Good journo. May he continue to do good important work
Nick McKenzieis an Australian investigative journalist. He has won 14[1]Walkley Awards,[2][3]been twice[1]named theGraham Perkin Australian Journalist of the Year[4][5]and also received theKennedy Awardfor Journalist of the Year in 2020[6][7]and 2022.[8][9]He is the president of theMelbourne Press Club.[10][11]
McKenzie is known for his work uncovering corruption in politics, business, foreign affairs/defence, human rights issues, policing, and criminal justice.[1]He works for Melbourne'sThe Age,The Sydney Morning HeraldandThe Australian Financial Review, and has reported forAustralian Broadcasting Corporation'sFour Corners[2]and Nine’s60 Minutes.[12][13]
In June 2023, McKenzie and colleagueChris Masterswon what was dubbed the ‘defamation trial of the century’,[14]a historicfederal courtlawsuit brought by decorated soldierBen Roberts-Smith.[15]A judge said four of the six murder allegations presented to the court by the two journalists in defence of their earlier reporting were substantially true.[16
