Festival confirmed writer and academic would appear in two sessions in 2026 following disinvitation from Adelaide event Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Global accounting giant KPMG has distanced itself from the Sydney writers’ festival, requesting its name be removed from the event’s website where it was listed as a corporate partner. The move follows the festival scheduling Palestinian Australian academic Randa Abdel-Fattah to speak at two sessions in this year’s event. Continue reading...
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KPMG asks Sydney writers’ festival to delete its name from website after Randa Abdel-Fattah confirmed as speaker
KPMG has requested the Sydney Writers' Festival remove its name from the event's website, where it was listed as a corporate partner. The request was made after the festival announced that Randa Abdel-Fattah, a Palestinian Australian academic, would be speaking at two sessions during the festival.
Kelly BurkeThe Guardian - World NewsFiled 2026-02-19 · 03:36 GMTLean · Center-LeftRead · 1 min
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KPMG has requested the Sydney Writers' Festival remove its name from the event's website, where it was listed as a corporate partner. The request was made after the festival announced that Randa Abdel-Fattah, a Palestinian Australian academic, would be speaking at two sessions during the festival. Abdel-Fattah's scheduled appearance at the Sydney event follows her disinvitation from a similar event in Adelaide. The Sydney Writers' Festival is scheduled to take place in 2026. KPMG's decision appears to be a direct response to Abdel-Fattah's inclusion in the festival's lineup.
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Randa Abdel-Fattah was disinvited from an Adelaide event.
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The request follows the festival scheduling Randa Abdel-Fattah to speak at two sessions.
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KPMG asked the Sydney writers’ festival to delete its name from the website.
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