MEAA is one of over 100 organisations demanding foreign journalists be granted immediate, unrestricted access to the Gaza Strip. We are also calling for the protection of Palestinian journalists, nearly 200 of whom have been killed by the Israeli army over the past 20 months.

Today (June 23), U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth held a hearing in the Voice of America lawsuits, with attorneys from all parties present. After the session, the named plaintiffs in Widakuswara v. Lake held a press conference. #SaveVOA 👉 Watch the full video here.

Antoinette Lattouf's win in unlawful termination case shows ABC Chair and management failed in their obligations to push back against outside influence, racism, and bullying. #MEAAmedia #NoFearNoFavour

Read the full press release here: meaa.io/3IDVYw7

Just don’t shoot journalists anywhere thanks! Los Angeles Times

With #NewCaledonia’s new political agreement, the devil’s in the detail. My Islands Business story looks at the Bougival Accord, signed on 12 July, and the long (and likely contested) process to implement its provisions. islandsbusiness.com/news-break/dev…

Journalists are civilians under international humanitarian law. Facilities and equipment utilized for reporting and disseminating news are also civilian structures. They must be respected and protected. Journalists are #NotATarget.

Made a small Smol Yarn contribution on the PNG local government elections to old fav Torres News. Subscribe here: issuu.com/store/publishe…

MEDIA RELEASE: Workers from across Australia’s media, creative and entertainment sectors are calling on the government to introduce regulation of Artificial Intelligence, amid widespread concerns about stolen work and future job losses. meaa.io/46A34Mo

MEAA supports the Palestine Action Group’s bid to March for Humanity across the Sydney Harbour Bridge. meaa.io/4laIpSL

“CPJ is deeply saddened and concerned that the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the conduit for federal funding to NPR and PBS, is shutting down following funding cuts and attacks against the outlets' editorial decisions from the Trump administration. This is a massive loss

Today is the most dangerous time to be a journalist in CPJ’s history. At least 124 journalists and media workers were killed last year, nearly two-thirds of them Palestinians killed by Israel. Read more in CPJ’s #2024KilledReport: cpj.org/?p=451429

The Herald Sun ran an outrageous hit piece on a Palestinian author with the aim being to sabotage her, and her family's visa. This goes beyond mere complicity in genocide - it desmonstrates that the imperial media are part of the very same machine amymcquire.substack.com/p/complicity-i…

MEAA condemns targeted attacks on Gaza journalists as a war crime as toll nears 200 deaths.

#Palestine🇵🇸: Israel kills five Al Jazeera PR staff in a targeted attack on a journalists’ tent in Gaza City. We condemn the deliberate targeting of journalists & urge UN Member states to adopt a binding international convention for the safety of journalists. ifj.org//media-centre/…

Targeting journalists is a war crime. As colleagues, we remember them. meaa.io/45A4vZ5

In #NewCaledonia, the FLNKS independence coalition has formally rejected the Bougival Accord, adopted in July. #FLNKS instead calls for direct talks with the French State as the administrating power, to develop a pathway to full and sovereign independence. islandsbusiness.com/breaking-news/…

Wow. Take a few minutes to watch please. So moving and powerful and proud to see so many colleagues standing together to call on Israel to stop the trageted killing of Palestinian journalists. Thanks MEAA #mediafreedom

#Australia🇦🇺: Journalists and @withmeaa members pay tribute to Palestinian journalists killed in #Gaza and demand Israel to stop killing media workers. The journalistic community stands up against attacks on journalism ✊🏿 Israel must stop this massacre! youtube.com/watch?v=qMq8OU…

“We’re for you” 😂 @CourierMail (aka Broncos Newsletter) motto and Brisbane’s March for Palestine on page 9. Which is the better photo? 🤔