Media industry must unite against gender-based online abuse

A united industry approach by media organisations is needed to combat the prevalence of online harassment and abuse of women media workers, a new report recommends.

Journalists’ union joins media organisations in campaign for the public’s right to know

MEAA, the union for Australia’s journalists, has joined with publishers, broadcasters and other media organisations in an unprecedented united campaign for reforms to protect media freedom, whistleblowers and the public’s right to know.

Docklands Studios expansion a game changer for Victoria’s screen industry

Government investment of $46 million in Docklands Studios Melbourne is a show of faith in the future of the state’s film industry and will create hundreds of jobs, says the union for screen crew and performers.

News Organisations Safety Self-Assessment

Produced by the International News Safety Institute and endorsed by the global journalists union — the International Federation of Journalists (MEAA is an affililiate member) — the News Organisations Safety Self-Assessment provides a tool for news outlets to review and improve safety practices and protocols that affect the newsroom and journalists out in the field.

The Self-Assessment should help news organisations ...

MEAA submission to the INSLM review of the Encryption amendments to the TOLA Act

MEAA’s submission to the Independent National Security Legislation Monitor’s review of the Telecommunications and Other Legislation Amendment (Assistance and Access) Act 2018 – submitted September 13 2019.

“MEAA is gravely concerned that the enacted legislation is neither reasonable nor proportionate. The Act as it stands carries too few safeguards and exceeds the threats it seeks to manage. It typifies the sledgehammer to ...