{"id":833204,"date":"2026-07-30T10:16:11","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T10:16:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/833204\/"},"modified":"2026-07-30T10:16:11","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T10:16:11","slug":"hastie-reveals-why-he-leaked-secret-recording-to-watoday-the-west-australian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/833204\/","title":{"rendered":"Hastie reveals why he leaked secret recording to WAtoday &#8211; The West Australian"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMi6gFBVV95cUxNRFB5cHdzNVU0OUZIdHhlYjV6X1JqVzZHU2hYS1V1bVRzMEhWSWZsdTFIUEFsQUttVGk1bWdlYXhuVGZpVEUzUWM5ZmVUQ3pXRVZZSVp1eXpMd1JIS2N1cldWWGZTUUQ3T0dYSS1BekFER0RoSTJVUm5pR0NTS2ZMY2RZX1RSaFBPaVlidjd6bUNVNjV2Zl9FeWFURnNUSmhTTENtMDAyYlg4MU4tRkp4YXBTVnU5NzBkRW8tdmZRdzRnaDdBVXRadkNUSjlhSnRucWxkV3RQcjU2N3V1c3hrVEdWdTFFcW15MXc?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Hastie reveals why he leaked secret recording to WAtoday<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;The West Australian<a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMi1wFBVV95cUxQLXIzc2x5TlJtZ3BSZko0ZVNEUHB5T01idnN5dXlHMU9Scm01NUo5LXNjeFFoUjRMZWM4QzQyNTFfM3Z1cVQ5dlI4TVR2amJHeTVnMFlfejdqQlFOdTVsVF9teGJHanJ2WDUzSDJCR296ejBab210YUNEMzJGblU0aEtFb09aOHYxc2x4XzFWd1RJaFFybEZFRm9oVkV0MGNpY3JoOW52ZW52Zm5BVmMwT0JDTEZTT2pESkJLWnlocGVCOWloYlZUQzVzd1RNd21pUWpTMFEwUQ?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Why I leaked the secret tape: Hastie defends sharing toxic soil recording<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;WAtoday<a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMisAFBVV95cUxObnJRdndEZWVWUWF3YjlieGN5ZEpWNGlWT05xeE1HbFJrbC15QXBnSzNRcG94RUE3RlBlV3A3UFVYc1Q2Q1E4VWx2bUZ6UHc0ZHpOX0tES2xOcUEtYjdySTJBWk10ZUxLMllsN1R0dVJQZlZIOGxzbGFwX2p6ZlZwcVFkN2dYTWUtbzY1VW1jSzFFcmdiTWkybWw4Mjc3TlRWbmdNcUxKdU9nVTJabzRMUQ?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Liberal MP Andrew Hastie takes stand in WAtoday defamation trial<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;ABC News &amp; 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