Creative Australia boss forced to refute rumour he had resigned as fallout over Khaled Sabsabi dumping continues

<p>Adrian Collette sends all-staff email denying that he and the chair of Creative Australia’s board had quit amid calls for resignations</p><ul><li><strong><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/feb/28/australia-news-live-creative-australia-adrian-collette-greens-election-cost-of-living-anthony-albanese-peter-dutton-ntwnfb">Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates</a></strong></li><li><strong>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></strong></li></ul><p>The beleaguered CEO of Creative Australia, Adrian Collette, has quashed rumours that emerged overnight that he and the chair of the body’s board, Robert Morgan, had resigned.</p><p>“There is a rumour circulating on social media that Robert Morgan and I have resigned,” said his email to all staff of the government arts funding organisation, sent just after 8.30am on Friday.</p><p><strong><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=copyembed">Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email</a></strong></p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2025/feb/28/creative-australia-boss-adrian-collette-denies-resignation-khaled-sabsabi-dumping-venice-biennale-ntwnfb">Continue reading...</a>