Louise Adler

Former director of Adelaide Writers' Week and former publisher/CEO in the Australian publishing sector who served as the live-event interviewer and moderator for this conversation.

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Mar 17, 2026 • 54min

Randa Abdel-Fattah and Louise Adler on the cost of speaking out in a time of division

Louise Adler, former Adelaide Writers' Week director and long‑time publisher, and Randa Abdel‑Fattah, Palestinian Australian novelist, academic and lawyer, discuss Discipline. They explore why the novel is titled that way and links between law, self‑censorship and academic disciplines. Conversation covers research origins, media and university responses since October 2023, social media mischaracterisation, and pressures on racialised professionals.

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