Former New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern has quit the Adelaide Festival's Writers' Week in the wake of a boycott around the cancellation of Palestinian-Australian academic Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah.

This afternoon, Adelaide Writers Week was cancelled for 2026 – less than a week after Palestinian-Australian writer Randa ...

Adelaide Festival has issued an official apology to author Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah after disinviting her from Writers' Week.

A beloved writers’ festival is in “complete crisis” after the axing of a Palestinian-Australian author, a former director has warned.

A much-loved annual literary festival has been canceled after more than 180 writers quit the program to protest the dumping ...

More than 70 prominent figures are boycotting the Adelaide Festival for dropping Palestinian-Australian author Randa ...

Former NZ prime minister pulls out of event. Meanwhile, a past Writers' Week director has questioned the Adelaide Festival board's viability after resignations.

To be clear, Australian Jewry was just targeted again. This is yet another attack in a long line over the past few years in a ...

The Adelaide Writers’ Week has been cancelled in a major backdown from the board after pressure over its decision to uninvite ...

The Adelaide Festival Corporation, which oversees Adelaide Writers' Week, has apologised to Palestinian Australian author ...

The uproar began when the board of the Adelaide Festival, which runs the event, announced on Jan. 8 that they had disinvited ...

The Britpop legends have exposed the chaotic behind the scenes as their headline slot at the scandal-hit Festival came under ...