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journal article		Alliance win for stunt performer's widow in Encore (Apr 2000) vol.18 iss.3 p.10 Author: Whipp, Simon PhysDes: Article Subject: STUNTS. AUSTRALIA; WORKING CONDITIONS. AUSTRALIA; TRADE UNIONS. AUSTRALIA; RAAEN, JOHN Summary: The Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance helped the widow of stunt performer, John Raaen, receive compensation for his death. The case has highlighted the need for adequate workers' compensation insurance. More info
book		Artswork : a report on Australians working in the arts / prepared for the Australia Council by the Australian Bureau of Statistics, National Centre for Culture and Recreation Statistics Strawberry Hills, N.S.W.: Australia Council for the Arts, 1997. Call No: 462(94)(083.4) AUS CorpAuthor: Australia Council; National Centre for Culture and Recreation Statistics Place: Strawberry Hills, N.S.W. Publisher: Australia Council for the Arts PubDate: 1997 PhysDes: vi, 109 p. : ill. ; 30 cm Subject: INDUSTRY, FILM. AUSTRALIA; STATISTICS. AUSTRALIA; FILM WORKERS. AUSTRALIA; SALARIES. AUSTRALIA; WORKING CONDITIONS. AUSTRALIA Notes: Bibliography: p. 109 ISBN: 1862571422 LON: 13229584 More info
newspaper article		Brave women force change in Herald Sun (30/10/2017) p.18 Call No: PERSONALITY CLIPPINGS FILE; BOOTH, EMMA Author: Epstein, Jackie & Koha, Nui Te PhysDes: Clippings File Article Subject: BOOTH, EMMA; WORKING CONDITIONS. AUSTRALIA Summary: Emma Booth says the entertainment industry is changing for the better thanks to the brave women coming out with stories of sexual harassment and abuse in the wake of the Harvey Weinstein scandal. More info
newspaper article		Call to weed out our own Weinsteins in Daily Telegraph (25/10/2017) p.18 Call No: SUBJECT CLIPPINGS FILE; WORKING CONDITIONS. AUSTRALIA Author: Moran, Jonathon PhysDes: Clippings File Article Subject: WORKING CONDITIONS. AUSTRALIA Summary: Aussies act on Hollywood scandal THE Australian Directors Guild has taken the extraordinary step of sending a strong message to perpetrators of sexual abuse in the film business both here and overseas. As the Harvey Weinstein (inset) scandal continues to unfold in Hollywood, ADG president Samantha Lang condemned harassment and encouraged victims to speak out. More info
newspaper article		'It happened in full view of everybody' in Sun Herald (5/11/2017) p.1 Call No: SUBJECT CLIPPINGS FILE; WORKING CONDITIONS. AUSTRALIA Author: Cuthbertson, Debbie PhysDes: Clippings File Article Subject: WORKING CONDITIONS. AUSTRALIA Summary: Actor Anna McGahan breaks the silence on her trauma as a survey shows 40 per cent of Australian performers have been abused. More info
newspaper article		It'll be ugly but worth it in Daily Telegraph (5/12/2017) p.8 Call No: SUBJECT CLIPPINGS FILE; WORKING CONDITIONS. AUSTRALIA Author: Rutherford , Karlie; Crane, Kris PhysDes: Clippings File Article Subject: WORKING CONDITIONS. AUSTRALIA; RUSH, GEOFFREY Summary: Stars of stage and screen urge industry to tackle harassment More info
newspaper article		New conduct code for entertainers in The Australian (26/02/2018) p.3 Call No: SUBJECT CLIPPINGS FILE; CODES OF PRACTICE. AUSTRALIA Author: Westwood, Matthew PhysDes: Clippings File_Article Subject: CODES OF PRACTICE. AUSTRALIA; WORKING CONDITIONS, TV. AUSTRALIA; WORKING CONDITIONS. AUSTRALIA Summary: A new Code of Practice is to be introduced by Live Performance Australia, an industry body covering 400 organisations in fields including theatre, tour promotion, performance venues. Quotes from CEO of Live Performance Australia, Evelyn Richardson More info
