Gold Walkley

The Gold Walkley is the major award 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 award winners

Order	Year	Recipient(s)	Program / Title	Location / Publisher	Story / Issue	Reference
1.	1978	Catherine Martin	The West Australian	Perth	The impact of asbestos–related diseases on the mining community in Wittenoom Gorge	^[2]
2.	1979	Ron Tandberg	The Age	Melbourne	Cartoon: The public and the real Malcolm Fraser	^[3]
3.	1980	Leslie Grant Heading	ABC	Hobart	1980 Ash Wednesday bushfires	^[4]
4.	1981	John Lewis	The Newcastle Herald	Newcastle	Attempted takeover of NBN Television.	^[5]
5.	1982	Kerry O'Brien	ATN Channel 7	Sydney	Circle of Poison, an investigation into adverse health affects arising from the usage of popular chemicals in Australia	^[6]
6.	1983	Mary Delahunty and Alan Hall	Four Corners	ABC TV
7.	1984	Jan Mayman	The Age	Melbourne (freelance)	Death of John Pat, a 16-year-old Aboriginal Australian youth who died in police custody	^[7]
8.	1985	Chris Masters and Bruce Belsham	Four Corners	ABC TV	Sinking of the Rainbow Warrior	^[8]
9.	1986	Ron Tandberg	The Age	Melbourne	Cartoon highlighting the demarcation dispute between Bob Hawke and Paul Keating	^[9]
10.	1987	Phil Dickie	The Courier-Mail	Brisbane	Corruption in the Queensland Police Service which led to the Fitzgerald Inquiry	^[10]
11.	1988	Norman Swan	Radio National	ABC Radio	Allegations of scientific fraud against Foundation 41 founder Dr William McBride	^[11]
12.	1989	Alan Tate and Paul Bailey	The Sydney Morning Herald	Sydney
13.	1990	Janet Hawley	The Good Weekend	Fairfax Media
14.	1991	Monica Attard		ABC Radio	1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt	^[12]
15.	1992	Jenny Brockie		ABC TV	Cop it Sweet, a documentary investigating the police treatment of Indigenous Australians in Redfern	^[13]
16.	1993	Phillip Chubb and Sue Spencer		ABC TV	Labor in Power, a documentary series about the inner workings of a governing political party	^[14]
17.	1994	Peter McEvoy	Radio National	ABC Radio	Investigation into air safety following the Monarch Airlines disaster, near Young	^[15]
18.	1995	David Bentley	The Courier-Mail	Brisbane	The Helen Demidenko literary scandal	^[16]
19.	1996	Peter Hartcher	The Australian Financial Review
20.	1997	Mary-Louise O'Callaghan	The Australian		The Sandline Crisis: How the PNG government hired a mercenary group in an effort to crush the Bougainville rebels
21.	1998	Pamela Williams	The Australian Financial Review		A plan to smash a union: The dispute involving Patricks' stevedores questioned the role of the Federal Government and the Maritime Union
22.	1999	Richard Ackland, Deborah Richards and Anne Connolly	Media Watch	ABC TV	Cash for comment: Exposed Alan Jones, John Laws, and Radio 2UE's Cash for comment affair	^[17]
23.	2000	Mark Davis	Dateline	SBS TV	Timor Intelligence: How much Australia's intelligence services knew about the violence surrounding East Timor's independence election
