About MEAA
The Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance (MEAA) is an Australian union representing journalists and other workers in media, entertainment, sport and the arts. Founded in 1992, it negotiates employment conditions and publishes pay rates, agreements and rate guides for workers including journalists and freelancers.
Summary written with AI from public sources, checked 9 Nov 2026. Sources: meaa.org, regorgs.fwc.gov.au, en.wikipedia.org, ifj.org
What they publish
ABC enterprise agreement 2025-2028 pay rises, accepted by staff May 2026 · Collective agreementIn force · 2Guardian Australia enterprise agreement 2024 pay rises · Collective agreementIn force · 3MEAA Freelance Rate Tracker (members' reported rates) · Crowdsourced listIn force · 0MEAA recommended freelance writing rates, Jan 2026 · Recommended ratesIn force1 Jan 2026 · 6MEAA–Overland Charter rates for contributors, as at 1 Dec 2025 · Collective agreementIn force1 Dec 2025 · 2News Corp Australia newspapers MEAA enterprise agreement 2025 (AE529836) · Collective agreementIn force25 Jul 2025 · 0Nine Publishing journalists' enterprise agreement 2024 (AE526231) pay rises · Collective agreementIn force1 Oct 2024 · 3SBS enterprise agreement 2026 pay rises, approved by staff 3 Mar 2026 · Collective agreementIn force · 2MEAA campaign on Nine freelance rates: down 59% in real terms over 20 years, 2 Apr 2025 · Union demandIn talks · 1
Their latest figures
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Per day $1,197.82DocumentMEAA recommended freelance writing rates, Jan 2026 · Recommended rates StatusIn force · 1 Jan 2026
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Per half day $798.18DocumentMEAA recommended freelance writing rates, Jan 2026 · Recommended rates StatusIn force · 1 Jan 2026
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Per hour $300.02DocumentMEAA recommended freelance writing rates, Jan 2026 · Recommended rates StatusIn force · 1 Jan 2026
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per word $1.12DocumentMEAA recommended freelance writing rates, Jan 2026 · Recommended rates StatusIn force · 1 Jan 2026
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$170 +GST and 12% superannuationDocumentMEAA–Overland Charter rates for contributors, as at 1 Dec 2025 · Collective agreement StatusIn force · 1 Dec 2025
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$550 +GST and 12% superannuationDocumentMEAA–Overland Charter rates for contributors, as at 1 Dec 2025 · Collective agreement StatusIn force · 1 Dec 2025
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4%DocumentNine Publishing journalists' enterprise agreement 2024 (AE526231) pay rises · Collective agreement StatusIn force · 1 Oct 2024
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3.75%DocumentNine Publishing journalists' enterprise agreement 2024 (AE526231) pay rises · Collective agreement StatusIn force · 1 Oct 2024
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3.75%DocumentNine Publishing journalists' enterprise agreement 2024 (AE526231) pay rises · Collective agreement StatusIn force · 1 Oct 2024
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a pay rise of 4% in the first yearDocumentABC enterprise agreement 2025-2028 pay rises, accepted by staff May 2026 · Collective agreement StatusIn force
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followed by a 3.25% increase in the next two yearsDocumentABC enterprise agreement 2025-2028 pay rises, accepted by staff May 2026 · Collective agreement StatusIn force
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3% annual pay risesDocumentSBS enterprise agreement 2026 pay rises, approved by staff 3 Mar 2026 · Collective agreement StatusIn force
Its federation
IFJ
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