Gold Walkley

The Gold Walkley is the most prestigious of the Walkley Awards for Australian journalism.[1] It is chosen by the Walkley Advisory Board from the winners of all the other categories (excluding the Journalism Leadership and Most Outstanding Contribution to Journalism awards). It has been awarded annually since 1978.

List of Gold Walkley Award winners

OrderYearRecipient(s)Program / TitleLocation / PublisherStory / IssueReference
1.1978Catherine MartinThe West AustralianPerthThe impact of asbestosrelated diseases on the mining community in Wittenoom Gorge[2]
2.1979Ron TandbergThe AgeMelbourne
3.1980Leslie Grant HeadingABCHobart
4.1981John LewisThe Newcastle HeraldNewcastle
5.1982Kerry O'BrienATN Channel 7Sydney
6.1983Mary Delahunty and Alan HallFour CornersABC TV
7.1984Jan MaymanThe AgeMelbourne (freelance)
8.1985Chris Masters and Bruce BelshamFour CornersABC TV
9.1986Ron TandbergThe AgeMelbourne
10.1987Phil DickieThe Courier-MailBrisbane
11.1988Norman SwanRadio NationalABC Radio
12.1989Alan Tate and Paul BaileyThe Sydney Morning HeraldSydney
13.1990Janet HawleyThe Good WeekendFairfax Media
14.1991Monica AttardABC Radio
15.1992Jenny BrockieABC TV
16.1993Phillip Chubb and Sue SpencerABC TV
17.1994Peter McEvoyRadio NationalABC Radio
18.1995David BentleyThe Courier-MailBrisbane
19.1996Peter HartcherThe Australian Financial Review
20.1997Mary-Louise O'CallaghanThe AustralianThe Sandline Crisis: How the PNG government hired a mercenary group in an effort to crush the Bougainville rebels
21.1998Pamela WilliamsThe Australian Financial ReviewA plan to smash a union: The dispute involving Patricks' stevedores questioned the role of the Federal Government and the Maritime Union
22.1999Richard Ackland, Deborah Richards and Anne ConnollyMedia WatchABC TVCash for comment: Exposed Alan Jones, John Laws, and Radio 2UE's Cash for comment affair[3]
23.2000Mark DavisDatelineSBS TVTimor Intelligence: How much Australia's intelligence services knew about the violence surrounding East Timor's independence election
24.2001Andrew RuleThe AgeMelbourneGeoff Clarke: Power and rape: Allegations of sexual abuse by ATSIC chairman Geoff Clarke
25.2002Kate McClymont and Anne DaviesThe Sydney Morning HeraldSydneyBulldogs salary cap scandal: Overpayment of Bulldogs' players led to a corruption inquiry by the NRL
26.2003Richard MoranNational Nine NewsNine NetworkCanberra Bushfires: Filming of the firefighting process of the ACT fires, while still managing to help evacuees
27.2004Neil Chenoweth, Shraga Elam, Colleen Ryan,
Andrew Main, and Rosemarie Graffagnini
Australian Financial ReviewRivkin's Swiss Bank Scandal: The unknown business dealings of Rene Rivkin
28.2005Tim PalmerABCAceh Tsunami and Jakarta Embassy Bomb: Extensive, innovative and courageous coverage of South Asia[4]
29.2006Liz Jackson, Lin Buckfield, Peter CronauFour CornersABC TVStoking the Fires: Arming of a civilian militia in East Timor after the country's independence process[5][6]
30.2007Hedley ThomasThe AustralianDr Haneef: Arrest of Gold Coast doctor Muhamed Haneef[7]
31.2008Ross Coulthart and Nick FarrowSundayNine NetworkButcher of Bega: Investigation of a doctor's alleged malpractice and incompetence in Bega[8]
32.2009Gary HughesThe AustralianThe Black Saturday bushfires[9]
33.2010Laurie OakesNine NewsNine NetworkLabor leaks during the 2010 election campaign[10]
34.2011Sarah Ferguson, Michael Doyle and Anne WorthingtonFour CornersABC TVA Bloody Business: Cruelty inflicted on Australian cattle exported to Indonesian abattoirs[11][12]
35.2012Steve PennellsThe West AustralianPerthCoverage of Gina Rinehart's feud with her children and an asylum seeker boat tragedy[13]
36.2013Joanne McCarthyThe Newcastle HeraldNewcastleSex abuse in the Catholic Church in the Hunter region[14]
37.2014Adele Ferguson, Deb Masters and Mario ChristodoulouFour CornersABC TVBanking Bad: Financial planning and advice offered by the Commonwealth Bank and other organisations[15][16][17]
38.2015Caro Meldrum-Hanna, Sam Clark, Max MurchFour CornersABC TVMaking a Killing: Live baiting in the Australian greyhound industry.
39.2016Andrew QuiltyFreelanceThe Man on the Operating Table[18]
40.2017Michael Bachelard and Kate GeraghtyThe AgeMelbourneSurviving IS: Stories of Mosul[19]
41.2018Hedley Thomas and Slade GibsonThe AustralianThe Teacher's Pet (podcast)[20]
42.2019Anthony Dowsley and Patrick CarlyonHerald SunMelbourneLawyer X Informer Scandal[21]
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gollark: When that is updated, the meaning has always been that and will never be anything else.
gollark: The meaning of words is determined by a list stored on osmarks.tk.
gollark: WRONG!
gollark: > there is literally no reason to fight against a word's current usage when another one works fineYes there is. Lots of things are tied to the word sometimes.

