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Anna among the weeds
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Hello Bluesky. Hope the mood is better here (I’ll do my best to add, not subtract).
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Louise Adler sets out powerfully how the Adelaide Writers Week debacle was not a one-off.

But part of a dangerous anti-democratic pattern of efforts by the Israel lobby, the Murdoch media, and their political supporters to cancel Palestinian voices and silence dissent. #abc730 #auspol
January 13, 2026 at 10:16 AM
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Cathy Wilcox, Louise Adler, Jane Caro and others. It’s up to intelligent compassionate women of a certain age to tell those bastards to fuck off. The only ones with the bravery to do it.
January 12, 2026 at 10:28 PM
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“art in the service of social cohesion is propaganda”: Louise Adler standing tall as always. What a legend✊🏼❤️

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I cannot be party to silencing writers, which is why I am resigning as director of Adelaide Writers’ Week | Louise Adler
Cancelling the Australian Palestinian author Randa Abdel-Fattah weakens freedom of speech and is the harbinger of a less free nation
www.theguardian.com
January 12, 2026 at 9:49 PM
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Solidarity with Louise Adler and Randa Abdel-Fattah. We stand against this retrograde decision and with the countless authors withdrawing in support of Randa and her work.
January 13, 2026 at 2:27 AM
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Few words.
My @smh @theage cartoon
January 12, 2026 at 10:56 PM
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Piffle. 'Divisive' isn't a rebuke for a cartoonist, it's a requirement. People express their divided opinions & beliefs on every political cartoon, opinion piece, whether they want a cup of tea & increasingly, on scientific facts. Often in articles & 'letters to the editor' solicited by the SMH.
January 12, 2026 at 1:38 AM
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My letter to the Adelaide Festival Board (cc'ing the SA Premier) about the revocation of the invitation to Randa Abdel-Fattah.

#Auspol
#Auslit
January 11, 2026 at 10:48 AM
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Just saw this. What utter bullshit. The Israel lobby are devoted to destroying the livelihoods of anyone who does not share their love of genocide.

The SMH is a rag.

www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw...
Wilcox cartoon was divisive – and we apologise for the hurt it has caused
Although there is no place in this country for hate speech, there must be room for people to express their views on politics and world events.
www.smh.com.au
January 11, 2026 at 8:33 AM
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If we are to make Australia a safe place to live in freedom and safety, we must be very careful about what freedoms we remove in pursuit of safety. History suggests removing the right of diverse voices to be heard does little to ensure safety or freedom of any of us.

thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...
Engaging with people you disagree with is part of democracy. Silencing authors is not.
The Australia Institute’s decision to withdraw its involvement in, and sponsorship of, Adelaide Writers’ Week was easy to make but raises difficult questions. As a research-based think tank, we thrive...
thepoint.com.au
January 9, 2026 at 9:59 AM
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After Bondi, calls for a Royal Commission appeared overnight, delivered by rotating groups using identical language. That is astroturfing, a PR tactic that simulates grassroots demand to manufacture urgency, crowd out scrutiny, and lock in policy before evidence is tested. More on YT
January 9, 2026 at 4:40 AM
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good lord😳incredible write up at ArtsHub News, including multiple statements from staunch authors and the Australian Arab Institute for Culture and Ideas.

www.artshub.com.au/news/news/ad...
January 9, 2026 at 1:45 AM
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Adelaide Writers Festival dumps Randa Abdel Fattah due to 'sensitivities'. TAI pulls out, others expected
#auspol #whatsthescam @kimwingerei.bsky.social

michaelwest.com.au/vale-adelaid...
Vale Adelaide Writers Week. A literary icon succumbs to Israel pressure - Michael West
Adelaide Writers Week has announced the cancellation of Randa Abdel-Fattah, author, sociologist and supporter of the Palestinian people.
michaelwest.com.au
January 8, 2026 at 5:59 AM
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My statement regarding my decision to withdraw from this year’s Adelaide Writers Festival.
January 8, 2026 at 9:55 AM
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Quite genuinely, this is why Frydenberg et al never wanted Bell as commissioner. She will no doubt examine real, appalling instances of antisemitism, and the extremism that led to Bondi massacre, but I suspect she will spend at least some time on the plain truth of Israel’s campaign for silence.
January 8, 2026 at 10:37 AM
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It’s going to be an interesting few weeks when the royal commission examines, as I suspect it will, the defraying of social cohesion caused by the organised censorship of writers, artists and employees across the country for daring to speak against an unfolding genocide
January 8, 2026 at 10:32 AM
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people are withdrawing from Adelaide writers week faster than can be reported. In addition to the names listed here are Ren Wyld, Emma Shortis, and Fiona Katsaukas. Important detail: the only creative, Stephen Page, has left the Adelaide Festival board.

www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
Authors withdraw from festival after Palestinian Australian author dropped
After Randa Abdel-Fattah was dropped from Adelaide Writers' Week by the Adelaide Festival Board, a slew of authors, including Michelle de Kretser, have withdrawn from the event.
www.abc.net.au
January 8, 2026 at 6:28 AM
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Statement from @australiainstitute.org.au on Adelaide Festival.
January 8, 2026 at 5:07 AM
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I stand with Randa and everyone standing against hate, genocide, oppression and terror. In all its forms.
January 8, 2026 at 5:28 AM
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Well, I was going to be on a panel at the Adelaide Writers' Festival but I'm not any more.
January 8, 2026 at 4:51 AM
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Absolutely disgraceful.

The Adelaide Festival has cancelled Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah from appearing.
January 8, 2026 at 2:53 AM
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As a former Director of Adelaide Writers' Week I am appalled that the Adelaide Festival Board has rescinded Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah's invitation to the 2026 AWW, explicitly linking its decision to the shattering crimes in Bondi.

A shocking decision that will and should have far-reaching consequences.
January 8, 2026 at 4:50 AM
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Boycott the racist anti-Palestinian pro-genocide Adelaide Festival.

Stand with Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah. #auspol #sapol #FreePalestine
www.adelaidefestival.com.au/news/2025/ad...
January 8, 2026 at 3:09 AM