MEAA Media Room


New espionage laws must exempt public interest journalism

March 16, 2018 Mark Phillips #MEAAMedia #pressfreedom Campaigns MediaRoom Releases

The union for Australian journalists will today deliver to a hearing of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security a petition of almost 9000 signatures opposing proposed new national security legislation.

The petition is addressed to Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Attorney-General Christian Porter and calls on the Federal Government to withdraw the National Security Legislation Amendment ...

Joint Media Organisations 2nd supplementary submission on the Foreign Influence Transparency Scheme Bill 2017

March 15, 2018 Mike Dobbie #MEAAMedia #pressfreedom MediaRoom Submissions

The Joint Media Organisations, including MEAA, second supplementary submission to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security regarding the Foreign Influence Transparency Scheme Bill 2017.

Joint media organisations 2nd supplementary submission on the Espionage Bill

March 14, 2018 Mike Dobbie #MEAAMedia #pressfreedom MediaRoom Submissions

The Joint Media Organisations’ (including MEAA) second supplementary submission to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security regarding the National Security Legislation Amendment (Espionage and Foreign Interference) Bill 2017 made following the submission by Attorney-General Porter proposing parliamentary amendments on behalf of the Government (submission 40).

Screen production incentives must be raised in Federal Budget

March 1, 2018 Mike Dobbie #MEAAECS #MEAAEquity MediaRoom Releases

The extreme measures taken by the Palaszczuk Government to secure a new feature film for Queensland are further evidence of the need to increase the screen industry location offset to 30% in this year’s Federal Budget.

MEAA submission on the Northern Territory Evidence (National Uniform Legislation) Amendment (Journalist Privilege) Bill

February 27, 2018 Mike Dobbie #MEAAMedia #pressfreedom MediaRoom Submissions

MEAA’s submission regarding the Northern Territory’s Evidence (National Uniform Legislation) Amendment (Journalist Privilege) Bill.