Walkley Award finalists 2023

By AdNews | 13 October 2023
 

The finalists for the 68th annual Walkley Awards for Excellence in Journalism, selected from 1355 entries, have been announced.

Winners will be announced in Sydney on Thursday, November 23. 

“The importance of strong and incisive journalism is magnified right now as we watch war and atrocities explode internationally, wait with anxiety about a summer of potential natural disasters sparked by Climate Change and face a significant referendum this weekend about the Constitutional recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders," said Shona Martyn, CEO of the Walkley Foundation.

“While the 68th Walkley Awards cannot recognise stories that have developed since our closing date for entries on August 31, this year’s finalists include stellar coverage of such pressing issues and more. Australia’s reporters, commentators, photographers, camera operators, cartoonists, podcasters, authors and documentary makers have produced extraordinary works of public interest journalism in the last 12 months. As they will in the next year. The quality of the finalists is high and they are all to be commended for shining a light on darkness and on telling the stories that need to be told in their own mediums.”

PRINT/TEXT NEWS REPORT

  • Luke Henriques-Gomes, The Guardian, ‘Colleen Taylor: The Robodebt Whistleblower’ 
  • Liam Mendes, The Australian, ‘Northern Territory’ 
  • Paul Sakkal, The Age, ‘Daniel Andrews Under Direct Investigation in Operation Daintree’

FEATURE WRITING SHORT (UNDER 4000 WORDS)
Award Partner The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age

  • Stephanie Convery, The Guardian, ‘“Slowly Tortured by His Brain”: Family Urges Action on Head Trauma at Concussion Inquiry’
  • Ben Smee, The Guardian, ‘Ricky’s Story’
  • Jeremy Story Carter, ABC, ‘Kick in Hope’

FEATURE WRITING LONG (OVER 4000 WORDS)
Award Partner MEAA

  • Greg Bearup, The Weekend Australian, ‘White Hands on Black Art’
  • Richard Cooke and Anna Verney, The Monthly, ‘Being John Hughes’
  • Tom de Souza, The West Australian, ‘The Road Home: Finding Joy After Juvenile Detention and Ice Addiction’ 

ALL MEDIA: COMMENTARY, ANALYSIS, OPINION AND CRITIQUE
Award Partner Thomson Geer Lawyers

  • Lorena Allam, The Guardian, ‘An Indigenous Perspective on the Voice’
  • John Lyons, ABC, ‘John Lyons Body of Work’ 
  • Katharine Murphy, The Guardian, ‘Saturday Political Commentary’

ALL MEDIA: EXPLANATORY JOURNALISM

  • Matt Bevan, Yasmin Parry, Andrew George and Andrew Harrison, ABC, ‘If You're Listening’
  • Karla Grant and the Living Black Team, NITV, ‘Referendum for an Indigenous Voice: The Campaigners’ 
  • Rick Morton, The Saturday Paper, ‘The Robodebt Royal Commission’

ALL MEDIA: COVERAGE OF INDIGENOUS AFFAIRS

  • Ben Abbatangelo, Anthony Hawwa, Andy Marriott and Casey Vigushin, Network 10, The Project, ‘Young Voices Lost’
  • Bridget Brennan, Suzanne Dredge, Brooke Fryer and Stephanie Zillman, ABC, Four Corners, ‘How Many More?’ 
  • Mathew Cornwell, Carrie Fellner, Katrina McGowan and Rhett Wyman, The Sydney Morning Herald, ‘Paradise Poisoned’ 

ALL MEDIA: COVERAGE OF COMMUNITY & REGIONAL AFFAIRS
Award Partner BHP

  • Tallulah Bieundurry, Hannah Murphy, Erin Parke and Andrew Seabourne, ABC, 7.30 and ABC News, ‘Kimberley Floods’ 
  • Daniel Clarke, Fox Docos, Binge, The Advertiser, ‘Body of Work’
  • Christopher Walsh and David Wood, NT Independent, ‘Fatal Failures: Behind the Scenes of the Zach Rolfe Affair’ 

ALL MEDIA: CARTOON 
Award Partner Epson

  • Badiucao, The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald, ‘Badiucao’
  • Warren Brown, The Daily Telegraph, ‘Warren Brown – The Daily Telegraph
  • Mark Knight, Herald Sun, ‘How Dutton Sees the Referendum’

ALL MEDIA: SPORTS JOURNALISM
Award Partner University of Queensland

  • David Mark, ABC 7.30 and ABC News, ‘“After Almost 30 Years, These Women are Finally Seeing Justice": The Investigation into Paedophile Rock Climbing Coach, Stephen Mitchell’
  • Pat McGrath, Alex McDonald, Carla Hildebrandt and Sarah Curnow, ABC, Four Corners and ABC News, ‘Game, Bet, Match’ 
  • Team Fenech, Spotlight and Channel 7 News, ‘Thanks for the Memories – Mario Fenech’ 

