MEAA Media Room


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 ...

Back pay win for Grand Prix workers

July 2, 2017 Mark Phillips #MEAACrew #MEAAECS MediaRoom Releases

Potentially more than 20 people who worked for nothing on the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne in March this year have won back pay following intervention by MEAA.

MEAA statement on outsourcing at Pacific Magazines

June 20, 2017 Mike Dobbie #MEAAMedia MediaRoom Releases

MEAA is concerned that Seven West’s division Pacific Magazines has announced 11 redundancies and flagged the outsourcing of sub-editing to Pagemasters.

MEAA keeping members informed at Ten

June 14, 2017 Mike Dobbie #MEAAMedia MediaRoom Releases

MEAA is holding a teleconference Q&A session today for members employed at Network Ten. This follows today’s announcement that representatives of KordaMentha have been appointed voluntary administrators to Ten Network Holdings Limited.

MEAA members across the industry stand in solidarity with Network Ten staff. MEAA Media director Katelin McInerney said: “This is a difficult time for Ten’s employees. It brings to ...