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The 2023 Graham Perkin Australian Journalist of the Year was awarded to Neil Chenoweth and Edmund Tadros from The Australian Financial Review for their coverage of the PwC tax leaks scandal, breaking the story that a partner had leaked confidential Treasury documents to drum up business for the firm.
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The Age’s McKenzie and The Sydney Morning Herald’s Kate McClymont were shortlisted for the national prize. McClymont was nominated for her series on broadcaster Alan Jones, while McKenzie was a finalist for his body of work.
The Australian’s John Ferguson won the Gold Quill for breaking the story of the Leongatha lunch that killed three people. Ferguson also won the Scoop of the Year prize for his efforts.
The Age’s outstanding photographers, artists and cartoonists also dominated. Matthew Absalom-Wong won the artwork Quill for his “Hong Bao diplomacy” illustration, which the judges said was “a sumptuous, saturated colour reference to vintage Chinese communist poster art”. Richard Giliberto was highly commended.
Matt Golding won the cartoon category for “The Nation Said No”, which was published in the aftermath of the Indigenous Voice to parliament referendum. Jim Pavlidis was highly commended.
Matt GoldingCredit: Matt Golding
Eddie Jim won the Quill for features photograph for his shot titled “Fighting, Not Sinking” that the judges said “illustrates the real anxieties and dangers those who live in low-lying coastal areas of the Pacific confront as a result of global warming.”
Justin McManus and Jim were both among the highly commended.
For news photography, Chris Hopkins won for capturing the Nazi salute on the steps of Victoria’s parliament.
Marta Pascual Juanola, a crime reporter, was highly commended for her photograph of Erin Patterson, who was charged over the mushroom-poisoning deaths.
Eddie Jim’s award-winning photograph of Lotomau Fiafia and his grandson John, who are residents of Fiji’s Kioa Island, in August 2023.Credit: Eddie Jim
Michael Bachelard’s Good Weekend piece, “Talking trans”, won the Quill for best feature. The judges described it as “a superbly written and well-researched piece about a highly charged, complex and highly contemporary subject, handled with sensitivity and skill”.
Melissa Fyfe and Jacqueline Maley were highly commended for their Good Weekend piece, “Rethinking rape”.
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Ben Schneiders won the Quill for sports news, revealing what the award judges described as “the A-League’s secretive, convoluted ownership structure and tax status”.
Linda Pearce, of CODE Sports, won the national Harry Gordon Sports Journalist of The Year Award for her series about the collapsed Collingwood Netball Club.
The Age’s Michael Gleeson and Jake Niall were both finalists alongside The Sydney Morning Herald’s Tom Decent.
In the best coverage of an issue category, The Age Crime Team and Please Explain podcast was highly commended for reporting on Melbourne’s new underworld war.