@ewen
Just change ‘Adelaide’ to ‘Moscow-on-Torrens’ and be done with it.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-14/analysis-adelaide-writers-week-randa-abdel-fattah-controversy/106223542
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A psychologist would have a field day analysing Malinauskas’ performance. It’s DOCTOR Abdel-Fattah, Peter.

Does associating with Zionists rot the brain?
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-14/premier-peter-malinauskas-responds-to-criticism-/106229798
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#Meanjin
#Adelaide
#Bendigo
#AusPol
#Zionism
#censorship
#Palestine
#Israel

Writers Week is dead. Will the Festival survive?
“The focus is now on ensuring a successful Adelaide Festival …”

Make up your own mind about the weasel words. 😡
https://www.adelaidefestival.com.au/news/2025/adelaide-festival-board-statement-13-january-2026
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“… spare a thought for the Festival staff, passionate individuals who work long and hard for below-market salaries to transform the city each year …”
https://theshot.net.au/uncategorized/why-is-a-labor-premier-silencing-a-writer/
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@jillL I gather that this saga began when the board was stacked with new appointments. Now that so many have gone, watch closely who replaces them.
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#censorship
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Zionism proves lethal:
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2026/jan/13/adelaide-writers-week-cancelled-as-board-apologises-to-randa-abdel-fattah-for-how-decision-was-represented-ntwnfb
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From X:
The Adelaide Writers’ Festival will be renamed the Adelaide Righter’s Festival. It will begin with a Welcome and Acknowledgement of Zionism.
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"Ardern was due to appear at the premiere literary festival to be interviewed by ABC Reporter Sarah Ferguson – who also has withdrawn from the February event.
https://www.thenewdaily.com.au/life/entertainment/books/2026/01/12/jacinda-ardern-writers
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"Friends and colleagues in the arts, beware of the future.

They are coming for you."
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/13/i-cannot-be-party-to-silencing-writers-which-is-why-i-am-resigning-as-director-of-adelaide-writers-week-ntwnfb
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Australian #media is concentrated to the Right @Deceptichum
Consequently, voters are influenced to not vote Left. Independent media gives some hope, but the hope is fragile.

Our first battle is to take back the ABC.
#AusPol

The Greens have become the centre-Left @Deceptichum
Australia has a centre-Right (Labor) and a bunch of far-Right parties. The Overton window has shifted too far to the Right.
#AusPol

Report on BlueSky that at least 100 of 124 booked speakers have withdrawn from the Adelaide Writers Week.
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“… Adelaide City Councillor Keiran Snape has vowed to pitch cutting council funds to the festival …”
https://www.indailysa.com.au/news/just-in/2026/01/09/guerilla-festival-on-cards-as-adelaide-city-councillor-moves-to-pull-writers-week-funding
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#Meanjin
#Adelaide
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#Zionism
#censorship
#Palestine
#Israel

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#Meanjin
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#AusPol
#Zionism
#censorship
#Palestine
#Israel

@palestine@lemmy.ml @palestine@fedibird.com

#Meanjin
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#Zionism
#censorship
#Palestine
#Israel

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#Meanjin
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BlueSky is going off.
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I’d heard of this complaint, but didn’t really believe it. 😑
https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/could-barely-see-it-jewish-community-not-consulted-on-new-years-eve-menorah-symbol/news-story/937c0473f7c59c00e7b66f293c3030e3
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#Israel
#CrimesAgainstHumanity
#AusPol
#Bondi
#ForeignInfluence

“… Australian citizens are at risk of being prosecuted under Australian law if they commit, or are complicit in crimes being perpetrated by the IDF in Gaza.”
https://www.higginschambers.com.au/australians-at-risk-gaza/
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