Australian war memorial withdraws literary prize awarded to author and journalist Chris Masters
Sep 18, 2025
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The Australian War Memorial has decided not to award a prestigious literary prize to journalist Chris Masters for a book about alleged war criminal Ben Roberts-Smith, insisting the rules prevent established authors from being considered.
GUEST: Peter Stanley, Principal Historian at the Australian War Memorial from 1980 to 2007.