newspaper article		Producers deny 'unsafe' work in Sydney Morning Herald (08/02/2016) p.11 Call No: TITLE CLIPPINGS FILE; SARDAAR JI RETURNS in production Author: Maddox, Garry PhysDes: Clippings File Article Subject: WORKING CONDITIONS. AUSTRALIA; SARDAAR JI RETURNS in production Summary: Line producer of the film SARDAAR JI RETURNS Sukha Singh has denied allegations of unsafe work practices on the Sydney set of the film More info
newspaper article		Questions raised about unsafe work on Bollywood film shoot in Sydney Morning Herald (06/02/2016) p.4 Call No: SUBJECT CLIPPINGS FILE; WORKING CONDITIONS. AUSTRALIA Author: Maddox, Garry PhysDes: Clippings File Article Subject: WORKING CONDITIONS. AUSTRALIA; SARDAAR JI RETURNS in production Summary: Unions have been called into investigate unsafe practices on the Sydney set of the Indian film SARDAARJI RETURNS More info
newspaper article		Screen braces for IR stoush in The Australian [Media] (23/02/2015) p.25 Call No: SUBJECT CLIPPINGS FILE; WORKING CONDITIONS. AUSTRALIA Author: Bodey, Michael PhysDes: Clippings File Article Subject: WORKING CONDITIONS. AUSTRALIA Summary: Australian film and tv sector currently reviewing temporary entertainment work visa requirements. More info
newspaper article		Screen forum to address sex harassment in The Australian (30/11/2017) p.15 Call No: SUBJECT CLIPPING FILE; WORKING CONDITIONS. AUSTRALIA Author: Neill, Rosemary PhysDes: Clippings File Article Subject: WORKING CONDITIONS. AUSTRALIA; SCREEN AUSTRALIA; FOXTEL; SCREEN PRODUCERS ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALIA; WOMEN IN FILM AND TELEVISION (WIFT) Summary: Powerful film and television industry bodies including Screen Australia, Foxtel and Screen Producers Australia will work towards policies promoting safer workplaces in the wake of growing sexual harassment scandals here and overseas. More info
newspaper article		Sex cases, bullying rife in the theatre in The Australian (18/12/2017) p.8 Call No: SUBJECT CLIPPINGS FILE; MEDIA ENTERTAINMENT ARTS ALLIANCE Author: Neill, Rosemary PhysDes: Clippings File Article Subject: MEDIA ENTERTAINMENT ARTS ALLIANCE; ACTORS EQUITY AUSTRALIA; ACTORS. AUSTRALIA; WORKING CONDITIONS. AUSTRALIA Summary: Findings from a report by Actors Equity (part of the Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance) show that a majority of actors and technicians in theatre and live entertainment have been bullied, whilst a significant portion have been subject to unwanted advances and sexual assualt More info
newspaper article		Sex scene 'safeguards' leave room for distress in The Australian (13/12/2017) p.14 Call No: SUBJECT CLIPPINGS FILE; MEDIA ENTERTAINMENT ARTS ALLIANCE Author: Neill, Rosemary PhysDes: Clippings File Article Subject: MEDIA ENTERTAINMENT ARTS ALLIANCE; WORKING CONDITIONS. AUSTRALIA Summary: Safety concerns for actors who perform sex scenes as safeguards that have been put in place for trwo decades are routinely ignored. More info
newspaper article		Sexual assault rife in theatre: survey in The Age (13/12/2017) p.10 Call No: SUBJECT CLIPPINGS FILE; MEDIA ENTERTAINMENT AND ARTS ALLIANCE Author: Quinn, Karl PhysDes: Clippings File Article Subject: MEDIA ENTERTAINMENT ARTS ALLIANCE; ACTORS. AUSTRALIA; ACTORS EQUITY AUSTRALIA; WORKING CONDITIONS. AUSTRALIA; SCREEN AUSTRALIA Summary: Report on a survey by Actors Equity Australia that states 1 in 7 acotrs in live theatre in Australia. Statement by Screen Australia claims that funding may be cut to organisations who do not follow a strict code of conduct regarding sexual harrassment More info
