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One year on from her arrest, colleagues call for release of Australian journalist Cheng Lei

August 12, 2021 #MEAAMedia #pressfreedom News

Many of Australia’s leading journalists have come together to call for fellow citizen and journalist Cheng Lei to be released from detention by the Chinese Government and be allowed to return home to her family.

Arts need sustained leadership and funding to emerge from the pandemic

July 26, 2021 #freethearts #LetsGetCreative

New research has confirmed that Australian arts and culture need sustained public investment and visionary leadership if they are to bounce back from the COVID-19 pandemic.

MEAA’s commitment to reconciliation

July 5, 2021 #ICMEAA Featured News

Our members tell stories and bring them to life – through performance and in the media.

A Tribute to First AD John Clabburn (JC)

June 24, 2021 #MEAACrew #MEAAECS

First Assistant Director John Clabburn (JC), a well-respected MEAA member who worked nationally and internationally for over 30 years, died suddenly in April after a tragic accident at home

Support Burmese journalists in exile

June 24, 2021 #MEAAMedia #pressfreedom

Since the military coup in February, independent journalism in Myanmar has been forced underground.