An Australian publisher has scrapped a children's book over comments made by the book's illustrator on the Bondi beach shooting, which the publisher says violates its policy on antisemitism.
The move has prompted several prominent Australian writers to cut ties with The University of Queensland Press (UQP) and sparked allegations of political censorship.
Thousands of copies had already been printed for Bila, A River Cycle - an Indigenous children's book, written by poet Jazz Money and illustrated by Matt Chun.
In January, Chun wrote and published an essay on his public Substack newsletter critiquing some of the public's responses to the Bondi shooting.
Fifteen people were killed after two gunmen opened fire at a Jewish festival held at the beach on 14 December.
