Adam Portelli
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Adam Portelli
@portelliaj.bsky.social
Deputy Chief Executive at Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance (MEAA)
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The overwhelming majority of respondents to our AI: Stop the Theft survey believe technology companies, such as Meta, Open AI, and Amazon, should be forced to pay for the work they steal to train their increasingly profitable AI models.

#stopaitheft
July 30, 2025 at 3:57 AM
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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.

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Government urged to act on AI and stop theft of nation’s creative assets as critical productivity talks approach
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…
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July 30, 2025 at 1:13 AM
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Whistleblowers are vital for a functioning democracy, but the laws that protect them and the journalists they work with in Australia need urgent reform. It's time to establish a whistleblower protection authority, fix Australia's broken whistleblowing laws, and stop prosecuting whistleblowers.
May 7, 2025 at 12:22 AM
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Media release: The Walkley Awards have been part of the MEAA’s DNA for 70 years. meaa.io/41u3P5n
March 16, 2025 at 11:48 PM
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MEAA thanks Karen Percy for her service as Federal President of our Media section for the past three years.
Karen has worked tirelessly to raise the profile of MEAA, to advocate for press freedom, ethical journalism and diversity in the media industry.
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March 11, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Good on Novocastrians for not putting up with this Trump wannabe garbage qnews.com.au/newcastle-he...
Newspaper apologises for running transphobic Palmer party ad
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March 11, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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MEAA members joined other supporters of Antoinette Lattouf this morning at the start of her wrongful dismissal hearing in the Federal Court in Sydney. www.theguardian.com/media/2025/f... #MEAAmedia #NoFearNoFavour
February 3, 2025 at 1:54 AM
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MEAA Federal President Michael Balk takes a look back at some of the achievements and campaigns from across the union in 2024. Whether you're working during the holiday period or taking a well earned break, stay cool and safe, and look after yourselves and your loved ones.
See you in 2025!
December 30, 2024 at 8:00 AM
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Media release: #MEAAmedia welcomes the delivery by the federal government of more than $150 million to support the sustainability of public interest journalism over the next four years. meaa.io/4fftWlq
December 16, 2024 at 5:14 AM
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Tech giants have made billions monetising the work produced by journalists and it is only right and fair that they should pay for it.
Media union welcomes government scheme to force tech giants to pay for journalism
The union for Australian journalists cautiously welcomes moves by the federal government to force global digital platforms to compensate media outlets for content shared on their platforms or face…
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December 12, 2024 at 4:36 AM
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Reminder that the Guardian staff are on a 48 hour strike against the sale of Observer. If you wouldn’t cross a picket line in real life, don’t do it virtually.
December 4, 2024 at 7:00 AM