Awards Results 2021
Our thirteenth awards night was held on Friday November 19, 2021 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel Adelaide.
See the winners and their winning entries below.
News Corp Best News Report in Print or Digital
Highly Commended
NIGEL HUNT,
News Corp
“Norwood Machine Gun Plot”
Commended
ISABEL DAYMAN, ABC
“The SA Liberal Party’s NationBuilder”
Commercial & General Best Feature in Print or Digital
Highly Commended
ANDREW HOUGH,
News Corp
“COVID Families”
Commended
ANGELA SKUJINS,
Solstice Media
“Are you going to pay… or not? Untangling the RCC’s late payment practices”
RAA Best Sports Story in Any Medium
Winner
MATT TURNER, News Corp
“Field of dreams set to motivate”
Highly Commended
MICHAEL MCGUIRE,
News Corp
“Finding Charlie”
Commended
PATRICK MARTIN,
ABC
“The ‘lifesaving’ wheelchair footy”
People’s Choice Best Finance or Business Reporting in Any Medium
Winner
STACEY LEE, ABC
“GFG legal woes”
Highly Commended
ANGELIQUE DONNELLAN,
ABC
“Whyalla’s uncertain future”
Lion Best News Photograph Print or Digital
Winner
TRICIA WATKINSON, News Corp
“Huge fire leaves hills on edge”
Highly Commended
TOM HUNTLEY,
News Corp
“Flinders Ranges murder”
Commended
TOM HUNTLEY,
News Corp
“Young life lost”
Lion Best Features Photograph Print or Digital
Winner
SIMON CROSS, News Corp
“Football in the outback”
Highly Commended
BEN KELLY,
Solstice Media
“The air up there”
TOM HUNTLEY,
News Corp
“National Park City”
Commended
BEC WHETHAM,
ABC
“Moyhall Estate”
Seven Network Best Television News Report
Winner
EDWARD GODFREY, Nine News
“Rundle Fire – breaking news”
Highly Commended
HANNAH FOORD,
Seven Network
“Port Hughes”
Commended
KEZIAH SULLIVAN,
Nine News Adelaide
“Lucindale Bushfire”
HWL Ebsworth Lawyers Best Long Form Television Report
Winner
GABRIELLA MARCHANT, ABC
“Rhys’ story”
Highly Commended
STACEY LEE,
ABC
“Communist Soup Kitchen”
Commended
ISABEL DAYMAN,
ABC
“The Liberal Party NationBuilder”
Mitsubishi Motors Best Broadcaster Television, Radio or Online
Winner
ISABEL DAYMAN, ABC
“Body of work”
Highly Commended
ALI CLARKE,
ABC
Commended
HANNAH FOORD,
Seven Network
“Atkins Murder, Family Murder, Port Hughes”
Nine News Best News Camera Coverage
Winner
EVELYN LECKIE & LINCOLN ROTHALL, ABC
“A line in the sand”
Highly Commended
LLOYD THORNTON,
Seven Network
“Outback Double Fatal”
Commended
TONY SALVATORE,
Seven Network
“Kangaroo Island jobs”
Telstra Best Special or Extended Coverage of a News Event, Television, Radio or Online
Winner
NINE NEWS TEAM, Nine Network Australia
“South Austalia locked down”
Highly Commended
CLAIRE CAMPBELL & BRITTANY EVINS, ABC
“Bushfire anniversary”
Commended
ABC NEWS ADELAIDE
“2021 Lockdown Coverage”
HANNAH FOORD & ELSPETH HUSSEY, Seven Network
“Operation Ironside”
Telstra Best Radio Report
Commended
CAROLINE WINTER, ABC
“SA Locks Down to Fight COVID Outbreak”
Mitsubishi Motors Best News Feature, Podcast or Long Form Radio Report
Winner
SEAN FEWSTER & DANIEL PANOZZO, FiveAA
“Just Lawful Podcast: The Hillier Triple Murders”
Highly Commended
ABC RADIO ADELAIDE
“One year on from losing Ann-Marie Smith”
Commended
CAROLINE WINTER, ABC
“South Australians face what could be toughest restrictions in the country”
People’s Choice Best Community Report in Any Medium
Winner
WILL MCDONALD, Nine News
“Cancer fight”
Highly Commended
LAUREN NOVAK, News Corp
“Care Factor”
Commended
KATE LAMBE, NINE NEWS
“Publican to paramedic”
Commercial & General Best Regional or Rural Report in Any Medium
Winner
EVELYN LECKIE & LINCOLN ROTHALL, ABC
“The wild west coast is slowly swallowing the town, but its people aren’t giving up without a fight”
Highly Commended
MICHAEL MCGUIRE, News Corp
“Dream time”
Commended
BENSION SIEBERT & SARAH MCCONNELL, ABC
“Two Ministers regrec Wilcannia misinformation”
People’s Choice Best 3 Headlines in Any Medium
Winner
JOHN WHISTLER, News Corp
“I will fight the cistern”
“It’s all sunny with shares”
“Spirit maker says best distil to come”
Commended
DALE FLETCHER, News Corp
“Paine in the grass”, “Dressel rehearsal”, “Shock and Claw”, and “Stevie Wonder Eyes Prize”
People’s Choice Best Graphics (Including Interactive, Illustration or Cartoon) in Any Medium
Winner
DEANNA KEOGH AND ROWAN HEISER, Nine News
“Vaccine rollout”
Highly Commended
IRIS CANDA-VAN DE KREEKE, Nine News
“State Budget 2021-22”
Commended
DEANNA KEOGH, Nine News
“Exposure alert – Tailem Bend”
Jeff Tims Jewellery Best Columnist/Blogger Print or Online Digital
Winner
MICHAEL McGUIRE, News Corp
“Three Thoughts”
Highly Commended
TOM RICHARDSON, Solstice Media
“An independent review of the last fortnight using (mostly Simpsons) gifs”, “The strange, swift death of SA’s ICAC”, “Belated apology isn’t courage – it’s opportunism”
RAA Best Investigative Coverage of an Issue or Event in Any Medium
Winner
LAUREN NOVAK, News Corp
“Stopping the hurt”
Highly Commended
ISABEL DAYMAN, ABC
“The SA Liberal Party’s NationBuilder”
Commended
TOM RICHARDSON, Solstice Media
“The Divine Right: Pentecostal recruitment drive divides SA Libs”
Network 10 Best Scoop of the Year in Any Medium
Highly Commended
ISABEL DAYMAN, ABC
“The SA Liberal Party’s NationBuilder”
Commended
NIGEL HUNT, News Corp
“Norwood Machine Gun Plot”
University of South Australia Young Journalist of the Year
Joint Winner
CASEY TRELOAR, Seven Network
Joint Winner
STEPHANIE RICHARDS, Solstice Media
Magistrate faces two inquiries over sexual harassment claims
Accused Magistrate Simon Milazzo suspended
‘Degrading’: Aboriginal health leaders plead to replace run-down clinic
Commended
ROSIE BARNETT, Seven Network
University of South Australia Student Journalism Award
Winner
MICHELLE WAKIM
Finalist
HELEN KARAKULAK
Lifetime Achievement Award
Presented to
KEN CUNNINGHAM AM
Gold Award
Winner
GABRIELLA MARCHANT