Almost all remaining festival board members have resigned after backlash to decision to disinvite the Palestinian Australian author

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Adelaide writers’ week 2026 has been cancelled after days of turmoil as more than 180 authors and speakers dropped out in protest of the decision to disinvite the Palestinian Australian author Randa Abdel-Fattah.

In a statement on Tuesday afternoon, the Adelaide festival board announced the event, which was scheduled to begin on 28 February, would no longer go ahead. The three remaining members of the festival board have resigned immediately, following the resignations of four others – with the exception of the Adelaide city council representative, whose term expires in February.

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Wild success of television series drives huge demand for Game Changers novels, with Australian booksellers reporting significant customer orders

A seventh book in Rachel Reid’s gay romance series that inspired the TV drama Heated Rivalry will be out later this year but Australian fans are still struggling to get their hands on a physical copy of any of the preceding six books.

Unrivalled, the next instalment in the Canadian author’s Game Changers series, will be released internationally on 29 September, the publisher HarperCollins announced on Tuesday.

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In the episode, Busfield was set to play a judge whose life is threatened after a video is posted to the SVU tip-line

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Carr’s silence during filming immediately aroused her suspicions

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The pair are considered one of British comedy’s greatest double acts, but they had their disagreements over the years

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Family statement said musician died ‘after a long battle with his mental health’

Matt Kwasniewski-Kelvin, the guitarist who was a member of acclaimed British experimental rock band Black Midi, has died aged 26.

A statement from his family said he died “after a long battle with his mental health. A talented musician and a kind, loving man finally succumbed; despite all efforts.

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Le départ de la compagnie lyrique intervient alors qu’une vague de boycotts sans précédent d’artistes, de mécènes et du public frappe cette salle dédiée depuis 1971 au spectacle vivant.

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