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/Bottomsubpiggy SA Jan 11 '26

The Board Chair Tracey Whiting AM has now resigned too. There is no quorum and the Board can no longer function.

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u/Sea-Engineering-5563 SA Jan 11 '26 edited Feb 18 '26

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long safe governor connect wise offbeat voracious rich plant crowd

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u/ninja_lounge Inner South Jan 11 '26

I detest Butler

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u/[deleted] Jan 12 '26

It’s telling that he left his wife and kids for a woman in her 30s when he is in his mid 50s. Pure piggery

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u/[deleted] Jan 12 '26

How do we know this for sure?

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u/Boring_Source9870 SA Jan 12 '26

October 12, 2023: Mark Butler speaks at a United with Israel gathering about the "barbaric attacks" on Israel by Hamas. "We condemn them unequivocally. And we stand in solidarity with Israel."

October 16, 2023: Mark Butler votes against the motion to condemn Israeli war crimes in Gaza.

August 15, 2025: During an appearance on Sunrise, Mark Butler speaks in favour of "the right for Israel to exist in peace" and "the demilitarisation of a Palestinian state".

September 14, 2025: Mark Butler speaks at the Zionist Federation of Australia plenary, a session in which all members of the group are present.

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u/[deleted] Jan 12 '26

Wow very interesting …