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Former ASIO agent says Australians 'deserve to know' what led to Bondi attack

Fading2 outlets reported this in 7 reports over 3 days - a further 3 reports reprinted copy already published elsewhere
After publishing: 1 headline quietly rewritten1 change
  1. ABC News (Australia)seen 21 Aug, 22:47headline rewritten

    Tony Burke breaks silence on ex-ASIO agent's Bondi royal commission testimonyBurke breaks silence on ex-ASIO agent's royal commission testimony

The headline, as it mutated - 2 wordings

  1. 16 Aug, 19:30Former ASIO agent says Australians 'deserve to know' what led to Bondi attack1 outlet
  2. 21 Aug, 02:27Ex-spy cleared to give evidence on Bondi terrorists4 outlets
  3. and 2 one-off wordings
original reportingcopies
Sun, 16 August 2026peak 5 reports on Fri, 21 August 2026Fri, 28 August 2026

What it is about

Former ASIO agentMarcusBondiMike BurgessNaveed AkramSajid AkramTony BurkeJonno DuniamAustralian AssociatedHome AffairsParliament HouseRoyal CommissionDepartment Of Home AffairsAustraliaSydney, New South Wales, AustraliaBondi Beach, New South Wales, AustraliaAustralianASIOIslamic State networksWestern Sydney

Who published it, and when

original reportcopyedited after publishingfirst to report
tenterfieldstar.com.au1 original report
bunburymail.com.au1 copy echoing tenterfieldstar.com.au
merimbulanewsweekly.com.au1 copy echoing tenterfieldstar.com.au
narrominenewsonline.com.au1 copy echoing tenterfieldstar.com.au
ABC News (Australia)1 original report - edited after publishing
21 Aug, 02:27over 8 hours21 Aug, 10:25

2 reports left out of the cascade - too little in common with the story to place

How it spread - 4 original reports, 3 reprints

  1. Sun, 16 August 2026

    1 report

  2. Fri, 21 August 2026

    2 reports

  3. Fri, 28 August 2026

    1 report

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