Almost all remaining festival board members have resigned after backlash to decision to disinvite the Palestinian Australian author Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast 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. Continue reading...