This submission canvasses:
• the impacts of COVID-19 on the arts, entertainment and media industries • the impact of government measures to address the health risks associated with COVID-19 • government measures implemented to sustain incomes and employment through the health crisis • steps MEAA considers critical to rescuing the arts, entertainment and media industries from the impacts of COVID-19.
...MEAA, the union for Australia’s journalists, says the closure of mastheads and the job losses announced by News Corp Australia this morning represent a huge loss for communities in regional and suburban Australia.
MEAA, the union for Australia’s journalists, welcomes the news that the Australian Federal Police has ruled out laying charges against News Corporation journalist Annika Smethurst
The union for Australian arts and entertainment workers has today lodged Freedom of Information applications seeking details of government claims that it is supporting the sectors during the coronavirus pandemic to the tune of up to $10 billion.
Revelations of a $60 billion underspend on JobKeeper mean there is now a compelling case for the income subsidy scheme to be broadened to include freelance arts workers who have fallen through the cracks.
