MEAA welcomes the proposed reforms to the uniform defamation regime announced by the Council of Attorneys-General yesterday, saying they represent important progress to bring the laws into the 21st century.
MEAA Media federal president Marcus Strom said: “MEAA, along with the Australia’s Right to Know media industry group, has been pushing for an overhaul of Australia’s defamation laws for many years. ...
Federal Arts Minister Paul Fletcher has massively overstated the level of support provided to the arts and entertainment sectors by the Federal Government during the coronavirus pandemic, newly released documents confirm.
MEAA has written to the Malaysian High Commission over a police investigation into an Al Jazeera documentary and the harassment of and threats to the broadcasters’s journalists, including MEAA members.
Letter to Malaysian High Commission regarding Al Jazeera ...Attorney-General Christian Porter needs to demonstrate the government is committed to press freedom by calling an end to the investigation and possible prosecution of a journalist for reporting the truth.
More than a dozen organisations representing the screen industry have called for greater harmonisation and transparency of content quotas and investment incentives across all platforms to secure the future of Australian stories on screens.
