Adelaide Festival board members, chair quit after author's cancellation from Writers' Week (www.abc.net.au)

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The Adelaide Festival board's decision to cancel the appearance of Palestinian-Australian author Randa Abdel-Fattah from this year's Adelaide Writers' Week has prompted further fallout, with several board members and the chair stepping down.

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