Adelaide

New literary festival emerges from Writer’s Week fallout

The cancellation of Adelaide Writers Week has dominated recent news headlines.   The event largely known as the heart of the Adelaide Festival, attracted over 150 000 attendees last year.   Its closure came from a major boycott, when Palestinian Australian writer Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah was cancelled from the event, a move many have labelled as interference in …

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Bill to bring basic standards to home to be debated in SA

Today, the South Australian government is debating the Residential Tenancies Bill, which will force rentals to set out basic standards for heating, cooling, and energy efficiency. It will also force households to be fixed properly so tenants have healthy spaces. For more than eight years, hospitality worker Alessia has been renting a property west of …

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