Pulp have the last word in Adelaide festival saga with triumphant opening gig
Pulp's performance at the Adelaide Festival's opening gig successfully addressed the controversy surrounding the Adelaide Writers' Week.
Randa Abdel-Fattah to feature at Sydney Writers' Festival
Randa Abdel-Fattah, a Palestinian-Australian author, will participate in the upcoming Sydney Writers' Festival despite facing a rescinded invitation to another festival amid government pressure.
Adelaide Writers' Week saga 'probably was preventable', festival director says
Adelaide Festival director Julian Hobba reflects on the controversy surrounding the disinvitation of author Randal Abdel-Fattah from Writers' Week and emphasizes the importance of festival independence from government influence.
Breaking: Randa Abdel-Fattah to appear at Adelaide literary event in March
Palestinian-Australian author Randa Abdel-Fattah will participate in the 'Constellations: Not Writers' Week' literary event in Adelaide after being disinvited from the original festival.
Gaza Shakes the Australian Cultural Scene... What is the Case of Randa Abd El-Fattah?
The exclusion of Palestinian-Australian author Randa Abd El-Fattah from the 2026 Adelaide Writers Week has sparked a significant cultural crisis, leading to unprecedented withdrawals from hundreds of international writers and cultural figures, ultimately resulting in the festival's collapse and a formal apology from the organizers.
Australian-Palestinian Writer Reveals the Reasons Behind Her Exclusion from the Adelaide Writers' Week
Australian-Palestinian writer Randa Abdel-Fattah expressed that the cancellation of her participation in the Adelaide Writers' Week is evidence of clear racism from the festival's management against Palestinians.
Jewish American columnist Thomas Friedman says he was uninvited from 2024 Adelaide writers’ week over ‘timing’
Thomas Friedman, a Jewish American columnist, revealed that he was uninvited from the 2024 Adelaide Writers' Week after initially agreeing to participate due to issues with timing.
Adelaide festival apologises to Randa Abdel-Fattah and invites her to participate in 2027 writers’ week
The Adelaide Festival board has publicly apologized to Randa Abdel-Fattah and invited her to participate in the 2027 Writers’ Week following issues of anti-Palestinian racism and censorship.
Randa Abdel-Fattah threatens defamation action against South Australian premier Peter Malinauskas
Palestinian writer Randa Abdel-Fattah has issued a formal defamation notice to South Australian premier Peter Malinauskas following the cancellation of her participation in the Adelaide writers’ week.
Australia news live: Adelaide writers’ week fiasco was ‘masterclass in poor governance’, outgoing director Louise Adler says
Former director Louise Adler criticized the management of the Adelaide Writers' Week, calling the festival's recent turmoil a 'masterclass in poor governance' amid the withdrawal of 180 writers.
Adelaide writers’ week 2026 cancelled as board apologises to Randa Abdel-Fattah for ‘how decision was represented’
Adelaide Writers' Week 2026 has been cancelled following the resignation of more than 180 authors and speakers who protested the disinvitation of Palestinian Australian author Randa Abdel-Fattah.
Louise Adler resigns as director of Adelaide writers’ week
Louise Adler has resigned as director of Adelaide Writers’ Week in protest against the removal of author Randa Abdel-Fattah from the event.
Jacinda Ardern pulls out of Adelaide writers’ week as fallout over Randa Abdel-Fattah’s axing continues
Former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has withdrawn from the 2026 Adelaide writers’ week in protest against the festival board's decision to rescind an invitation to Palestinian-Australian academic Randa Abdel-Fattah.
Australia news live: Victorian bushfires expected to burn for weeks; chair of Adelaide festival board resigns
The chair of the Adelaide Festival board resigned amid a crisis surrounding the decision to exclude Palestinian Australian author Randa Abdel-Fattah from the 2026 writers’ week program, citing a need for refreshed leadership.
Three board members resign from Adelaide festival as Randa Abdel-Fattah sends legal notice
The Adelaide festival is undergoing a leadership crisis following the resignation of three board members after a controversial decision to exclude author Randa Abdel-Fattah from its writers’ week program.