Australia’s institutions yet to follow court rulings on antisemitism
The notion that criticism of Israel is inherently antisemitic has a documented history of failure in the courts,…
Author Randa Abdel-Fattah sues Bendigo council, La Trobe University over Bendigo Writers Festival
Author Randa Abdel-Fattah has launched legal action today against the organisers of the 2025 Bendigo Writers Festival. The…
Authors ditch University of Queensland Press after Indigenous kids book pulled for ‘anti-Semitism’ of illustrator
Authors including Stella Prize winner Evelyn Araluen have cut ties with publisher University of Queensland Press (UQP) after…
Palestinian Australian author Randa Abdel-Fattah speaks to sell-out sessions at Newcastle Writers’ Festival
Palestinian-Australian author Randa Abdel-Fattah has told a New South Wales writers’ festival that arts and literature can be…
Randa Abdel-Fattah appears at alternative Adelaide Writers’ Week event
Palestinian Australian author Randa Abdel-Fattah has appeared at an alternative Adelaide Writers’ Week event, telling a sold-out crowd…
Premier Chris Minns says Newcastle Writers Festival ‘crazy’ to invite author Randa Abdel-Fattah
New South Wales Premier Chris Minns says the Newcastle Writers Festival is “crazy” to invite Palestinian-Australian author Randa…
NSW government contacts Newcastle Writers Festival about Palestinian author Randa Abdel-Fattah’s inclusion
The New South Wales government has made contact with the board of next month’s Newcastle Writers Festival about…
Writers’ Week letter shows premier backed removal of Randa Abdel-Fattah
A key letter in the Writers’ Week saga has been made public, detailing the objections the South Australian…
Adelaide Festival Corporation apologises to Randa Abdel-Fattah over Adelaide Writers’ Week call
The Adelaide Festival Corporation, which oversees Adelaide Writers’ Week, has apologised to Palestinian Australian author Randa Abdel-Fattah and…
As Adelaide Writers’ Week is cancelled, what is the future of writers’ festivals in Australia?
Rosemarie Milsom, the founding director of Newcastle Writers Festival (NWF), is always apprehensive before launching their program. “You’re…
Adelaide Writers’ Week move prompted ‘wildfire’ worry in festival director
Adelaide Festival’s executive director says he long feared that controversy surrounding Adelaide Writers’ Week (AWW) would result in…
Randa Abdel-Fattah launches defamation proceedings against SA Premier Peter Malinauskas
Palestinian-Australian author Randa Abdel-Fattah says her lawyers have launched defamation proceedings against South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas following…