On secrets. Annika Smethurst. 2020.

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On June 4 2019, Federal Police raided the home of Walkely Award-winning journalist Annika Smethurst, changing her life forever.

Police claim they were investigating the publication of classified information, her employer called it a ‘dangerous act of intimidation’, Smethurst believes she was simply doing her job.

Smethurst became the accidental poster woman for press freedom as politicians debated the merits of police searching through her underwear drawer. In On Secrets she discusses the impact this invasion has had on her life, and examines the importance of press freedom in a healthy democracy.