Australia's Daily Telegraph prints rival's pages by mistake

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The Sydney Daily Telegraph has apologised for the printing error

One of Australia's most popular tabloids has blamed a printing error after pages from a rival newspaper appeared in its Thursday edition.

The Sydney-based Daily Telegraph, a right-leaning tabloid owned by Rupert Murdoch, accidentally printed two pages of the Sydney Morning Herald.

The pages include a letter calling for action to tackle climate change.

The Telegraph has apologised for the mistake and said it happened during the production process.

“Both papers share the same printing facility in Sydney's west,” it said in a statement posted to Twitter. “We apologise for any confusion this has caused.”

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Good morning readers, today @DailyTelegraph printed 2 pages from The Sydney Morning Herald in some editions. Both papers share the same printing facility in Sydney's west and the error happened during the production process. We apologise for any confusion this has caused. pic.twitter.com/PzGSeLjlmH

— The Daily Telegraph (@dailytelegraph) April 24, 2019

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The mistake was spotted by a number of readers who were quick to see the funny side.

“No need to apologise,” wrote Sydney Morning Herald journalist Kate McClymont. “Having some [Herald] pages is a reader bonus.”

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So.. for those who doubt; here is a little video. pic.twitter.com/vCh2KHHgfx

— Sabra Lane (@SabraLane) April 24, 2019

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“Might have been someone's last day on the job,” one Twitter user joked.

“Extreme cost cutting？ From sharing printing facilities to now sharing [the] same newspaper,” another wrote.

Fairfax and News Corp, the companies that own the newspapers, agreed to share printing facilities in 2018.

“The printing arrangements make the production of newspapers more efficient for both publishers,” Greg Hywood, the former head of Fairfax, said at the time.