News Corp Australia

Best News Report in Print or Digital

Sean Fewster, Gemma Jones & Kathryn Bermingham, News Corp
“On the Nose – David Speirs Video”

HIGHLY COMMENDED

Lauren Novak, News Corp
“The Deaths that sparked a Royal Commission”

COMMENDED:

Stephanie Richards, ABC
“Due date bungle”

Andrew Hough & Annabel Fleming, News Corp
“Hospital Shame Files”

Commercial & General

Best Feature in Print or Digital

Lauren Novak, News Corp
“Emma’s Story”

HIGHLY COMMENDED

Evangeline Polymeneas, News Corp
“I felt I was loved”: Realities of abuse at the hands of a woman”

COMMENDED

Michael McGuire, News Corp
“Battle for the Barossa”

Rebecca Brice and James Wakelin, ABC
“Victims of Time”

RAA

Best Sports Story in Any Medium

Vicki Schwarz, Nine Network
“Mum’s Crusade”

HIGHLY COMMENDED

Stephanie Richards and Brant Cumming, ABC
“The Matildas spark interest in soccer but SA clubs struggle to cope”

COMMENDED

Gus MacDonald, Nine Network
“Olympic Selection Fight”

Simeon Thomas-Wilson, News Corp
“Jason Horne-Francis SA Weekend Feature”

Lion Australia

Best News Photograph in Print or Digital

Mark Brake, Getty Images /
News Corp
“Season Ending Bump”

HIGHLY COMMENDED

Matt Turner, News Corp
“Goyders Dust” 

COMMENDED

Brenton Edwards, News Corp
“Marion Terror”

James Elsby, via Getty
“Toothless” 

Seven Network

Best Television News Report

Ben Avery, Nine Network
“Charlie Stevens Tragedy”

HIGHLY COMMENDED

Oliver Haig, Nine Network
“Steven Marshall’s Second Job”

Stephanie Richards, ABC
“Emma’s fight to be a mum”

COMMENDED

Kelly Hughes, Nine Network
“Susan”

Mitchell Sariovski, Seven Network
“DV Shelter”

HWL Ebsworth Lawyers

Best Long Form Television Report or Extended Coverage

9 News Adelaide
“Marion Lockdown”

HIGHLY COMMENDED

9 News Adelaide
“Officer Down”

 

COMMENDED

Amelia Moseley, ABC
“What to do if you’ve been doxxed”

Nine Network

Best News Camera Coverage

Andrew Foote, Seven Network
“Pkg Cultana Army”

HIGHLY COMMENDED

Lincoln Rothall, ABC
“Hollywood in Quorn”

Brant Cumming, ABC
“Lincoln Out of Water” 

COMMENDED

Guido Salazar, ABC
“Coorong Warning”

Adelaide Economic Development Agency

Best Broadcaster Television, Radio or Online

JOINT WINNERS

Ben Avery, Nine Network
“Various stories”

Stephanie Richards, ABC
“Body of work”

HIGHLY COMMENDED

Harvey Biggs, ABC
“Body of work”

 

COMMENDED

Oliver Haig, Nine Network
“Body of work”

Telstra

Best Radio Report or Coverage

Jonathan Edwards, FIVEAA
“Marion Shopping Centre Lockdown – Rolling Coverage”

 

HIGHLY COMMENDED

891 ABC Adelaide Breakfast
“Paris 2024”

 

COMMENDED

Stacey Lee, FIVEAA
“Dropping bombs on the way out”

People First Bank

Best Podcast Series or Episode

Ben Avery, Nine Network
“Just Married: The Anthea Bradshaw Mystery”

 

HIGHLY COMMENDED

Sean Fewster and Daniel Panozzo, Hucklebearer Media/Nova Antertainment
“The Brothers vs DeBoo”

Mitsubishi Motors Australia

Best Coverage of an Issue or Event via Social Media

Alex Breda, 10 Network
“Crowdstrike outage”

HIGHLY COMMENDED

Chrystianna Konidis, Seven Network
“Charlie Stevens Memorial Service”

 

COMMENDED

Olivia Mason, ABC
“Mobile phone detection cameras”

Santos

Best Community Report in Any Medium

Evelyn Leckie and Brant Cumming, ABC
“Water Spat”

HIGHLY COMMENDED

Kelly Hughes, Nine Network
“Bodycam”

 

COMMENDED

Stephanie Richards, ABC
“Uncovering SA’s baby removal practices”

Kelsian

Best Regional or Rural Report in Any Medium

Daniel Clarke, Freelance
“Dozens of koalas killed or injured”

HIGHLY COMMENDED

Amelia Walters, ABC
“Beastiality references allegedly made during presentation to Renmark High School”

 

COMMENDED

Eliza Berlage, ABC
“1970s prices push wine grape growers to breaking point”

Sophie Landau, ABC
“Country Homeschool”

Jeff Tims Jewellery

Best Graphics (including interactive) Illustration or Cartoon) in Any Medium

Iris Canda-van de Kreeke, Nine Network
“101, so much more”

HIGHLY COMMENDED

Deanna Keogh, Nine Network
“Body of work”

 

COMMENDED

Zach Hamilton, Nine Network
“Body of work”

Hotel Grand Chancellor Adelaide

Best Columnist/Blogger in Print or Online Digital

Stephanie Richards, ABC
The Voice, Robin Hood and the kitchen sink

HIGHLY COMMENDED

Mike Smithson, Seven Network
“Gupta Gunner to ICAC”

Michael McGuire, News Corp
“Three thoughts”

BHP

Best Investigative Coverage of an Issue or Event in Any Medium

Kelly Hughes, Diana Hayward, Piper Denholm, Jason Abbott and Matthew Pilling-Milne, Nine Network
“9 News Presents: Behind Closed Doors

HIGHLY COMMENDED

Stephanie Richards, ABC
“Uncovering SA’s baby removal practices”

 

COMMENDED

Ben Avery, Nine Network
“Anthea Bradshaw Murder”

Stephanie Richards, ABC
“Due date bungle”

Network 10

Best Scoop of the Year

Sean Fewster, Gemma Jones and Kathryn Bermingham, News Corp
“On the Nose – David Speirs Video

HIGHLY COMMENDED

Brad Crouch, News Corp
“The secret ICAC tapes”

Kelly Hughes, Nine Network
“Susan”

 

COMMENDED

Stephanie Richards, ABC
“Charlie Stevens Privacy Breach”

Andrew Hough and Kathryn Bermingham, News Corp
“Dunstan by-election scandal”

Sarah Constructions

Young Journalist of the Year

Kelly Hughes, Nine Network

HIGHLY COMMENDED

Isabel McMillan, News Corp
George Yankovich, News Corp

COMMENDED

Bethanie Alderson, ABC
Mitchell Sariouvski, Seven Network
Amelia Walters, ABC

Commercial & General

Gold Award

Sean Fewster, Gemma Jones and Kathryn Bermingham

University of South Australia

Student Journalism Award

William Hunter

HIGHLY COMMENDED

Jade Woolacott

 

SAAB

Lifetime Achievement Award

Rob Brown, ACS