MEAA says ACCC must protect diversity in WA media

The Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance (MEAA), the union and industry advocate for Australia’s journalists, believes the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s (ACCC) statement of issues has correctly highlighted serious concerns regarding the sale of News Corporation’s The Sunday Times and PerthNow digital news web site to Kerry Stokes’ Seven West Media (SWM).

MEAA is pleased that the ACCC has acknowledged ...

Performers combine to combat mental health stigma

The newly-formed Equity Wellness Committee has held its first meeting to start setting in place an agenda to put performers’ physical and mental wellbeing at the forefront of all Equity activities.

Inaugural Balibo Five-Roger East Fellowships announced

Four journalists from East Timor have been announced as the inaugural recipients of the Balibo Five-Roger East Fellowship, an initiative of the Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance and Union Aid Abroad-APHEDA.

Top ten tips: Queenie van de Zandt

One of Australia’s most respected musical theatre performers shares her advice for mastering the audition process.

Spotlight on Adam Grace

Adam Grace, makes all the props on a production that can’t be hired or bought. He has worked on some of the world’s biggest films from The Matrix to Star Wars and Alien. He chats to us about the increasing role of technology in props, and how his love for making models and sci-fi lead him to work on some of the ...