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Daily Telegraph takes action after ‘mind-blowingly stupid’ stunt … by tracking down leaker | The Weekly Beast

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February 28, 2025

Daily Telegraph editor keeps quiet to newsroom about damaging affair as one staff member resigns. Plus: is the writing on the wall for Binge?

The Daily Telegraph editor, Ben English, has never addressed the newsroom about an alleged attempt by News Corp staff to provoke workers at a Middle Eastern restaurant into making prejudicial comments.

The confrontation in the Newtown restaurant was described this week by Asio’s director general, Mike Burgess, as “mind-blowingly stupid” and “unhelpful” during a Senate estimates hearing.

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