Nine’s top-tier journalists, photographers, and producers from The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, Australian Financial Review, 9News, 60 Minutes, A Current Affair, Today and Stan have stormed the nominations for the 2024 Walkley Awards for Excellence in Journalism, racking up an impressive 27 nods across 20 categories.

At the forefront are explosive investigations that rocked the nation – Nine’s deep dive into corruption and intimidation within the CFMEU and a hard-hitting exposé on former Home Affairs secretary Michael Pezzullo’s abuse of power. These landmark stories secured Nine’s dominance in investigative journalism and TV current affairs categories.

Investigative reporter Nick McKenzie, alongside teams from The Age, Herald, AFR, and 60 Minutes, are finalists for the ‘Building Bad’ investigation into the CFMEU. McKenzie, Michael Bachelard, and 60 Minutes’ Amelia Ballinger were also recognised for Scoop of the Year and TV current affairs for the ‘Pezzullo Files.’

Following up on last year’s Gold Walkley win, Edmund Tadros has been nominated for Feature Writing (Long) with his gripping piece ‘Inside the undoing of PwC’, and Arts writer Linda Morris and investigative reporter Eryk Bagshaw grabbed two nominations for exposing Gina Rinehart’s campaign to remove a portrait from the National Gallery of Australia.

Meanwhile, investigative reporter Carrie Fellner is up for three awards for her outstanding coverage of the environmental and health crisis caused by “forever chemicals.”

Across broadcast, the teams from 9News, A Current Affair, and Today have earned nods for their comprehensive coverage of the ‘Bondi Junction Stabbings,’ while Stan’s Revealed: Ben Roberts-Smith Truth on Trial is in the running for Best Documentary.

And in photography, The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald photographer Kate Geraghty took home the 2024 Nikon Photography Prize for her powerful image from the October 7 massacre in Israel, while Christopher Hopkins won the portrait prize for his striking ‘Scars of Regret’ shot for Good Weekend.

Managing Director of Nine Publishing, Tory Maguire said, “The Nine Publishing mastheads have had a huge year breaking news and producing so many stellar photos, features and visual stories. All the newsrooms are working at a very high level and one of the really satisfying things about this amazing Walkleys performance is now much collaboration it represents. There are nominations here shared across the Metros and the AFR, as well as with our colleagues in TV and on Stan. Together we’re unbeatable”

Nines Director of News and Current Affairs, Fiona Dear said, “I’m incredibly proud of our teams. It’s nice to see the industry recognise our hard work and the power of Nine’s storytellers.” 

The winners of the 68th Walkley Awards for Excellence in Journalism will be announced at the ICC in Sydney on Tuesday 19 November. The full list of nominees are listed here.

For further information, please contact:
Caitlin Lynch
Senior Communications Manager
clynch@nine.com.au

Friday, October 11, 2024