Louise Adler
Liberals’ ‘broad church’ has become a pervasive sect
Behind the Liberal banner, reasonableness has been steadily squeezed out and, with supreme irony, the breadth of its ranks has been shrivelled to exclude moderation, pragmatism, compromise and tolerance.
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Louise Adler on fear, freedom and the appalling state of public discourse
The head of Adelaide Writers’ Week does not step back from the tough issues – and nor should we, she says.
- Kerrie O'Brien
‘The Seagull 3’: The backstage drama engulfing the STC
When three young actors stepped forward to take their curtain calls for The Seagull last month, not even Russian playwright Anton Chekhov could have dreamt up the drama that would follow.
- Nick Galvin and Helen Pitt
Looking for a book to read? Here are 14 tips for October
The Christmas publishing season is really under way. Here are 14 books to satisfy you this month.
- Jason Steger
Brave spaces, but not safe ones: what Louise Adler did next
Once she backs a writer, she is fiercely protective. But she has been known to let a paneer tikka slip under her guard.
- Chip Le Grand
Schwartz Media owner calls for Louise Adler to resign from festival
The owner of Black Inc and The Saturday Paper has called for the Adelaide Writers’ Week director to quit after a row over two Palestinian authors.
- Jason Steger
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Tale of two ‘cancellations’ proves we need to move past this cliched term
From Bluesfest to the Adelaide Writers’ Week, it’s easy to describe any debate within the arts as “cancel culture”, but there’s too much at stake to keep throwing it all in the same bucket.
- Osman Faruqi
Key sponsor boycotts writers’ festival over inclusion of Palestinian authors
The Adelaide Writers’ Week director says she’s disappointed that law firm MinterEllison has decided to cut ties with the festival.
- Meg Watson
Writers need more government support: publisher Louise Adler
The Adelaide Writers’ Week director calls on federal arts minister Tony Burke to remember writers in his upcoming national cultural policy.
Louise Adler: ‘I don’t think my generation of feminists really did change the world’
The publisher-at-large for Hachette discusses the impact of the sexual revolution on her life, growing up in a Jewish household, and how she is finding her 60s.
- Benjamin Law
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