55 jobs to go at News Corp
MEAA condemns News Corp Australia’s announcement that it will cut 55 editorial positions from its mastheads around the country, with almost a third of the cuts to be made to Victorian newsrooms.
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Australia’s Right to Know response to the New South Wales Law Reform Commission’s open justice review
The Australia’s Right To Know coalition of media organisations (including MEAA) response to the New South Wales Law Reform Commission’s open justice review – court and tribunal information: access, disclosure and publication – submitted May 28 2019.
ARTK submission to Tasmania discussion paper on identification of sexual assault survivors – 190510
The Australia’s Right to Know coalition of media organisations (including MEAA) submission to the Tasmanian Department of Justice Discussion Paper regarding section 194K of the Evidence Act 2001. Submitted 190510
“Section 194K prohibits the identification of victims of sexual offences, and any witness or intended witness in sexual offence proceedings other than the defendant, including when each of those persons is ...
Australia’s Right to Know response to the Council of Attorneys-General Review of Model Defamation Provisions
The Australia’s Right to Know coalition of media organisations (including MEAA) to the Council of Attorneys-General Review of Model Defamation Provisions – submitted May 3 2019.
“With the operation of the uniform defamation law ticking over 13 years, ARTK presents a united view that it is time to update the law to:
Take account of international best practice, including recent amendments adopted ...Public’s right to know impeded by defamation, courts and national security laws
The widespread use of defamation, excessive court-issued non-publication orders, and national security and metadata retention laws are combining to prevent Australians know what is going on in government, in big business and in the courts.
