Who knew what and when? How the Sofronoff report leak unfolded

At 5.28pm on Wednesday, Samantha Maiden, News.com.au political editor, published a story outlining the findings of the report. The article was based on “sources who have been briefed on the contents of the report” but did not quote directly from Mr Sofronoff’s report. (Maiden won the Gold Walkley, Australia’s top journalism award, in 2022 for her coverage of Ms Higgins’ rape allegation.)