Palestinian-Australian author Randa Abdel-Fattah says she is moving away from a threatened defamation action against South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas, according to multiple reports. Earlier this year, Abdel-Fattah said she had sent two concerns notices to the Premier in response to comments made around the time of her removal from the line-up of Adelaide Writers’ Week, which prompted public criticism. The outlet reports describe her latest update as abandoning or dropping the intended legal action. The articles do not indicate that the defamation proceedings have commenced, nor do they provide details of any settlement or revised legal strategy. The reports also reference the broader controversy surrounding her expulsion from the festival and the subsequent scrutiny of public statements made by political figures. Overall, the sources agree that Abdel-Fattah’s position changes from pursuing legal action to withdrawing that plan, following the exchange of concerns notices related to the Adelaide Writers’ Week matter.