Nick McKenzie and Chris Masters of The Age have won the Grant Hattam Quill for Investigative Journalism for their Ben Roberts-Smith Investigations.

Judges’ citation

This entry is the culmination of six years of fearless reporting by Nick McKenzie and Chris Masters. They overcame a code of silence to uncover war crimes, they were resolute in the face of threats and intimidation, and they put their reputations on the line in a high-stakes defamation trial in which they were ultimately vindicated. This is investigative journalism at its finest.

Highly Commended

Stephen Drill and Jason Edwards, Network News/Sunday Herald Sun, “Narcos: On the frontline”

Charlotte Grieve and Amelia Adams, The Age, “Sole Destroying”

Shortlisted

Charlotte Grieve, The Age, “Detention secrets”