Overview
- The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age collected more awards than any other publisher at the 70th Walkley Awards in Sydney.
- ABC journalists Adele Ferguson and Chris Gillett won the Gold Walkley for exposing systemic failures in Australia’s childcare system.
- SMH’s Eryk Bagshaw, Bianca Hrovat and Clare Sibthorpe won News Report for a hospitality series that the masthead says prompted resignations and regulatory reforms.
- Herald health editor Kate Aubusson, reporter Emily Kaine and The Age’s Aisha Dow won Specialist and Beat Reporting for the Medical Misogyny investigation.
- The Age won Coverage of a Major News Event for its reporting on the Erin Patterson murder trial, with the paper noting Patterson’s appeal is under way.