The Walkley Awards are peer-judged, and each year around 100 judges give their time to sort through mountains of entries...
Print News Report and Three Headings
- Joe Hildebrand, political reporter, The Daily Telegraph
- Jane Cadzow, feature writer, The Sydney Morning Herald
- Mark Scott, managing director, ABC
Newspaper Feature Writing
- Hall Greenland, editor, Australian edition, The Week
- Fergus Shiel, state news editor, The Age
- Gerard McManus, journalist, Herald Sun
Magazine Feature Writing
- John Silvester, investigative journalist, The Age
- Graham Erbacher, deputy editor, The Australian
- Michelle Endacott, managing editor, Australian Women's Weekly
Artwork and Cartoon
- Matthew Martin, cartoonist, The Sydney Morning Herald
- Patrick Cook, columnist, ACP
- Fiona Katauskas, freelance cartoonist
Photography
- Milan Scepanovic, picture editor, The Australian
- Leigh Henningham, picture editor, The Age
- Phillip Quirk, photographer, freelance
- Chrissie Goldrick, picture editor, Australian Geographic
- Maria Wood, picture editor, Time Asia
Radio News Reporting and Radio Current Affairs Reporting
- Cath McGrath, political editor, Australia Network
- Ian Ferguson, journalist, Sky News, former news director, Macquarie Radio
- Lissa McMillan, executive producer, Radio News, SBS
Radio Feature, Documentary or Broadcast Special
- John Beeston, executive producer Asia Pacific, ABC
- Anna Reynolds, managing editor, The Courier-Mail
- Andrew Kruger, executive producer, World View, SBS Radio
Television News Reporting
- Leigh Sales, Lateline anchor, ABC TV
- Moira Conway, bureau manager, SBS
- Lane Calcutt, journalist, National Nine News
Television Current Affairs Reporting (Less than 20 Minutes)
- Jim Middleton, presenter, Newshour ABC TV
- Mark Llewellyn, executive producer, News & Public Affairs, Seven News
- Kirsty Thompson, producer, Sixty Minutes, Nine Network
Television Current Affairs, Feature, Documentary or Special (More than 20 Minutes)
- Jonathan Holmes, presenter, Media Watch, ABC TV
- Jeune Pritchard, producer, Insight, SBS TV
- David Turnbull, journalist, formerly Nine Network
Television News and Current Affairs Camera
- David Salmon, senior news producer, Seven News
- John Bean, senior camera operator, ABC TV
- Jan Kenny, head of cinemaphotography, AFTRS
Best Use of the Media
- Sigrid Kirk, publisher, news.com.au
- Sue Ahearn, senior producer, Radio Australia, ABC Radio
- Simon Mann, senior correspondent, The Age
Coverage of Community and Regional Affairs
- Jocelyn Nettlefold, Tasmanian correspondent, The 7.30 Report, ABC TV
- Sue Lappeman, journalist, Gold Coast Bulletin
- Greg Wendt, business editor, The Newcastle Herald
International Journalism
- Steve Waterson, editor, Time South Pacific
- Tony Stephens, journalist, The Sydney Morning Herald
- Leila McKinnon, reporter, Nine Network
Coverage of Asia-Pacific
- Deborah Snow, journalist, The Sydney Morning Herald
- Sean Dorney, Pacific correspondent, ABC Radio National
- Hugh Riminton, anchor, CNN, Hong Kong
Business Journalism
- Jeffrey James, anchor, CNBC
- Jane Schulze, media editor, The Australian
- Gina McColl, journalist, BRW
Coverage of Indigenous Affairs
- Lin Buckfield, series producer, Q&A, ABC TV
- Stephen Hagan, lecturer, University of Southern Qld
- John Andersen, regional editor, Townsville Bulletin
Investigative Journalism
- Cameron Stewart, associate editor, The Australian
- Mischa Schubert, political correspondent, The Age
- Wendy Page, producer, Australian Story, ABC TV
Sport News Reporting
- Rohan Connolly, senior football writer, The Age
- Gerry Collins, journalist, ABC Sport
- Amanda Lulham, sports journalist, Daily Telegraph
Sport Feature Coverage
- Mark Beretta, sports journalist, Sunrise, Channel Seven
- Greg Baum, sports journalist, The Age
- Kat Costigan, sports journalist, The Australian
Social Equity Journalism
- Connie Levett, journalist, The Sydney Morning Herald
- Murray Travis, executive producer, ABC TV
- Michael McKinnon, FOI journalist, Seven News
Commentary, Analysis, Opinion and Critique
- Sian Powell, journalist, The Australian
- Mark Baker, editor, Special Projects, The Age
- Paul Barry, freelance journalist and author
Broadcast Interviewing
- Jim Waley, journalist, retired
- Patrick Condren, political reporter, Seven News
- Madonna King, breakfast presenter, ABC Radio
Non-Fiction Book
- Malcolm Farr, chief political reporter, Daily Telegraph
- Jeff Sparrow, editor, Overland, Victoria University
- Dr Susan Maushart, columnist, The Weekend Australian Magazine
- Prof Donna Lee Brien, head of School of Arts, Central Queensland University
- Jeremy Fisher, president, Australian Society of Authors
- Dennis Atkins, national affairs editor, The Courier-Mail
- Dr Carmen Lawrence, professorial fellow, Institute of Advanced Studies, University of WA
- Clive Hamilton, Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics, Charles Sturt University
- Ian Henschke, presenter, Stateline, ABC TV
- Christine Wallace, freelance journalist and author
- Jonathan King, author and journalist, The Sydney Morning Herald
- Jenny Tabakoff, author and journalist, The Sydney Morning Herald
Walkley Advisory Board Judging Panel
- Paul Bailey, managing editor, The Australian Financial Review (chair)
- Gay Alcorn, editor, Sunday Age
- Cathy Border, political editor, Network Ten Queensland
- Mike Carlton, 2UE
- Quentin Dempster, Stateline, ABC
- Alan Kennedy, representing AJA arm of the Media Alliance
- Peter Meakin, director of news & public affairs, Seven Network
- Laurie Oakes, Nine Network
- Jenni O'Dowd, group editorial marketing manager, News Ltd
- Malcolm Schmidtke, Herald Sun, Melbourne
- David Dare Parker, freelance photographer, Western Australia
