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Jan 11 • 20:18 UTC • 🇬🇧 UK • Guardian

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.

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