Actors Equity of Australia was an Australian trade union representing actors and other performers. It existed from 1920 to 1993. It was established as the Actors' Federation of Australasia in 1920. It was renamed Actors' Equity of Australia in 1936, and again to Actors and Announcers' Equity of Australia in 1945 following the collapse of the Announcers' Association of Australia. It reverted to the Actors' Equity of Australia name in 1983. Actor and comedian Hal Lashwood was a key figure in its establishment and its president for 25 years. It ceased to exist in 1993, when it merged with the

Australian Theatrical and Amusement Employees' Association The Australian Theatrical and Amusement Employees' Association was an Australian trade union which existed between 1910 and 1993. It represented a wide range of workers employed in the entertainment industry in Australia. Coverage The ATAEA ...

and the

Australian Journalists' Association The Australian Journalists Association (AJA) was an Australian trade union for journalists from 1910–1992. In 1913 the Australian Journalists' Association merged with the Australian Writers' and Artists' Union. This union had been formed in 19 ...

to form the Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance.

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