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Nobel winner joins push to boycott German cultural institutions over Gaza

Annie Ernaux and Palestinian activist Mohammed El-Kurd among artists calling for strike against German organisations.

Al Jazeera

Adelaide Writers’ Week: rare moments of empathy and nuance found amid a storm of controversy

After a contentious lead-up, this year’s literary festival was packed with audiences ready to speak their minds, but also willing to listen

The Guardian - AU

Adelaide Writers’ Week withdrawals ‘sad’ and ‘unfortunate’, director Louise Adler says

Adler defends ‘courageous spaces to air opposing views’ as major sponsor and three Ukrainian writers pull out over comments from other invited authors

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Ukrainian authors reveal reasons for decision to withdraw from Adelaide Writers' Week

Ukrainian authors who have chosen to withdraw from Adelaide Writers' Week have opened up on their reasons, with one saying she could not participate in "any kind of event that gives voice" to doubts about her nation's sovereignty.

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Strapped for cash

Despite wages rising at a record pace, Australians are worse off because inflation has ballooned to 7.8%, and Treasurer Jim Chalmers looks at capping superannuation fund balances at $3 million.

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Ukrainian authors withdraw from Adelaide Writers' Week amid line-up controversy

Ukrainian authors who had been scheduled to appear at Adelaide Writers' Week have withdrawn from the festival amid ongoing controversy over public comments another guest made about Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

ABC News

‘Silence isn’t peace’: We must fight for people’s right to say things we don’t approve of

A major sponsor of Adelaide Writers’ Week has pulled out because it doesn’t agree with views expressed by two Palestinian guest speakers.

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Adelaide Festival sponsor pulls support over Palestinian authors at Writers' Week

A row over the scheduled appearance of authors at Adelaide Writers' Week has deepened, with a major sponsor withdrawing its public support for this year's event.

ABC News

Are calls to cancel two Palestinian writers from Adelaide Writers' Week justified?

The organisers of the 2023 Adelaide Writers’ Week, which starts on March 4, are under pressure to withdraw invitations to two Palestinian writers: one for her views about Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and the other for his views on Israel and Zionism.

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