24.	2001	Andrew Rule	The Age	Melbourne	Geoff Clarke: Power and rape: Allegations of sexual abuse by ATSIC chairman Geoff Clarke
25.	2002	Kate McClymont and Anne Davies	The Sydney Morning Herald	Sydney	Bulldogs salary cap scandal: Overpayment of Bulldogs' players led to a corruption inquiry by the NRL
26.	2003	Richard Moran	National Nine News	Nine Network	Canberra Bushfires: Filming of the firefighting process of the ACT fires, while still managing to help evacuees
27.	2004	Neil Chenoweth, Shraga Elam, Colleen Ryan, Andrew Main, and Rosemarie Graffagnini	Australian Financial Review		Rivkin's Swiss Bank Scandal: The unknown business dealings of Rene Rivkin
28.	2005	Tim Palmer		ABC	Aceh Tsunami and Jakarta Embassy Bomb: Extensive, innovative and courageous coverage of South Asia	^[18]
29.	2006	Liz Jackson, Lin Buckfield, Peter Cronau	Four Corners	ABC TV	Stoking the Fires: Arming of a civilian militia in East Timor after the country's independence process	^[19]^[20]
30.	2007	Hedley Thomas	The Australian		Dr Haneef: Arrest of Gold Coast doctor Muhamed Haneef	^[21]
31.	2008	Ross Coulthart and Nick Farrow	Sunday	Nine Network	Butcher of Bega: Investigation of a doctor's alleged malpractice and incompetence in Bega	^[22]
32.	2009	Gary Hughes	The Australian		The Black Saturday bushfires	^[23]
33.	2010	Laurie Oakes	Nine News	Nine Network	Labor leaks during the 2010 election campaign	^[24]
34.	2011	Sarah Ferguson, Michael Doyle and Anne Worthington	Four Corners	ABC TV	A Bloody Business: Cruelty inflicted on Australian cattle exported to Indonesian abattoirs	^[25]^[26]
35.	2012	Steve Pennells	The West Australian	Perth	Coverage of Gina Rinehart's feud with her children and an asylum seeker boat tragedy	^[27]
36.	2013	Joanne McCarthy	The Newcastle Herald	Newcastle	Sex abuse in the Catholic Church in the Hunter region	^[28]
37.	2014	Adele Ferguson, Deb Masters and Mario Christodoulo	Four Corners	ABC TV	Banking Bad: Financial planning and advice offered by the Commonwealth Bank and other organisations	^[29]^[30]^[31]
38.	2015	Caro Meldrum-Hanna, Sam Clark, Max Murch	Four Corners	ABC TV	Making a Killing: Live baiting in the Australian greyhound industry
39.	2016	Andrew Quilty	Freelance		The Man on the Operating Table	^[32]
40.	2017	Michael Bachelard and Kate Geraghty	The Age	Melbourne	Surviving IS: Stories of Mosul	^[33]
41.	2018	Hedley Thomas and Slade Gibson	The Australian	(podcast)	The Teacher's Pet	^[34]
42.	2019	Anthony Dowsley and Patrick Carlyon	Herald Sun	Melbourne	Lawyer X Informer Scandal	^[35]
43.	2020	Mark Willacy and the ABC Investigations-Four Corners Team	Four Corners	ABC TV	Killing Field: an exposé into alleged Australian war crimes in Afghanistan	^[36]
44.	2021	Samantha Maiden	news.com.au		Open secret: The Brittany Higgins story	^[37]
45.	2022	Anne Connolly, Stephanie Zillman and Ali Russell	Four Corners	ABC TV	State Control: report on Queensland's Public Guardian and Trustee system	^[38]
46.	2023	Edmund Tadros and Neil Chenoweth	The Australian Financial Review		‘PwC Tax Leaks Scandal'	^[39]

