Nothing for workers in federal government arts package
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.
MEAA Media Room
ABC job losses direct result of funding cuts
Today’s announcement of the loss of 250 jobs at the ABC is the inevitable result of funding cuts imposed by the Coalition Government.
Arts and entertainment need multi-level support to recover from coronavirus
The recovery of Australia’s arts and entertainment industry from the coronavirus shutdown will require more than token government support, the Senate inquiry into the government response to COVID-19 will be told today.
Ressa verdict a muzzle on Filipino media – MEAA writes to Philippines Ambassador
The Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance (MEAA), the trade union and professional association for Australia’s journalists, says the guilty verdict in editor Maria Ressa’s cyber libel case is an outrageous assault on press freedom in the Philippines.
MEAA submission to screen content options paper
This submission is made in response to the Supporting Australian stories on our screens – Options Paper of March 2020.
