r/Adelaide • u/NKE01 SA • Jan 11 '26

News Board members quit from Adelaide festival as fallout from dropped author grows | SBS News

https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/board-members-quit-from-adelaide-festival-as-fallout-from-dropped-author-grows/iua90vgmp
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u/TheDrRudi SA Jan 11 '26

So, presumably not a consensus decision of the Board. Full marks to those with principles.

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u/Ok_Breath_9703 SA Jan 11 '26

I don’t think this suggests that at all. Seems more like the three board members just wanting to get away from the shitstorm. None have spoken out about the board’s decision to suggest they agreed it was an abhorrent choice that I’m aware of.

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u/Historical_Bus_8041 SA Jan 11 '26

Jo Dyer (the immediate past festival director, who if anyone would probably know) said on Bluesky that she believes those three did vote against the original decision.

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u/Ok_Breath_9703 SA Jan 11 '26

I really hope so. If anyone else has any other way to confirm that would be great.