MEAA Media Room


Boochani arrest is an attack on press freedom

November 23, 2017 Mark Phillips #MEAAMedia #pressfreedom MediaRoom Releases

MEAA, the union for Australian media workers, stands in solidarity with Iranian-Kurdish journalist and regular contributor to Australian publications, Behrouz Boochani, who has reportedly been arrested today on Manus Island.

ABC’s restructure must not trample on stressed and overworked staff

November 14, 2017 Mike Dobbie #MEAAMedia MediaRoom Releases

MEAA welcomes, with caution, the Content Transformation plan announced by ABC management today.

Job losses as Isentia offshores media monitoring

November 1, 2017 Mike Dobbie #MEAAMedia MediaRoom Releases

The Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance (MEAA), the union for workers in Australia’s media industry, condemns the decision of Isentia management to “offshore” its news monitoring/collation service to Manila with the loss of up to 30 jobs.

MEAA-SPA joint statement on sexual harassment

November 1, 2017 Elizabeth Franks #MEAAECS #MEAAEquity MediaRoom Releases

The Media Entertainment & Arts Alliance (MEAA) and Screen Producers Australia (SPA) condemn workplace sexual harassment and commit to zero tolerance of sexual harassment regardless of the identity of the perpetrator.

Queensland Police raid is an attack on press freedom

October 25, 2017 Mike Dobbie #MEAAMedia #pressfreedom MediaRoom Releases

The Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance (MEAA), the union and industry advocate for Australia’s journalists, says the raid by Queensland Police on the offices of the ABC in Brisbane is an outrageous attack on press freedom.