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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Kelly Burke

Jacinda Ardern pulls out of Adelaide writers’ week as fallout over Randa Abdel-Fattah’s axing continues

Jacinda Ardern
Jacinda Ardern had been scheduled to discuss her memoir A Different Kind of Power at the Adelaide writers’ week. Photograph: Victoria Jones/Shutterstock

Former New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern has become the latest international headline act to pull out of the 2026 Adelaide writers’ week in protest over the Adelaide festival board’s decision to rescind its invitation to Palestinian-Australian academic Randa Abdel-Fattah.

Ardern had been scheduled to discuss her memoir A Different Kind of Power with the ABC’s host of 7.30, Sarah Ferguson, on 3 March.

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