Not The News - with Paula Penfold

Not The News - with Paula Penfold

The truth came out. But not on its own.

Behind the scenes of one of the biggest stories I can remember.

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Paula Penfold
Nov 16, 2025
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Some weeks in journalism feel much bigger than the people doing the work, than any one newsroom or byline or reporter. This was one of those weeks. The truth came out. Not cleanly or easily but because people kept pushing.

When the IPCA dropped its 135-page report into the multiple failures surrounding Jevon McSkimming on Tuesday evening, he wasn’t even …

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