Journalists should be able to go about their work informing the public without facing assault from police or protesters, says the Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance.
MEAA is part of a major new campaign launched today urging Australians to help “stop the interruptions” to the live performance industry and get vaccinated.
As the vaccination roll-out continues across Australia, we know that thousands of MEAA members have opted to be vaccinated.
Victorian and South Australian arts workers are stranded in NSW with their work cancelled or finished and no way to get home.
MEAA, together with the International Federation of Journalists, has called on the Australian Government to take urgent action to provide humanitarian visas to Afghan journalists and media workers.
The two organisations wrote to Foreign Minister Marise Payne, Immigration Minister Alex Hawke and Opposition foreign affairs spokesperson Senator Penny Wong, highlighting the threats posed by the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan.
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