Louise Adler

Louise Adler was the director of Adelaide writers’ week from 2023 to 2026. She is on the advisory committee of the Jewish Council of Australia

Recent articles by Louise Adler

I cannot be party to silencing writers, which is why I resigned as director of Adelaide writers’ week

I cannot be party to silencing writers, which is why I resigned as director of Adelaide writers’ week

Cancelling the Australian Palestinian author Randa Abdel-Fattah weakens freedom of speech and is the harbinger of a less free nation.

These are the things I’ve learnt you can’t ask about Israel

These are the things I’ve learnt you can’t ask about Israel

In recent years, I have been asked to comment on the Middle East “impasse”, though I am no foreign policy expert. I am merely one of many humanists who mourn this tragic history and rail against the failure of the international community to exert the great influence it has to bring peace and justice to innocent civilians in this area of the world.