References

^ "History of the Walkley Awards". The Walkley Foundation. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
^ Stephens, Tony (1 May 2009). "Journalist exposed the dangers of asbestos". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
^ "Walkley Award". The Canberra Times. 17 November 1979. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
^ "Journalism awards". The Canberra Times. 11 October 1980. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
^ (10 October 1981) Journalism award to two staff members, The Canberra Times. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
^ "Walkley Award winners". The Canberra Times. 22 October 1982. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
^ "Award for best news story goes to freelance writer". The Canberra Times. 17 October 1984. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
^ "Adelaide drowning story takes out Walkley Award". The Canberra Times. 22 October 1985. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
^ "Top Walkley Awards to Melbourne journalists". The Canberra Times. 21 October 1986. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
^ "Journalists win awards". The Canberra Times. 22 October 1987. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
^ "Year's top journalists". The Canberra Times. 27 October 1988. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
^ "ABC scoops Walkleys". The Canberra Times. 19 November 1991. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
^ "ABC journalists wins top award". The Canberra Times. 28 November 1992. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
^ "'Labor in Power' takes out Walkley". The Canberra Times. 2 December 1993. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
^ "Top award for ABC journalist". The Canberra Times. 1 December 1994. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
^ "Qld journalist wins Gold Walkley". The Canberra Times. 1 December 1995. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
^ 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.
^ "Top journalism gong for ABC's Tim Palmer". The Sydney Morning Herald. Sydney. AAP. 1 December 2005. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
^ "Walkley Award winners announced". The Age. Melbourne. 30 November 2006. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
^ "Four Corners: Stoking the Fires"
^ "Haneef story gets Thomas a Gold Walkley". The Sydney Morning Herald. Sydney. 29 November 2007. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
^ Knox, David (28 November 2008). "Sunday journos win Gold Walkley". TV Tonight. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
^ Kelly, Joe (27 November 2009). "The Australian takes out the Gold Walkley". The Australian. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
^ "Laurie Oakes Wins Gold Walkley For ALP Leaks Stories". AustralianPolitics.com. 9 December 2010. Retrieved 7 March 2011.
^ "Four Corners wins Gold Walkley" (Press release). Australia: Four Corners, ABC TV. 29 November 2011. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
^ Four Corners: "A Bloody Business"
^ Emery, Ken (30 November 2012). "The West's Gold Walkley winner". The West Australian. Perth. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
^ "Walkley Awards: Joanne McCarthy wins gold, Caroline Jones among ABC journalists honoured". ABC News. Australia. 29 November 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
^ "2014 Walkley awards: The Age takes top gongs". The Age. Melbourne. 4 December 2014. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
^ "Walkley Awards: Fairfax business reporter Adele Ferguson strikes gold". The Sydney Morning Herald Fairfax. 5 December 2014. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
^ "Adele Ferguson, Deb Masters and Mario Christodoulou". The Walkley Foundation. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
^ "Walkley Awards: Andrew Quilty wins gold for photo of Kunduz hospital bombing aftermath". ABC. 3 December 2016. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
^ "Michael Bachelard and Kate Geraghty win Gold at 62nd Walkley Awards for Mosul coverage". Walkley Foundation. 29 November 2017. Archived from the original on 16 February 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
^ "Hit podcast The Teacher's Pet wins the 2018 Gold Walkley Award". Walkley Foundation. 22 November 2017. Archived from the original on 16 February 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
^ "Herald Sun's "Lawyer X" wins 2019 Gold Walkley Award". The Walkley Foundation. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
^ "Mark Willacy and the ABC Investigations-Four Corners Team". The Walkley Foundation. 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
^ "Samantha Maiden wins the Gold Walkley Award". The Walkley Foundation. 25 February 2022. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
^ Burgess, Kate (23 November 2022). "Spotlight on the 2022 Gold Walkley Winners". The Walkley Foundation. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
^ "Gold Walkley Winners". The Walkley Foundation. Retrieved 5 September 2024.

[Walkley-1] "History of the Walkley Awards". The Walkley Foundation. Retrieved 27 August 2011.

[obitsmh-2] Stephens, Tony (1 May 2009). "Journalist exposed the dangers of asbestos". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 5 December 2014.

[3] "Walkley Award". The Canberra Times. 17 November 1979. Retrieved 8 December 2020.

[4] "Journalism awards". The Canberra Times. 11 October 1980. Retrieved 8 December 2020.

[5] (10 October 1981) Journalism award to two staff members, The Canberra Times. Retrieved 8 April 2019.

[6] "Walkley Award winners". The Canberra Times. 22 October 1982. Retrieved 8 December 2020.

[7] "Award for best news story goes to freelance writer". The Canberra Times. 17 October 1984. Retrieved 8 December 2020.

[8] "Adelaide drowning story takes out Walkley Award". The Canberra Times. 22 October 1985. Retrieved 8 December 2020.

[9] "Top Walkley Awards to Melbourne journalists". The Canberra Times. 21 October 1986. Retrieved 8 December 2020.

