MEAA Media Room


New documents confirm government has exaggerated its COVID-19 support for the arts

July 21, 2020 Mark Phillips #coronavirus #MEAACrew #MEAAECS #MEAAEquity #MEAAMusic #MEAASOMA MediaRoom Releases

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 calls on Malaysia to drop investigation into Al Jazeera and to ensure the safety of its journalists

July 10, 2020 Mike Dobbie #MEAAMedia #pressfreedom MediaRoom Other statements Releases

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 ...

Possible prosecution of journalist must be dropped

July 3, 2020 Mike Dobbie #MEAAMedia #pressfreedom MediaRoom Other statements Releases

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.

Screen groups present collaborative vision for the future

July 3, 2020 Mark Phillips #MakeItAustralian #MEAACrew #MEAAECS #MEAAEquity MediaRoom Releases

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.

Nothing for workers in federal government arts package

June 25, 2020 Mark Phillips #coronavirus #MEAACrew #MEAAECS #MEAAEquity #MEAAMusic #MEAASOMA MediaRoom Releases

The so-called ‘JobMaker’ package announced today by the Federal Government ignores the thousands of arts workers who have been without work for months and need immediate income support.