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Major Australian arts festival cancelled after mass boycott over Palestinian author’s removal

Adelaide Writers’ Week saw more than 180 speakers pull out after Randa Abdel-Fattah was barred following Bondi Beach attack

The Independent UK

‘Masterclass in poor governance’: what was the board’s role in the end of Adelaide Writers Week?

This afternoon, Adelaide Writers Week was cancelled for 2026 – less than a week after Palestinian-Australian writer Randa Abdel-Fattah was disinvited by the Adelaide Festival board. This came despite the “strongest opposition” from Writers Week director Louise Adler, who resigned this morning. The board has announced its remaining members will…

The Conversation

Adelaide writers’ week 2026 cancelled as board apologises to Randa Abdel-Fattah for ‘how decision was represented’

Almost all remaining festival board members have resigned after backlash to decision to disinvite the Palestinian Australian author

The Guardian - AU

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Jacinda Ardern pulls out of Adelaide writers’ week as fallout over Randa Abdel-Fattah’s axing continues

Ructions within festival board over Palestinian-Australian academic’s inclusion began in October, email reveals

The Guardian - AU

Three board members and board chair resign from Adelaide festival as Randa Abdel-Fattah sends legal notice

Resignations follow withdrawal of more than 70 participants in Adelaide writers’ week after Palestinian Australian author disinvited

The Guardian - AU

Adelaide festival did not dump Jewish columnist from 2024 program despite request from Randa Abdel-Fattah and others

Palestinian academic rejects accusations of hypocrisy, saying board resisted attempts to remove Thomas Friedman, while cancelling her invitation this year

The Guardian - AU

As authors abandon Adelaide Writers’ Week after cancelling of Randa Abdel-Fattah, is free speech in tatters?

The decision by the Adelaide Festival Board to exclude Palestinian Australian author and academic Randa Abdel-Fattah from Adelaide Writers’ Week on the grounds of “cultural sensitivity” is based on a dangerously broad and vague criterion for suppressing free speech.

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Adelaide festival dumps prominent academic Randa Abdel-Fattah over ‘cultural sensitivity’ concerns after Bondi attack

Abdel-Fattah accuses the board of ‘blatant and shameless’ anti-Palestinian racism and censorship, as other authors pull out in solidarity

The Guardian - AU

Struggling Lululemon Faces Proxy Battle as Founder Pushes for Board Overhaul

Lululemon founder Chip Wilson launches a proxy fight to revamp the board as the company searches for a new CEO amid declining sales.

International Business Times

Kennedy Center board votes to add Trump’s name to DC arts institution

Joe Kennedy III, JFK’s grandnephew, said he doubted the Trump-Kennedy Center name change was legal

The Guardian - US

Trump in Turmoil as He May Have to Give Over His Psychiatric Records in Discovery as Lawsuit Backfired

In a twist in Donald Trump's defamation case against the Pulitzer Prize Board, the board has sought his psychiatric and other medical records in discovery.

International Business Times UK

How Inperium's Advisory Board Strengthens Collaboration, Transparency, and Affiliate Participation Across Its Network

Formed in 2019, the Board emerged as Inperium expanded and the number of affiliated organizations grew large enough that a more defined forum for communication became necessary.

International Business Times

No Restraining Order Blocking High School Turning Point USA Event, "Two Genders: One Truth"

From Doe v. Albemarle County School Bd., decided yesterday by Judge Jasmine Yoon (W.D. Va.): This matter is before the… The post No Restraining Order Blocking High School Turning Point USA Event, "Two Genders: One Truth" appeared first on Reason.com.

Reason

Why most corporate turnarounds fail before they begin

Overcoming the psychological barriers that prevent change is the first impediment leaders have to overcome.

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Euronews

EU wants a seat on Trump’s Gaza Board of Peace, Commissioner for the Mediterranean says

The EU should be represented on US President Donald Trump’s transitional body for Gaza, Dubravka Šuica, the EU’s Commissioner for the Mediterranean, has told Euronews.

The Independent UK

Rabbi pal of RFK Jr., in all-out war with condo board over ‘antisemitic’ $710 amenity fee

Exclusive: ‘America’s Rabbi’ Shmuley Boteach told The Independent that he plans to escalate the battle even further, but the board says they aren’t going to budge

Fortune

Beyond the C-suite: companies expand use of company stock trading plans

10b5-1 trading plans were once offered mainly to the C-Suite and board. It's a more wide open world now.

The Independent UK

BBC chairman’s apology letter over Trump speech edit, in full

Samir Shah acknowledged more than 500 complaints in the letter

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The Independent UK

Tim Davie’s statement to BBC staff in full as director-general steps down after Trump row

The BBC said Davie sent a statement to staff on Sunday

Evening Standard

BBC director-general Tim Davie to step down following Trump speech edit

The chief executive of BBC News, Deborah Turness, also announced her resignation following a week of controversy.

Newslaundry

No victory parade for women or parity: ‘Market forces’ merely a mask for BCCI’s gender bias

Before we get to the money in Indian women’s cricket, let’s talk about celebrations, or rather, the lack of them.

Benzinga

Sawyer Merritt Threatens To Move Assets If Charles Schwab Votes Against Elon Musk's Tesla Pay Package: 'I Can't In Good Conscience...'

Influencer Sawyer Merritt has slammed investment firm Charles Schwab for voting against Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) CEO Elon Musk's trillion-dollar pay packet, threatening to move all of his assets to other brokerage firms.

The Texas Tribune

What you need to know about Texas’ takeover of Fort Worth ISD

A takeover is meant to correct the course of struggling school districts. But it can become a fraught process since the district’s elected school board loses its decision-making power.

Benzinga

Tesla Board Chair Robyn Denholm Criticizes Proxy Advisors' 'One-Size-Fits-All' Approach To Elon Musk's $1 Trillion Pay Package

Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) Board of Directors Chair, Robyn Denholm, has criticized proxy advisory firms like International Shareholder Services (ISS) and Glass Lewis for opposing CEO Elon Musk's new compensation award, which could make him a trillionaire.

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