Opinion | The Guardian US5d ago
Tasmania’s Mount Arthur: a place awash with the true sort of quiet that soaks into your skin | Joseph Earp https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/mar/21/mount-arthur-tasmania-quiet-nature #Tasmania #AustralianBooks #AustraliaNews #RuralAndRegionalAustralia
Tasmania’s Mount Arthur: a place awash with the true sort of quiet that soaks into your skin

I do not want to paint this tucked-away spot as ‘quaint’ or ‘sleepy’. In fact, the effect all nature has on me is ultimately rousing

The Guardian
Opinion | The Guardian USMar 13
A Melbourne rooftop: the glittering night sky opened our hearts and minds to each other | Tony Birch https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/mar/14/melbourne-rooftop-glittering-night-sky #AustralianBooks #Melbourne #Books #Family #ParentsAndParenting #AustraliaNews #YoungPeople
A Melbourne rooftop: the glittering night sky opened our hearts and minds to each other

While anxious parents worried about unplanned sex, we occupied ourselves with matters more profound

The Guardian
World news | The GuardianMar 4
Adelaide University cancels literary festival event with UN Gaza investigator Francesca Albanese https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/mar/04/adelaide-university-cancels-francesca-albanese-un-gaza-investigator #AustralianUniversities #Adelaide #AustralianBooks #FreedomOfSpeech #AustraliaNews
Adelaide University cancels literary festival event with UN Gaza investigator Francesca Albanese

Festival organisers criticise the university for last-minute booking cancellation of event headlined by special rapporteur for Palestinian territories

The Guardian
World news | The GuardianFeb 25
Evelyn Araluen wins $125,000 for ‘politically uncompromising’ poetry at Victorian premier’s literary awards https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/feb/25/evelyn-araluen-wins-victorian-premiers-literary-awards-2026 #Poetry #AustralianBooks #Books #Culture #Victoria #AwardsAndPrizes #AustraliaNews
Evelyn Araluen wins $125,000 for ‘politically uncompromising’ poetry at Victorian premier’s literary awards

Poet’s second collection The Rot won the Victorian prize for literature and the Indigenous writing category

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Randa Abdel-Fattah to Participate in Sydney Writers' Festival Amidst Controversy

Why is Randa Abdel-Fattah speaking at the Sydney Writers Festival in 2026? After the Adelaide event was cancelled, she will now join two sessions in Sydney.

#sydneywritersfestival, #randaabdelfattah, #sydneyevents2026, #australianbooks, #adelaidewritersweek

https://newsletter.tf/why-is-randa-abdel-fattah-speaking-at-sydney-writers-festival-2026/

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Randa Abdel-Fattah will speak at 2 events in Sydney. This follows a big protest in Adelaide where 180 writers refused to go after she was removed from the list.

#sydneywritersfestival, #randaabdelfattah, #sydneyevents2026, #australianbooks, #adelaidewritersweek

https://newsletter.tf/why-is-randa-abdel-fattah-speaking-at-sydney-writers-festival-2026/

Randa Abdel-Fattah joins Sydney Writers Festival after Adelaide event was cancelled

Why is Randa Abdel-Fattah speaking at the Sydney Writers Festival in 2026? After the Adelaide event was cancelled, she will now join two sessions in Sydney.

World news | The GuardianFeb 11
‘A cultural icon’: axed Australian literary journal Meanjin finds new life in Queensland https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/feb/11/meanjin-literary-journal-new-life-queensland-australia #AustralianBooks #Books #AustraliaNews #Culture
‘A cultural icon’: axed Australian literary journal Meanjin finds new life in Queensland

The 85-year-old magazine will return to the city for which it was named after a successful bid by Queensland University of Technology

The Guardian
World news | The GuardianJan 18
SA premier ‘fundamentally opposed’ Randa Abdel-Fattah appearing at Adelaide writers’ week, letter to board shows https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jan/18/peter-malinauskas-adelaide-writers-week-letter-randa-abdel-fattah-ntwnfb #PeterMalinauskas #AdelaideFestival #Antisemitism #Islamophobia #SouthAustralianPolitics #AustraliaNews #AustralianBooks
SA premier ‘fundamentally opposed’ Randa Abdel-Fattah appearing at Adelaide writers’ week, letter to board shows

Three-page letter acknowledged that while Peter Malinauskas could not direct festival board, he was ‘deeply concerned’ Palestinian Australian author’s invitation not rescinded

The Guardian
Opinion | The Guardian USJan 12
I cannot be party to silencing writers, which is why I am resigning as director of Adelaide Writers’ Week | Louise Adler https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/13/i-cannot-be-party-to-silencing-writers-which-is-why-i-am-resigning-as-director-of-adelaide-writers-week-ntwnfb #AdelaideFestival #FreedomOfSpeech #AustralianBooks #SouthAustralia #SouthAustralianPolitics #Race #AustraliaNews #AustralianPolitics #Culture #Books
I cannot be party to silencing writers, which is why I am resigning as director of Adelaide writers’ week

Cancelling the Australian Palestinian author Randa Abdel-Fattah weakens freedom of speech and is the harbinger of a less free nation

The Guardian
Opinion | The Guardian USJan 12
If we silence voices we don’t agree with, we’re doing the work of extremists for them | Peter Greste https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/12/adelaide-festival-board-decision-randa-abdel-fattah-silencing-voices-ntwnfb #AdelaideFestival #FreedomOfSpeech #Race #AustralianBooks #SouthAustralia #IslamicState #AustraliaNews #Culture
If we silence voices we don’t agree with, we’re doing the work of extremists for them

I do not need to share Randa Abdel-Fattah’s views to believe that removing her is wrong. This is why I’ve withdrawn from Adelaide writers’ week

The Guardian