ACCC’s draft mandatory code on digital platforms is welcome but needs more work

Australia’s union for journalists, MEAA, welcomes the draft bargaining code on digital platforms released today by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission.

Public interest journalism wins in defamation reforms

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. ...

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

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

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.

Possible prosecution of journalist must be dropped

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.