Nick McKenzie

Multi-award winning Australian investigative journalist and documentary maker


Nick McKenzie - Investigative Journalist

Nick McKenzie is an acclaimed Australian investigative journalist, working primarily for Melbourne newspaper The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald. He’s presented major investigations for the ABC's Four Corners program, 60 Minutes and the Australian Financial Review. With two decades experience, Nick has won every major award in Australian journalism, including the nation’s highest journalism award, the Walkley, a record sixteen times. He’s been named Australian Journalist of the Year on four occasions.

 His investigations span foreign affairs, defence and national security, corporate wrongdoing, politics, organised crime and corruption, the criminal justice system and social affairs. His work has sparked many national and state inquires, including Royal Commissions and parliamentary probes, prompted major corruption investigations in Australia, the US and Britain and led to significant legislative change.

Nick was interviewed by Democracy’s Watchdogs about his 20 year career as an investigative journalist

Crossing The Line

Shortlisted for both the Walkey Book of the Year and the Australian Political Book of the Year, Crossing the Line is an explosive exposé and testament to the power of investigative journalism. It tells the inside story of how investigative journalists Nick McKenzie and Chris Masters revealed Australia’s biggest war crimes scandal and exposed the nation’s most revered war hero, Ben Roberts-Smith, as a war criminal.
"A tour de force… and vital reminder of the power of journalism.” Ben Doherty, The Guardian

 

Contact Nick

Whistleblowers and tip-offs are crucial to Nick’s work. Contact him on any of the channels below if you would like something investigated.

  • To remain anonymous, create an anonymous email address at ProtonMail and contact Nick at nickmckenzie@protonmail.com

  • Nick’s usual email is nmckenzie@theage.com.au

  • Nick is also on signal, an encrypted phone messaging app which allows you to send disappearing messages (+61401877402)

Nick also regularly speaks at corporate events and conferences. Contact him to discuss a speaking arrangement- nmckenzie@theage.com.au


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Recent work


Democracy's Watchdogs

 

Nick has covered the local mafia, allegations of war crimes, Crown Casino’s links to criminal figures, political donations by Chinese interests, national security issues, foreign bribery by the Reserve Bank and other companies, and much more.


Elite Australian soldiers during Afghanistan war

 

An explosive edition of 60 Minutes exposes the shocking allegations about the conduct of some of Australia’s elite soldiers during the conflict in Afghanistan. After two years of exhaustive research, award-winning journalists Nick McKenzie and Chris Masters reveal unpalatable truths about a group of men Australians think of as heroes.