Resignations follow withdrawal of more than 70 participants in writers’ week after Palestinian Australian author disinvited Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The Adelaide-festival" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="7391" data-entity-type="organization">Adelaide festival is facing an unprecedented leadership crisis after three board members resigned this weekend. The journalist Daniela Ritorto, the Adelaide businesswoman Donny Walford and the lawyer Nick Linke have stepped down since the board’s controversial decision to dump the Palestinian Australian author Randa Abdel-Fattah from the 2026 writers’ week program. Continue reading...
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SUN · 2026-01-11 · 06:31 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0111-6840
NSR-2026-0111-6840News Report·EN·Conflict
Three board members resign from Adelaide festival as Randa Abdel-Fattah sends legal notice
The Adelaide Festival is experiencing a leadership crisis following the resignation of three board members: Daniela Ritorto, Donny Walford, and Nick Linke. These resignations stem from the board's decision to disinvite Palestinian Australian author Randa Abdel-Fattah from the 2026 writers' week program.
Kelly BurkeThe Guardian - World NewsFiled 2026-01-11 · 06:31 GMTLean · Center-LeftRead · 1 min
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The Adelaide Festival is experiencing a leadership crisis following the resignation of three board members: Daniela Ritorto, Donny Walford, and Nick Linke. These resignations stem from the board's decision to disinvite Palestinian Australian author Randa Abdel-Fattah from the 2026 writers' week program. The decision to exclude Abdel-Fattah has led to significant controversy. Over 70 participants withdrew from the writers' week in protest. Abdel-Fattah has reportedly sent a legal notice related to the situation.
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Daniela Ritorto, Donny Walford and Nick Linke have stepped down.
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Randa Abdel-Fattah was disinvited from the 2026 writers’ week program.
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The resignations follow the withdrawal of more than 70 participants in writers’ week.
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Three board members resigned from the Adelaide festival.
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