Jacinda Ardern quits writers’ festival over axing of Palestinian author

Jacinda Ardern has quit Australia’s largest free literary festival after a Palestinian-Australian author was disinvited.
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Australia news live: Jacinda Ardern pulls out of Adelaide writers’ week as fallout from Randa Abdel-Fattah’s axing continues

Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Former New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern has become the latest international headline act to pull out of the 2026 Adelaide Writers’ ...
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Jacinda Ardern quits Adelaide Festival’s Writers’ Week in wake of growing boycott

Jacinda Ardern has withdrawn from the 2026 Adelaide Writers’ Week, joining the majority of the slated speakers who are boycotting the Adelaide Festival over the cancellation of Palestinian-Australian ...