‘Wish I put my phone down’: Star chairman’s lament won’t save job

We’ve all been there. You get a bit of bad news, you pick up the phone and you fire off a sharp text message that you regret when the red mist has lifted.

For most of us, it’s usually pretty harmless. For David Foster, it’s a misstep that seems likely to cost him his job as the executive chairman of The Star Entertainment Group.