MEAA Media Room


Governments can no longer ignore the crisis facing public interest journalism, says MEAA

July 27, 2017 Mike Dobbie #MEAAMedia MediaRoom Releases

Governments can no longer stand on the sidelines but must step in to support independent journalism to preserve democracy, the union for Australian media workers has urged in its submission to the Senate inquiry into the future of public interest journalism.

The Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance’s submission to the Senate select committee inquiry has now been publicly released by the ...

MEAA submission to the public interest journalism inquiry

July 27, 2017 Mike Dobbie #MEAAMedia Submissions

MEAA’s submission to the Senate Select Committee inquiry into the future of public interest journalism.

Actors & crew tell Parliament what is needed to sustain screen sector

July 20, 2017 Mark Phillips #MEAACrew #MEAAECS #MEAAEquity MediaRoom Releases

Leading Australian actors and screen technicians have today appeared before the Parliamentary inquiry into the future of the film and TV industry to urge greater government support and leadership in the sector.

MEAA Equity members Adele Perovic, Noni Hazlehurst and Justine Clarke and MEAA crew member Dan Oliver joined MEAA officials at NSW Parliament House to call for ...

Press freedom concerns with super ministry – MEAA

July 19, 2017 Mike Dobbie #MEAAMedia #pressfreedom MediaRoom Releases

The Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance (MEAA) the union and industry advocate for Australia’s journalists, is deeply concerned by the concentration of surveillance powers in a new super “Home Affairs” ministry without any adequate external oversight.

MEAA believes the corralling of several government agencies with poor records for observing and respecting press freedom and transparency into one giant ...

Government assault on encryption deeply concerning

July 14, 2017 Mike Dobbie #MEAAMedia #pressfreedom MediaRoom Releases

The Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance (MEAA), the union and industry advocate for Australia’s journalists, is alarmed by the government push to force tech companies to break encrypted communications.

The announcement seems to show scant understanding or consideration of how this might be achieved, or any concern for the potential consequences.

MEAA is particularly concerned that on past experience ...