Writer Randa Abdel-Fattah was cancelled from Adelaide Writers’ Week because of intervention by Premier Peter Malinauskas, explosive board documents reveal.

The right to protest is under attack, raising serious concerns about freedom of speech – and the functioning of Australia's democracy.

Peter Lalor was among those attacked by police at the protest against the visit by Israel President Issac Herzog. "We were assaulted on the streets of our town by police itching for a fight," writes the senior journalist.

The new Adelaide Festival board says it will take it up to almost three months — which is after the South Australian election — to hand over the minutes of just one month’s worth of meetings.

The pro-Israel lobby is fighting to “outlaw protest" and "constrain free speech” to silence criticism of Israel, says one of the nation’s most prominent Jewish identities.