SPORT PHOTOGRAPHY

  • Robert Cianflone, Getty Images and The Daily Telegraph, ‘Just Another Day’
  • David Gray, AFP, ‘Moments in Sport’
  • Quinn Rooney, Getty Images, ‘Beauty in Sport’

AUDIO SHORT (UNDER 20 MINUTES)
Award Partner ABC

  • Allyson Horn, ABC Radio, ABC RN and AM, ‘Inside Iran’ 
  • Sean Rubinsztein-Dunlop, ABC Radio, AM, ‘Türkiye Earthquake Disaster’
  • Elsa Silberstein, ABC News, ‘Dialysis in Balgo’

AUDIO LONG (OVER 20 MINUTES)
Award Partner Minter Ellison

  • Dying Rose Team, The Advertiser, ‘Dying Rose’
  • Brooke Fryer, Kirstie Wellauer, Brigid Anderson and the Indigenous Affairs Team, ABC, Background Briefing, ‘The Outland or the Cage’
  • LiSTNR Factual Team, LiSTNR, ‘The Children in the Pictures Podcast’

DIGITAL MEDIA: INNOVATION JOURNALISM
Award Partner News Corp 

  • ABC News Video Lab and the Indigenous Affairs Team, ABC, ‘Locked Up and Locked Down’
  • ABCQueer, ABC Innovation Lab and ABC Digital Story Innovations Team, ABC News,  ‘Retracing the Steps of the First Mardi Gras’
  • The Offside Project Team, The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald, ‘How to Lay a Perfect Offside Trap – and How to Break It’

ALL MEDIA: SCOOP OF THE YEAR
Award Partner The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age

  • Liam Bartlett, Steve Jackson and Mark Llewellyn, Channel 7, Spotlight, ‘Trial and Error’
  • Josh Hanrahan and Mark Morri, The Daily Telegraph, ‘Cooma Taser Scandal’
  • Andrew Probyn and Jake Evans, ABC News, ‘Lidia Thorpe and the Bikie Boss’

ALL MEDIA: COVERAGE OF A MAJOR NEWS EVENT OR ISSUE
Award Partner Sky News Australia 

  • The Australian Financial Review Team, The Australian Financial Review, ‘PwC Tax Leaks Scandal – AFR Coverage’
  • Michael Bachelard, Nick McKenzie, Amelia Ballinger and Joel Tozer, The AgeThe Sydney Morning Herald and 60 Minutes, ‘Home Affairs Failings’ 
  • The State of Addiction Team, The Sydney Morning Herald, ‘State of Addiction’

NEWS PHOTOGRAPHY

  • Ian Munro, The West Australian, ‘Banksia Hill Riot’
  • Dean Sewell, Oculi and The Guardian, ‘Return to Uluru – The Repatriation of Yukun’
  • Darrian Traynor, Getty Images, ‘A Dark Day’

ALL MEDIA: SPECIALIST AND BEAT REPORTING

  • Sophie Aubrey and Clay Lucas, The Age,  ‘Flood Fury: The Maribyrnong River Disaster’ 
  • Christopher Knaus, The Guardian, ‘The Catholic Church’s New Tactic to Fight Abuse Claims’ 
  • Rick Morton, The Saturday Paper and 7am, ‘The Robodebt Royal Commission’

ALL MEDIA: BUSINESS JOURNALISM
Award Partner ING Australia

  • Neil Chenoweth and Edmund Tadros, The Australian Financial Review, ‘PwC Tax Leaks Scandal’
  • Peter Ker and Brad Thompson, The Australian Financial Review, ‘The Forrests and Fortescue’
  • Bri Lee, The Monthly, ‘Debt-à-Porter’

FEATURE/PHOTOGRAPHIC ESSAY
Award Partner Canva

  • Matthew Abbott, The New York Times and The Washington Post, ‘As China Expands Pacific Reach, a Tug-of-War for Island Nations Ensues’
  • Justin McManus, The Age and The Sunday Age, ‘Leaving the Land of Plenty’
  • Jason South, The Age, ‘Water, Water, Everywhere’

TELEVISION/VIDEO: CAMERAWORK

  • Matt Davis, ABC, Foreign Correspondent and ABC News, ‘Surviving in Somalia’ and ‘Canada on Fire’ 
  • Tom Joyner, ABC News, ‘International Humanitarian Coverage’       
  • Andy Taylor and Roger Price, SBS, Dateline, ‘Ray Martin: Mysteries of the Outback’    

