally to save Opera Australia
Workers from Opera Australia will today stage a musical performance before calling on the Minister for the Arts, Paul Fletcher, to step in to save jobs from a company restructure forced upon it by COVID-19.
Adelaide Review’s closure shows how local media is hurting
MEAA, the union for Australia’s journalists, says the announcement that the Adelaide Review will close on October 2 indicates just how much local and community media outlets are hurting. The Review has announced that its 488th edition will be its last.
MEAA condemns China’s harassment of Australian journalists
MEAA is outraged at China’s heavy handed treatment of Australian journalists Bill Birtles of the ABC and Mike Smith of the Australian Financial Review forcing them to evacuate the country, and the arrest and secret detention of Australian journalist and CGTN news anchor Cheng Lei.
