
SA premier denies pressuring Adelaide festival to drop Randa Abdel-Fattah
Letter from 11 South Australian cultural leaders labels cancellation of Palestinian-Australian’s participation a ‘grave mistake’ which brought festival into disrepute
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Letter from 11 South Australian cultural leaders labels cancellation of Palestinian-Australian’s participation a ‘grave mistake’ which brought festival into disrepute

Helen Garner and Miles Franklin winner Michelle de Kretser among 47 people who have pulled out of annual writers’ festival to protest Abdel-Fattah’s axing

Abdel-Fattah accuses the board of ‘blatant and shameless’ anti-Palestinian racism and censorship, as other authors pull out in solidarity

Prime minister confirms commission on antisemitism and social cohesion after initially resisting demands for a broad national inquiry

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Cricketers and fans pay tribute to victims and first responders ahead of play at the SCG

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NSW premier Chris Minns encourages Sydneysiders to ‘puff out your chest’, stating police on ‘high alert’ as more than 1 million people expected to celebrate in the city...

Australian federal police are reviewing security camera footage from the duo’s month-long trip to Davao in NovemberGet our