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Speech by Shareena Clanton at the launch of Make It Australian

September 19, 2017 Mark Phillips #MakeItAustralian #MEAACrew #MEAAECS #MEAAEquity Campaigns MediaRoom Speeches
Indigenous performer and MEAA Equity member Shareena Clanton, whose credits include Wentworth, Redfern Now and Last Cab to Darwin, gave this passionate speech at the Melbourne launch of the Make It Australian campaign on September 18, 2017.

Film and TV industry combine for fight for the future

September 18, 2017 Mark Phillips #MakeItAustralian #MEAACrew #MEAAECS #MEAAEquity Campaigns MediaRoom Releases

Australia’s film and TV industry will come together on Monday, September 18 to launch an historic campaign for the industry’s future.

Media diversity and jobs to be lost under ‘reforms’

September 14, 2017 Mark Phillips #MEAAMedia MediaRoom News Releases

Legislation expected to be passed today to remove the two-out-of-three ownership rule will mean an inevitable loss of diversity in the Australian media, says the union for Australian journalists and media workers.

Throughout this long debate, mergers and acquisitions have been talked about as the inevitable consequence of removing ownership rules. That means fewer owners and it also ...

Ten’s future must be free of government delay – MEAA

August 30, 2017 Mike Dobbie #MEAAMedia MediaRoom Other statements

MEAA believes the government must ensure that the acquisition of Ten is approved as soon as possible after creditors vote so that months of uncertainty can end.

MEAA welcomes the positive statement from CBS and notes that CBS has a pre-existing relationship with Ten. As an investor in Eleven (CBS owns one-third) and long-term program supplier, CBS appears well-placed to provide ...

Ten’s future must be free of government delay – MEAA

August 30, 2017 Mark Phillips #MEAAMedia MediaRoom News Releases

MEAA believes the government must ensure that the acquisition of Ten is approved as soon as possible after creditors vote so that months of uncertainty can end.