Best of 2023: She exposed Australian war crimes. She paid a price

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In November 2020, a damning report about Australia’s Defence Force was published. Known as the Brereton report - it found credible evidence that our Defence Force had committed war crimes.

This investigation shocked the nation, and led to a reckoning within our Defence Force - and the public’s perception of it.

And there was one woman - Samantha Crompvoets - whose research kicked off the whole thing. But in doing so, she has had to pay a hefty price. 

On this episode, Samantha tells us about that story, and why telling the truth came at such a cost. 

This episode contains mentions of suicide.

This episode first aired on July 6, 2023.

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