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First, kidnapping the Wallabies; now tackling online bullying

The debate about stopping cyberbullying has so far centred around bans and age limits. This former spy has a different solution.

Jemima Whyte
Jemima WhyteSenior reporter

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Back before the 2015 Rugby World Cup, the then Wallabies coach Michael Cheika orchestrated an unusual and infamous team bonding exercise: kidnapping players.

Whisked in vans to a garage by men in balaclavas, they found themselves under interrogation. The man asking the questions was Shane Britten, a former Australian Security and Intelligence Organisation operative.

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Jemima Whyte writes on business, specialising in companies, capital markets and innovation. Jemima has reported on business for The Australian Financial Review for more than 13 years. Email Jemima at jemima.whyte@afr.com

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