Jan 29, 2026
MWM is proud to announce our sponsorship of the previously cancelled Adelaide Writers’ Week, resurrected by WritersSA as a one-off event: Constellations. Kim Wingerei reports from the city of festivals. The event will go from February 28 to March 5, with the local...
Jan 27, 2026
A Sydney Palestinian activist has been arrested and charged with “inciting violence” against politicians on social media. For a tweet. What’s the scam? On January 20, Theo Nolan-Isles tweeted an offer of a free beer to anyone who “intentionally causes physical pain to...
Jan 22, 2026
author: Allan Behm name: Kim average rating: 4.00 book published: rating: 4 read at: 2026/01/21 date added: 2026/01/21 shelves: review: An interesting analysis at odds with its own conclusionsA searing analysis of the similarities and differences of American and...
Jan 15, 2026
After cancelling Adelaide Writers’ Week and issuing an apology (of sorts) to Randa Abdel-Fattah for uninviting her on spurious grounds, the new board of Adelaide Festival has issued more apologies. This time, it’s not just an apology, but a full retraction of the...
Jan 13, 2026
After days of chaos, the Adelaide Festival board is down to one person, and Adelaide Writers’ Week has now been officially cancelled. With the vast majority of participants withdrawing, and all the board members bar one having resigned, the decision to ‘univite’ Randa...
Jan 12, 2026
Adelaide Writers Week, a core part of South Australia’s premier cultural event, the Adelaide Festival, is at risk of cancellation in its 40th year. Kim Wingerei and Michael West report. ** Update 9:05am: Writers Week Director Louise Adler has now resigned. ** There...
Jan 12, 2026
Hot on the heels of the Adelaide Writers Week debacle, the WOMADelaide board is being pressured to oust Techno DJ Sama’ Abdulhami. What’s the scam? The scam is the broken record of a playbook used by those who think free speech is only allowed for those with whom one...
Jan 8, 2026
The venerable Adelaide Writers Week, Australia’s largest ‘free’ literary festival, has cancelled Randa Abdel-Fattah, author, sociologist and supporter of the Palestinian people. What’s the scam? The scam is that another beacon of free speech and promoter of...
Jan 6, 2026
Jewish organisations are urging the Government to rescind its invitation to Israel President Isaac Herzog as it risks provoking mass protests and stoking antisemitism. In the wake of the Bondi massacre, Prime Minister Albanese publicly and formally invited President...
Dec 24, 2025
It happens every day somewhere in the world; the killing of innocents by war mongers, mass murderers or terrorists. When it is close to home, it affects us so much more. What will we learn from the Bondi tragedy, Kim Wingerei asks? Once again, a nation mourns the...