MEAA
@withmeaa.bsky.social
The union & industry advocate for Australia's creative professionals.
Authorised by Erin Madeley, 245 Chalmers St, Redfern NSW 2016. Phone: 1300 65 65 13
Authorised by Erin Madeley, 245 Chalmers St, Redfern NSW 2016. Phone: 1300 65 65 13
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
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...
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
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...
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…
www.abc.net.au
February 11, 2026 at 5:11 AM
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
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...
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
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...
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
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
February 11, 2026 at 1:00 AM
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
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
Vale Jon Kudelka, award winning political cartoonist and MEAA member.
Our condolences to his family and colleagues.
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...
Our condolences to his family and colleagues.
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...
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.
www.abc.net.au
February 9, 2026 at 3:18 AM
Vale Jon Kudelka, award winning political cartoonist and MEAA member.
Our condolences to his family and colleagues.
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...
Our condolences to his family and colleagues.
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...
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
meaa.org/stop-ai-theft
#StopAITheft #PayUp
@Google @Amazon
February 7, 2026 at 1:28 AM
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
meaa.org/stop-ai-theft
#StopAITheft #PayUp
@Google @Amazon
"...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
#StopAITheft #PayUp
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 [...]
meaa.io
February 6, 2026 at 3:58 AM
"...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
#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
#PayUp #StopAITheft
Support the campaign to make big tech AI companies to pay the f*** up: meaa.org/stop-ai-theft
#PayUp #StopAITheft
February 6, 2026 at 1:28 AM
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
#PayUp #StopAITheft
Support the campaign to make big tech AI companies to pay the f*** up: meaa.org/stop-ai-theft
#PayUp #StopAITheft
February 5, 2026 at 1:28 AM
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
For our journalists to continue serving our diverse communities, they need fair pay and safe working conditions.
#WeAreSBS
February 4, 2026 at 1:26 AM
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
For our journalists to continue serving our diverse communities, they need fair pay and safe working conditions.
#WeAreSBS
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.
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…
meaa.io
January 31, 2026 at 1:30 AM
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
Read more: meaa.io/46nZP9E
January 30, 2026 at 7:30 AM
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
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
When: Sunday, February 1st. Arrival time 10:20am
Where: Ian Johnson Oval, 70 Fitzroy Street, St Kilda
meaa.io/pride26
January 30, 2026 at 12:47 AM
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
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.
Your responses will help us work towards greater recognition and respect for all working musicians, in 2026 and into the future.
January 29, 2026 at 10:59 PM
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.
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
Start survey: meaa.io/freelance26
January 29, 2026 at 5:54 AM
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
Start survey: meaa.io/freelance26
January 26, 2026 at 11:15 PM
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
Help stop the theft here: meaa.org/stop-ai-theft
#StopAITheft #PayUP
January 24, 2026 at 6:45 AM
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
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
Sign the open letter here: meaa.io/3IUYC0M
#StopAITheft
January 23, 2026 at 3:58 AM
Hey @spotify : it's time to pay your artists properly. #PayUp
Sign the open letter here: meaa.io/3IUYC0M
#StopAITheft
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
meaa.org/stop-ai-theft
#stopaitheft #payup
January 21, 2026 at 5:30 AM
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
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
🎭 meaa.io/45b538i
Puppetry artists deserve respect and better working conditions. Take the survey now and make your voice heard. #PuppetPower #PayUp @puppetryunited
🎭 meaa.io/45b538i
January 20, 2026 at 11:30 PM
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
🎭 meaa.io/45b538i
Puppetry artists deserve respect and better working conditions. Take the survey now and make your voice heard. #PuppetPower #PayUp @puppetryunited
🎭 meaa.io/45b538i
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.
Read more: meaa.io/4bdQK6R
Read more: meaa.io/4bdQK6R
January 20, 2026 at 5:30 AM
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.
Read more: meaa.io/4bdQK6R
Read more: meaa.io/4bdQK6R
Australia has a rich, diverse artistic culture but it's being plundered by AI companies who are lining their pockets at the expense of those artists and media workers. It's time for big tech to PAY UP!
meaa.org/stop-ai-theft
#PayUP #StopAITheft
meaa.org/stop-ai-theft
#PayUP #StopAITheft
January 20, 2026 at 3:46 AM
Australia has a rich, diverse artistic culture but it's being plundered by AI companies who are lining their pockets at the expense of those artists and media workers. It's time for big tech to PAY UP!
meaa.org/stop-ai-theft
#PayUP #StopAITheft
meaa.org/stop-ai-theft
#PayUP #StopAITheft
We need strong protections to protect the work of artists, creatives and media workers to ensure the future of our culture.
Show you support here: meaa.org/stop-ai-theft
#stopAITheft #PayUp
Show you support here: meaa.org/stop-ai-theft
#stopAITheft #PayUp
January 19, 2026 at 2:15 AM
We need strong protections to protect the work of artists, creatives and media workers to ensure the future of our culture.
Show you support here: meaa.org/stop-ai-theft
#stopAITheft #PayUp
Show you support here: meaa.org/stop-ai-theft
#stopAITheft #PayUp
January 16, 2026 at 12:15 AM
Creative and media workers have bills to pay and mouths to feed. We can't afford to have our work stolen by Big Tech companies.
Show your support to #StopAITheft here and make Big Tech #PayUP! :
meaa.org/stop-ai-theft
Show your support to #StopAITheft here and make Big Tech #PayUP! :
meaa.org/stop-ai-theft
January 15, 2026 at 4:30 AM
Creative and media workers have bills to pay and mouths to feed. We can't afford to have our work stolen by Big Tech companies.
Show your support to #StopAITheft here and make Big Tech #PayUP! :
meaa.org/stop-ai-theft
Show your support to #StopAITheft here and make Big Tech #PayUP! :
meaa.org/stop-ai-theft
We are calling on the Federal Parliament to reject the Federal Government's new proposed legislation, the Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism Bill 2026. Read more: bit.ly/49kBGTu
January 15, 2026 at 2:45 AM
We are calling on the Federal Parliament to reject the Federal Government's new proposed legislation, the Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism Bill 2026. Read more: bit.ly/49kBGTu
January 15, 2026 at 2:00 AM