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The public relies on quality journalism, written by humans, to separate the facts from misinformation. But that work is being stolen and replaced by Big Tech AI companies. It's time for them to pay up.
Support the campaign here: meaa.org/stop-ai-theft
#PayUp #StopAITheft

We're fighting back against Big Tech's theft of human creativity to feed their algorithms.
Support our campaign here to get the to PAY UP: meaa.org/stop-ai-theft
#StopAITheft #PayUp

It's time for companies to pay up when they steal an artist's voice to train AI.
Support our Stop AI Theft campaign: meaa.org/stop-ai-theft

Voice actor and MEAA member Thomas G Burt used to make a comfortable living from his creative career. After AI was used to clone his voice, he now sells storage to pay the rent.
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#StopAITheft #PayUp

Share your experience working in the puppetry industry today: meaa.io/puppet
so we can advocate for puppetry artists to feel safe, be treated fairly and be seen.

#PuppetPower #PayUp

📷 Photo credit: Joe Shlabotnik

What issues affect you most a muso? Tell us here: meaa.io/4sSpKA3
Your responses will help us work towards greater recognition and respect for all working musicians, in 2026 and into the future.
Complete the survey and contribute to building a stronger future for our industry.

To mark International Working Women's Day 2026 we are bringing union women, gender diverse workers and our allies together for a week of events, training and activities to build our collective power at work!

Sign up now: meaa.io/IWWD2026

ABC staff send clear message to management: quality news starts with quality jobs Staff at the ABC are set to vote on potential strike action as part of their protracted campaign for job security, fair pay and improved conditions. Last week, ABC management declined to table an…

Staff at the ABC are set to vote on potential strike action.
ABC management hasn't put a serious offer on the table - one that gives staff the secure, sustainable jobs needed to deliver the quality news Australians rely on.
Quality news starts with quality jobs.
#ProtectOurABC
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MEAA ECS President, Fiona Donovan, gave this moving speech after receiving the 2026 AACT Award for Best Production Design in Film for The Correspondent - dedicating it to all the journalists across the world who have been killed simply doing their jobs.
#NoImpunity #PressFreedom

MEAA would like to congratulate all our talented members who were recognised at the 2026 AACTA Awards: meaa.io/4aAZn9E

How to spot AI-generated social media that acts like a 'snake eating its own tail' The age of AI is here and it's going to be infinitely useful, or so they tell us, unless you're the kind of person who, like me, finds computer-generated stories infinitely boring and an insult to…

Big tech companies pass off plagiarism as innovation but don't pay the creators.
Now those bots are regurgitating the AI slop from social media. Where will this leave the writers, journalists and authors that tell our stories?

#StopAITheft #PayUp
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Puppetry artists - change starts with you

Support fair pay and better working conditions for puppetry artists. #PuppetPower #PayUp @puppetryunited

🎭 Take the survey today and let your voice be heard: meaa.io/45b538i

Jon Kudelka, Walkley-winning Tasmanian cartoonist, dies from brain cancer Award-winning Tasmanian cartoonist Jon Kudelka has died after being diagnosed with brain cancer in 2024.

Vale Jon Kudelka, award winning political cartoonist and MEAA member.
Our condolences to his family and colleagues.

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The media and entertainment industries are already competitive enough without having to compete with AI generated voices and images, that were trained on your likeness without consent or compensation.
meaa.org/stop-ai-theft
#StopAITheft #PayUp
@Google @Amazon

When Guardrails Collapse: What the Grok Controversy Reveals About the Future of AI Ethics - Australian Institute of International Affairs The latest revelations about Elon Musk’s xAI platform, Grok, should concern far more than the tech sector. According to new reporting, Musk pushed his team to loosen safety controls in [...]

"...ethical AI cannot depend on the goodwill of individual founders or the internal culture of private companies. It requires enforceable standards, transparent auditing, and regulatory frameworks that recognise the societal stakes."

#StopAITheft #PayUp

How will AI affect the regional media landscape?

Support the campaign to make big tech AI companies to pay the f*** up: meaa.org/stop-ai-theft

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Support the campaign here: meaa.org/stop-ai-theft

#PayUp #StopAITheft

We’re standing together with MEAA members at SBS to fight for wages that keep up with inflation, safe hours of work and stories told by humans, not AI slop.
For our journalists to continue serving our diverse communities, they need fair pay and safe working conditions.
#WeAreSBS

AI sidelines Australian journalism, new study finds Artificial intelligence platforms such as Microsoft's Copilot, Open AI's Chat GPT and Google's Gemini are reshaping how Australians encounter news, amplifying global media giants like CNN, MSN or BBC…

Artificial intelligence platforms are reshaping how Australians encounter news, amplifying global media giants, as local journalists, outlets and communities are pushed to the margins, new University of Sydney research has found.

MEAA stands in solidarity with our First Nations member, Gomeroi & Ngiyampaa man Jayden Kitchener-Waters, following the NSW Premier Department’s decision to terminate his employment earlier this week.

Read more: meaa.io/46nZP9E

Join the union contingent at the Midsumma Pride March this Sunday in Melbourne. Registration info and more details are available at the link below.

When: Sunday, February 1st. Arrival time 10:20am

Where: Ian Johnson Oval, 70 Fitzroy Street, St Kilda

meaa.io/pride26

Complete our survey and contribute to building a stronger future for our industry: meaa.io/muso2026

Your responses will help us work towards greater recognition and respect for all working musicians, in 2026 and into the future.

Are you a freelance journalist, photographer or media worker? If you are, complete our survey and support the fight to set minimum rates and conditions across our industry.

Start survey: meaa.io/freelance26

Learn more and support the campaign here: meaa.org/stop-ai-theft
#StopAITheft #PayUp

Why should Big Tech companies get away with stealing the work of media and creative workers?
Help stop the theft here: meaa.org/stop-ai-theft
#StopAITheft #PayUP

Hey @spotify : it's time to pay your artists properly. #PayUp
Sign the open letter here: meaa.io/3IUYC0M

#StopAITheft

Creative and media workers put many years of hard work into perfecting their craft and it deserves to be properly rewarded. It's time for big tech companies that steal that work to #PayUp!

meaa.org/stop-ai-theft
#stopaitheft #payup

Puppetry artists - speak up for fair pay

Puppetry artists deserve respect and better working conditions. Take the survey now and make your voice heard. #PuppetPower #PayUp @puppetryunited

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Carnival Cruises is paying its crew as little as $2.50 an hour to work on its Australian cruise ships. Join the rally at 8am on Wed 21st Jan, Station Pier, Port Melbourne, to show Carnival Cruises that we won’t accept this sort of practice in Australia.
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