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Pulp to play Adelaide festival after organisers apologise to Randa Abdel-Fattah — I.guim.co.uk

Pulp to play Adelaide festival after organisers apologise to Randa Abdel-Fattah

British indie band Pulp will perform at the Adelaide festival on 27 February after initially withdrawing in protest at the barring of Palestinian writer Randa Abdel-Fattah. The band said on social media on Thursday night they would "honour our invitation to perform in Adelaide on 27 February" after

Adelaide Writers' Week 2026 cancelled after mass withdrawals over Abdel-Fattah disinvitation — I.guim.co.uk

Adelaide Writers' Week 2026 cancelled after mass withdrawals over Abdel-Fattah disinvitation

Adelaide Writers' Week 2026 has been cancelled after more than 180 authors and speakers withdrew in protest of the festival board's decision to disinvite Palestinian Australian writer Randa Abdel-Fattah. The festival board apologised to Abdel-Fattah 'for how the decision was represented', and the three remaining

Three Adelaide Festival board members resign after author Randa Abdel‑Fattah removed — I.guim.co.uk

Three Adelaide Festival board members resign after author Randa Abdel‑Fattah removed

Three members of the Adelaide Festival board — journalist Daniela Ritorto, businesswoman Donny Walford and lawyer Nick Linke — resigned this weekend after the board cancelled Palestinian Australian author Randa Abdel‑Fattah’s appearance at the 2026 Writers’ Week. The departures followed the withdrawal of more than 70 participants from next month’

Adelaide festival rejected 2024 request to remove Thomas Friedman — I.guim.co.uk

Adelaide festival rejected 2024 request to remove Thomas Friedman

The Adelaide festival board did not remove New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman from its 2024 Adelaide Writers’ Week programme, despite a petition from 10 academics including Randa Abdel-Fattah requesting his exclusion. According to a letter dated 9 February 2024 and seen by the Guardian, the board rejected the request,

Nearly 50 writers withdraw after Adelaide festival removes Randa Abdel-Fattah — I.guim.co.uk

Nearly 50 writers withdraw after Adelaide festival removes Randa Abdel-Fattah

The Adelaide festival unpublished part of its website and faced a mass boycott after the board removed Palestinian Australian academic and author Randa Abdel-Fattah from the writers’ week lineup, saying the decision was made for reasons of "cultural sensitivity" following the Bondi terror attack. By Friday afternoon 47

Adelaide festival removes Randa Abdel‑Fattah from Writers’ Week over cultural sensitivity — I.guim.co.uk

Adelaide festival removes Randa Abdel‑Fattah from Writers’ Week over cultural sensitivity

The Adelaide festival has removed academic and Palestine advocate Dr Randa Abdel‑Fattah from its Writers’ Week programme, the festival board said, citing concerns about "cultural sensitivity" after a review undertaken in the wake of the Bondi terror attack. In a statement the board said it had been