TELEVISION/VIDEO: NEWS REPORTING
Award Partner Seven

  • Colin Cosier and Ben Lewis, SBS World News, ‘Ukraine: One Year On’
  • Paula Doneman, Robert Ovadia and Kathryn Sutton, 7NEWS Australia, ‘Hearts Bleed Blue’
  • Prue Lewarne, SBS World News, ‘Haiti’s Turmoil’ 

TELEVISION/VIDEO: CURRENT AFFAIRS SHORT (UNDER 20 MINUTES)
Award Partner SBS

  • Amelia Ballinger and Nick McKenzie, Nine, 60 Minutes, ‘Home Truths’
  • Gavin Blyth, Michelle Elias, Jennifer Luu and Jodie Noyce, SBS, The Feed, ‘Uncovering Incels’ 
  • Dan Nolan, Nine, A Current Affair, ‘Childcare Whistleblower’ 

TELEVISION/VIDEO: CURRENT AFFAIRS LONG (OVER 20 MINUTES)
Award Partner TEN News First and The Project

  • Mahmood Fazal, Amos Roberts and Dylan Welch, ABC, Four Corners, ‘Cocaine Nation: Australia's Booming Drug Trade Revealed’
  • Angus Grigg, Jessica Longbottom, Jonathan Miller and Maddison Connaughton, ABC, Four Corners, ‘Shadow State’ 
  • Nick McKenzie, Amelia Ballinger and Joel Tozer, Nine, 60 Minutes, ‘Trafficked’

ALL MEDIA: INTERNATIONAL
Award Partner Sydney Airport

  • Anthony Galloway and Kate Geraghty, The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, ‘Winter in Ukraine’ 
  • Stephanie March, Naomi Selvaratnam, Shaun Kingma and Matt Henry, ABC, Foreign Correspondent, ‘Philippines: Saving the Children'
  • Marty Smiley and Leah Donovan, ABC, Foreign Correspondent, ‘Inside Iran: The Fight Continues’ 

ALL MEDIA: INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM
Award Partner Guardian Australia

  • Alexandra Blucher and the Background Briefing and ABC Investigations Teams, ABC, Background Briefing and ABC News, 'How the System Failed to Save Darcey and Chloe'
  • Neil Chenoweth and Edmund Tadros, The Australian Financial Review, ‘PwC Tax Leaks Scandal’
  • Kate McClymont and Thea Dikeos, The Sydney Morning Herald, ‘Charlie Teo: The Profit of Hope’ 

WALKLEY DOCUMENTARY AWARD FINALISTS

  • Darren Dale, Belinda Mravicic, Jacob Hickey and Allan Clarke, The Dark Emu Story, Blackfella Films / ABC
  • Isabel Darling and Tom Zubrycki, The Carnival, Torchlight Media
  • Rachel Perkins, Darren Dale and Jacob Hickey, The Australian Wars, Blackfella Films / SBS Australia

WALKLEY BOOK AWARD LONGLIST (Shortlist to be announced November 2)
Award Partner Banki Haddock Fiora

  • Jackie Dent, The Great Dead Body Teachers, Ultimo Press
  • Christine Kenneally, Ghosts of the Orphanage, Hachette Australia
  • Antony Loewenstein, The Palestine Laboratory: How Israel Exports the Technology of Occupation Around the World, Scribe Publications
  • Chris Masters, Flawed Hero: Truth, Lies and War Crimes, Allen and Unwin
  • Nick McKenzie, Crossing the Line, Hachette Australia
  • Ben Schneiders, Hard Labour: Wage Theft in the Age of Inequality, Scribe Publications
  • Tracey Spicer, Man-Made: How the Bias of the Past is Being Built into the Future, Simon & Schuster Australia
  • Chris Wallace, Political Lives, NewSouth Publishing
  • Brendan Watkins, Tell No One, Allen & Unwin

NIKON-WALKLEY PRESS PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR 

Award Partner Nikon

  • Diego Fedele, Getty Images and Ms. Magazine, ‘Eastern Ukraine Portfolio’
  • Jake Nowakowski, Herald SunSunday Herald Sun and The Daily Telegraph, ‘Jake Nowakowski’
  • Jason South, The Age, ‘Pictures of the Year’
 
2023 NIKON PHOTOGRAPHY PRIZE WINNERS

These are not Walkley Awards, but prizes administered by the Walkley Foundation on behalf of Nikon. These photos will also appear in the Nikon-Walkley Press Photography exhibition, available to view at the State Library of NSW from October 21, 2023 to January 21, 2024.


NIKON PHOTO OF THE YEAR 
WINNER: Quinn Rooney, Getty Images, ‘Matilda Joy’ 

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