References

  1. "History of the Walkley Awards". The Walkley Foundation. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
  2. Stephens, Tony (1 May 2009). "Journalist exposed the dangers of asbestos". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
  3. Spence, Edward H.; Andrew Alexandra; Aaron Quinn; Anne Dunn (2011). "A Conflict of Media Roles: Advertising, Public Relations and Journalism". Media, Markets and Morals. West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell. p. 101. ISBN 978-1-4051-7547-0.
  4. "Top journalism gong for ABC's Tim Palmer". The Sydney Morning Herald. Sydney. AAP. 1 December 2005. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
  5. "Walkley Award winners announced". The Age. Melbourne. 30 November 2006. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
  6. "Four Corners: Stoking the Fires"
  7. "Haneef story gets Thomas a Gold Walkley". The Sydney Morning Herald. Sydney. 29 November 2007. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
  8. Knox, David (28 November 2008). "Sunday journos win Gold Walkley". TV Tonight. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
  9. Kelly, Joe (27 November 2009). "The Australian takes out the Gold Walkley". The Australian. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
  10. "Laurie Oakes Wins Gold Walkley For ALP Leaks Stories". AustralianPolitics.com. 9 December 2010. Retrieved 7 March 2011.
  11. "Four Corners wins Gold Walkley" (Press release). Australia: Four Corners, ABC TV. 29 November 2011. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
  12. Four Corners: "A Bloody Business"
  13. Emery, Ken (30 November 2012). "The West's Gold Walkley winner". The West Australian. Perth. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
  14. "Walkley Awards: Joanne McCarthy wins gold, Caroline Jones among ABC journalists honoured". ABC News. Australia. 29 November 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
  15. "2014 Walkley awards: The Age takes top gongs". The Age. Melbourne. 4 December 2014. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
  16. "Walkley Awards: Fairfax business reporter Adele Ferguson strikes gold". The Sydney Morning Herald Fairfax. 5 December 2014. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
  17. "Adele Ferguson, Deb Masters and Mario Christodoulou". The Walkley Foundation. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
  18. "Walkley Awards: Andrew Quilty wins gold for photo of Kunduz hospital bombing aftermath". ABC. 3 December 2016. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
  19. "Michael Bachelard and Kate Geraghty win Gold at 62nd Walkley Awards for Mosul coverage". Walkley Foundation. 29 November 2017. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
  20. "Hit podcast The Teacher's Pet wins the 2018 Gold Walkley Award". Walkley Foundation. 22 November 2017. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
  21. "Herald Sun's "Lawyer X" wins 2019 Gold Walkley Award". The Walkley Foundation. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
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