Part eight: the pursuit of truth

Part eight: the pursuit of truth

Ben Doherty speaks to Nick McKenzie and Chris Masters, the journalists who first wrote stories accusing Ben Roberts-Smith of war crimes

At the heart of the defamation case Ben Roberts-Smith launched against three of Australia’s biggest newspapers were the articles published by Nick McKenzie and Chris Masters. In this episode Ben Doherty speaks to these journalists about what led them to start this investigation, how they overcame their doubts and fears to publish articles that accused Australia’s most decorated living soldier of war crimes, and what the results of the civil case mean for Australia’s military legacy