Randa Abdel-Fattah files defamation notice over Israeli lobby smear

Palestinian-Australian author and academic Randa Abdel-Fattah has announced that her lawyers have issued a formal concerns notice under Australia’s Defamation Act to South Australian premier Peter Malinauskas, following weeks of public controversy surrounding her exclusion from Adelaide Writers’ Week. My lawyers have today issued a concerns notice under the Defamation Act on Premier Malinauskas. This is his opportunity to undo some of the harm he has inflicted, and stop punching down. pic.twitter.com/EUTSiItdVJ — Randa Abdel-Fattah (@RandaAFattah) January 13, 2026 In a statement published on social media, Abdel-Fattah said the legal step was taken after what she described as sustained misrepresentation and political targeting by the premier. “My lawyers have today issued a concerns notice under the Defamation Act on Premier […]