After Adelaide drama, Sydney Writers' Festival unveils lineup
The Sydney Writers' Festival has unveiled its program for 2026.
One of the main events features Australian-Palestinian writer Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah, whose cancellation from the Adelaide Writers' Week earlier this year led to the entire event being cancelled.
GUEST: Ann Mossop, Artistic Director of…
The Safekeep by Yael van der Wouden
Anna and Geoff discuss the cancellation of Adelaide Writers' Week 2026 amid the controversy after the Adelaide Festival Board disinvited Palestinian-Australian writer Dr Randa Abdel-Fatteh. Among the authors who withdrew from Writers' Week was Richard Flanagan, who wrote this article (sorry for th…
BONUS: Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah on the price of speaking out
Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah is back in the headlines after being removed from the Adelaide Writers’ Week 2026 program in the wake of the Bondi terror attack.
Festival organisers say the decision wasn’t about linking Randa or her work to the attack, but about concerns that, based on her past public state…
‘She’s lying’: Premier bushfire backlash + Randa Abdel-Fattah threatens to sue
Victoria Premier, Jacinta Allan, is under increasing pressure over a funding crisis for firefighters. Firefighters and volunteers say they’ve been calling for more money for years, with their trucks and equipment out of date - putting lives and property at risk.
In this episode of The Briefing, N…
The fall out from Adelaide Writers’ Week
The Adelaide Writers’ Week board’s decision to disinvite Palestinian-Egyptian-Australian author and academic Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah has seen over 180 writers and participants boycott the festival, leading to its cancellation. Board members have resigned. Dr Abdel-Fattah's lawyers have threatened def…
Neo-Nazis scramble ahead of new laws + Why axing writers is dangerous
Wednesday Headlines: New hate speech laws trigger the disbanding of neo-Nazi group, Trump says killers of protesters in Iran will ‘pay a big price,' acclaimed Australian author charged with child exploitation material offences, threatened habitats approved for land clearing in Australia hit 15-yea…
Firies ‘nervous’ as major bushfires spread + Is the record label dead?
Friday Headlines: Firefighters bracing for ‘a very bad day’ as heat engulfs parts of Australia, Jewish groups welcome PM’s announcement of a Royal Commission, Trump defends ICE agents who killed US Citizen Renee Nicole Macklin Good, authors boycott Adelaide Writers' Week after pro-Palestine advoca…
Greens Sarah Hanson-Young questions SA Premier’s role in Writers’ Week decision
The board of the Adelaide Festival is still in limbo after the removal of Palestinian-Australian author Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah from its line-up.
The Adelaide Festival Corporation said yesterday it's navigating a "complex and unprecedented moment" following "significant community response" to its dec…
After Adelaide drama, Sydney Writers' Festival unveils lineup
The Sydney Writers' Festival has unveiled its program for 2026.
One of the main events features Australian-Palestinian writer Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah, whose cancellation from the Adelaide Writers' Week earlier this year led to the entire event being cancelled.
GUEST: Ann Mossop, Artistic Director of…
BONUS: The Murdoch media’s campaign against Dr Randa Abdel- Fattah
In this bonus episode, Antoinette shares the findings of an exclusive investigation into the Murdoch media’s sustained smear campaign against Dr Abdel-Fattah.
The data, gathered in partnership with analyst and mathematician Dr Richard Bean, points to relentless coverage, loaded language, and front-…
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