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Randa Abdel-Fattah threatens defamation action against South Australian premier Peter Malinauskas

adelaide festivalJanuary 14, 2026
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Randa Abdel-Fattah threatens defamation action against South Australian premier Peter Malinauskas
Prominent Palestinian author’s removal from Adelaide writers’ week lineup led to unprecedented turmoil culminating in cancellation of festival

Prominent Palestinian author’s removal from Adelaide writers’ week lineup led to unprecedented turmoil culminating in cancellation of festival

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The South Australian premier, Peter Malinauskas, has received a legal notice from the Palestinian writer and academic at the centre of the Adelaide writers’ week maelstrom.

On Wednesday, lawyers acting for Randa Abdel-Fattah served a formal concerns notice for defamation to the premier, suggesting the fallout from her cancellation from the 2026 writers’ week – which is itself is now cancelled – is far from over.

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Source: Guardian - World News

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