newspaper article		Ugly open secret is centre stage in Daily Telegraph (4/12/2017) p.11 Call No: SUBJECT CLIPPINGS FILE; WORKING CONDITIONS. AUSTRALIA Author: Moran, Jonathon PhysDes: Clippings File Article Subject: WORKING CONDITIONS. AUSTRALIA; STONE, YAEL; RUSH, GEOFFREY Summary: Australian actor,Yael Stone, comments on complaints of inappropriate conduct in the local entertainment industry and calls for guidelines and systems to ber put in place to protect actors More info
book		Visions of balance : Juggling family with work in television / researched and written by Leonie Morgan Woolloomooloo, NSW: Australian Film Commission, c2001. Call No: 462-02(94) MOR Author: Morgan, Leonie CorpAuthor: Women Working in Television Project Source: AT Place: Woolloomooloo, NSW Publisher: Australian Film Commission PubDate: c2001 PhysDes: iv, 32 pages : portraits ; 30 cm Series: Women Working in Television Project Subject: FAMILY AND TV. AUSTRALIA; FILM WORKERS. AUSTRALIA; INDUSTRY, TV. AUSTRALIA; WOMEN AND TV. AUSTRALIA; WORKING CONDITIONS. AUSTRALIA Summary: "(This booklet) is aimed at assisting women (and men) in the industry who wish to improve the balance between work and family. It includes practical advice and information on balancing work and family, as well as case studies drawn from real life experience working in television." -book introduction. Contents: acknowledgements -- Foreword -- Introduction -- Family and work in television -- The challenge -- Some key things to consider -- Views from senior industry managers -- Keeping it all in balance -- Making it work -- Flexibility is the key -- Managing the guilt -- Dealing with the unusual hours -- Travelling for work -- What to do during the school holidays -- Providing support for older dependents -- Moving in and moving out -- Where to go for more assistance -- Acheiving the right balance -- The family friendly support that might work for you -- Finding assistance with childcare -- Accessing support for older dependents -- Other support that might be available -- The assistance that may be available in your workplace -- Other useful contacts and resources More info
newspaper article		I was bullied, groped: actress in Weekend Australian (2/12/2017) p.1 Call No: PERSONALITY CLIPPINGS FILE; McKENZIE, JACQUELINE Author: Burke, Justin; Neill, Rosemary PhysDes: Clippings File Article Subject: WORKING CONDITIONS. AUSTRALIA; McKENZIE, JACQUELINE Summary: Australian actress Jacqueline McKenzie has revealed she endured 'sexual harassment, during her long stage and screen career here and overseas. More info
book		Women in the Victorian film, television and relation industries : research report / prepared by Associate Professor Lisa French 2012. Call No: 462-02(94) FRE Author: French, Lisa Source: AT PubDate: 2012 PhysDes: 62 p. ; 30 cm Subject: WOMEN FILM WORKERS. AUSTRALIA; WOMEN TV WORKERS. AUSTRALIA; WORKING CONDITIONS. AUSTRALIA; INDUSTRY, FILM. AUSTRALIA : VICTORIA Summary: Report investigating the 'quality of the working lives of Victorian women in the film. television and related industries (including digital media and games).' Quote from report p.4 More info
subject clippings file		WORKING CONDITIONS. AUSTRALIA Call No: SUBJECT CLIPPINGS FILE PhysDes: Clippings Subject: WORKING CONDITIONS. AUSTRALIA More info
newspaper article		You too? in Weekend Australian [Review] (9/12/2017) p.1 Call No: SUBJECT CLIPPINGS FILE; WORKING CONDITIONS. AUSTRALIA Author: Rosemary Neill PhysDes: Clippings File Article Subject: WORKING CONDITIONS. AUSTRALIA; WORKING CONDITIONS, TV. AUSTRALIA; WOMEN FILM WORKERS; WOMEN TV WORKERS. AUSTRALIA Summary: How the entertainment business enabled a culture of sexual abuse More info

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