Nick McKenzie
Investigative Reporter
“I flew all the way to the other end of the world. I was meeting this secret source. I had no idea whether they were a man, a woman, if they were young, old. The arranged meeting time, black car pulls up, the door opens, and there’s my mysterious ‘Figaro.’ I could tell he was looking at me going, ‘Who the hell is this Australian? He looks about five years old. Is he the guy I should be trusting to unlock this story?'”
— NICK MCKENZIE
About
Nick McKenzie is a leading Australian investigative journalist who works for the newspapers The Age and the Sydney Morning Herald. He has also presented major investigations for the ABC’s Four Corners, 60 Minutes, and the Australian Financial Review. With 20 years’ experience, Nick’s investigations span foreign affairs, defense and national security, corporate wrongdoing, politics, organized crime and corruption, the criminal justice system, and social affairs.
Award-Winning Journalism
Nick’s work has sparked parliamentary inquiries and Royal Commissions, prompted investigations in Australia, and led to significant legislative change. He broke the Unaoil story, which led to prosecutions in the UK and the US. His journalism has been recognized with 16 Walkley Awards, Australia’s highest journalism honor. Four times he has been named Australian Journalist of the Year.