[10] "Journalists win awards". The Canberra Times. 22 October 1987. Retrieved 8 December 2020.

[11] "Year's top journalists". The Canberra Times. 27 October 1988. Retrieved 8 December 2020.

[12] "ABC scoops Walkleys". The Canberra Times. 19 November 1991. Retrieved 8 December 2020.

[13] "ABC journalists wins top award". The Canberra Times. 28 November 1992. Retrieved 8 December 2020.

[14] "'Labor in Power' takes out Walkley". The Canberra Times. 2 December 1993. Retrieved 8 December 2020.

[15] "Top award for ABC journalist". The Canberra Times. 1 December 1994. Retrieved 8 December 2020.

[16] "Qld journalist wins Gold Walkley". The Canberra Times. 1 December 1995. Retrieved 8 December 2020.

[mmm-17] 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.

[18] "Top journalism gong for ABC's Tim Palmer". The Sydney Morning Herald. Sydney. AAP. 1 December 2005. Retrieved 4 December 2014.

[19] "Walkley Award winners announced". The Age. Melbourne. 30 November 2006. Retrieved 4 December 2014.

[20] "Four Corners: Stoking the Fires"

[21] "Haneef story gets Thomas a Gold Walkley". The Sydney Morning Herald. Sydney. 29 November 2007. Retrieved 4 December 2014.

[22] Knox, David (28 November 2008). "Sunday journos win Gold Walkley". TV Tonight. Retrieved 4 December 2014.

[23] Kelly, Joe (27 November 2009). "The Australian takes out the Gold Walkley". The Australian. Retrieved 4 December 2014.

[24] "Laurie Oakes Wins Gold Walkley For ALP Leaks Stories". AustralianPolitics.com. 9 December 2010. Retrieved 7 March 2011.

[25] "Four Corners wins Gold Walkley" (Press release). Australia: Four Corners, ABC TV. 29 November 2011. Retrieved 4 December 2014.

[26] Four Corners: "A Bloody Business"

[27] Emery, Ken (30 November 2012). "The West's Gold Walkley winner". The West Australian. Perth. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 December 2014.

[28] "Walkley Awards: Joanne McCarthy wins gold, Caroline Jones among ABC journalists honoured". ABC News. Australia. 29 November 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2014.

[29] "2014 Walkley awards: The Age takes top gongs". The Age. Melbourne. 4 December 2014. Retrieved 4 December 2014.

[SMH1-30] "Walkley Awards: Fairfax business reporter Adele Ferguson strikes gold". The Sydney Morning Herald Fairfax. 5 December 2014. Retrieved 5 December 2014.

[2014Gold-31] "Adele Ferguson, Deb Masters and Mario Christodoulou". The Walkley Foundation. Retrieved 5 December 2014.

[32] "Walkley Awards: Andrew Quilty wins gold for photo of Kunduz hospital bombing aftermath". ABC. 3 December 2016. Retrieved 3 December 2016.

[33] "Michael Bachelard and Kate Geraghty win Gold at 62nd Walkley Awards for Mosul coverage". Walkley Foundation. 29 November 2017. Archived from the original on 16 February 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2018.

[34] "Hit podcast The Teacher's Pet wins the 2018 Gold Walkley Award". Walkley Foundation. 22 November 2017. Archived from the original on 16 February 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2018.

[35] "Herald Sun's "Lawyer X" wins 2019 Gold Walkley Award". The Walkley Foundation. Retrieved 28 November 2019.

[36] "Mark Willacy and the ABC Investigations-Four Corners Team". The Walkley Foundation. 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2021.

[37] "Samantha Maiden wins the Gold Walkley Award". The Walkley Foundation. 25 February 2022. Retrieved 26 February 2022.

[38] Burgess, Kate (23 November 2022). "Spotlight on the 2022 Gold Walkley Winners". The Walkley Foundation. Retrieved 24 November 2022.

[39] "Gold Walkley Winners". The Walkley Foundation. Retrieved 5 September 2024.

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