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.
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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.
Opera Australia axings a disgrace, says union
Opera Australia is acting unconscionably by axing a quarter of its workforce with no consultation, says the union representing musicians, performers and technical and stage crew.
MEAA’s submission – draft Mandatory News Media and Digital Platforms Bargaining Code
MEAA’s submission on the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s draft Mandatory News Media and Digital Platforms Bargaining Code.
