The proxy war being fought in Australia’s arts community over the Israel-Palestine conflict has claimed another high-profile ...

A major literary festival held in Sydney has a new chair after the former chair quit over concerns the event lacked a diversity of opinions on issues such as the Middle East conflict.

In 1810, Governor Lachlan Macquarie commissioned a bench for his wife, and the city's convicts carved Mrs. Macquarie's Chair out of a sandstone rock overlooking Sydney Harbour. To this day ...

Australian businesswoman and philanthropist Kathy Shand has quit as chair of the Sydney Writers’ Festival, warning that this year’s festival may not be a “safe and inclusive space” for all attendees.

The Sydney Writers’ Festival board on Monday announced Robert Watkins would take over from former Jewish chair Kathy Shand, who has departed the role on the eve of the annual event in May over ...

The Sydney Writers’ Festival has announced its new chair, just days after Kathy Shand quit over concerns this year’s event lacked diverse views on the Gaza conflict. The Sydney Writers ...