MEAA Media Room


Government must revisit JobKeeper debacle in the arts and entertainment

May 22, 2020 Mark Phillips #coronavirus #Freelance #MEAACrew #MEAAECS #MEAAEquity #MEAAMedia MediaRoom Releases

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.

Government needs to back up its claims about support to arts and entertainment workers

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

As evidence mounts that workers in the arts and entertainment industries have been unable to access the JobKeeper scheme, their union is calling on the Federal Government to explain its claim that financial assistance of up to $10 billion will flow through to the sectors.

New spy Bill threatens press freedom

May 18, 2020 Mike Dobbie #MEAAMedia #pressfreedom MediaRoom Other statements Releases

The government’s proposed International Production Orders law will further erode press freedom in Australia

Race still wide open in The Great Australian Binge

May 15, 2020 Elizabeth Franks #coronavirus #MEAACrew #MEAAECS #MEAAEquity MediaRoom Other statements Releases

With just a week left to vote, the battle to be named Australia’s most bingeworthy television program or film is boiling down to a five-cornered contest.

McLeod’s Daughters, Mystery Road, Wentworth, Neighbours and Kath and Kim are currently the frontrunners in The Great Australian Binge, which gives audiences the chance to vote for their favourite home-grown screen production of all time ...

MEAA letter over the closure of the Philippines broadcaster ABS-CBN

May 7, 2020 Mike Dobbie #MEAAMedia #pressfreedom #pressfreedom MediaRoom Other statements Releases

MEAA has written to the Philippines’ Ambassador and Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne over the failure of the Philippines’ Congress to renew the licence of the country’s biggest broadcast network ABS‐CBN.

“The closure of the network has led to almost 11,000 people being put out of work at a key time when the provision of information about COVID‐19 is a vital ...