MEAA Media Room


Equity Diversity statement on freedom of expression

August 21, 2024 Mark Phillips MediaRoom Other statements

The Co-chairs of the Equity Diversity committee of MEAA are disturbed by continued actions taken by institutions against artists for expressing personal views about the tragedies that continue to unfold in Palestine.

Queensland shield laws will enhance right to know

August 21, 2024 Mark Phillips #MEAAMedia #pressfreedom #pressfreedom MediaRoom Releases

Queenslanders’ right to know will be enhanced by the passage of journalist shield laws through the state’s parliament.

Musicians’ union rejects MSO ban on political comment

August 15, 2024 Mark Phillips #MEAAMusic #MEAASOMA MediaRoom Releases

The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra has again overstepped the mark by declaring that a concert stage is not an appropriate forum for political comment, says the union representing its musicians.

MSO must take full responsibility for its over-reach

August 14, 2024 Mark Phillips #MEAAMusic #MEAASOMA MediaRoom Releases

The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra must take full responsibility and rectify a crisis of its own making when it stood down pianist Jayson Gillham for comments about the human toll of the war in Gaza

Statement on the sanctioning of a musician by the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra

August 14, 2024 Mark Phillips #MEAAMusic #MEAASOMA MediaRoom Other statements Releases

The Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance is disturbed at the news that a musician has been sanctioned for simply voicing a personal view about the human tragedy that continues to unfold in Palestine.