Walkley Judging Board chair Lenore Taylor welcomes you to the launch of the 65th Walkley Awards
WalkleyMagJuly 1, 2020
The year has barely begun and violence against women has already dominated our news headlines. The Our Watch Award, which is now open for entries from Australian journalists, has never felt more urgent. Administered by the Walkley Foundation, the Our…
WalkleyMagMarch 11, 2020
Marina Go announced as new Walkley Foundation Chair The Walkley Foundation has announced Marina Go as the Foundation’s new Chair. The Walkley Foundation manages Australia’s pre-eminent journalism awards and has programs that celebrate and support journalism, fostering the next generation,...
WalkleyMagJanuary 21, 2020
Walkley Foundation launches scholarship for young Indigenous journalists. The inaugural Walkley Young Indigenous Scholarship with Junkee Media and 10 News First supported by BHP is now open for applications. Aspiring Indigenous journalists aged 30 years and younger are eligible to…
WalkleyMagDecember 9, 2019
Walkley Foundation chair Kerry O’Brien spoke frankly about the risks facing Australian journalism: “Freedom is usually eroded gradually... Its loss is not necessarily felt day by day, but we will certainly know when it’s gone.” This year, for a brief…
WalkleyMagNovember 29, 2019
Herald Sun’s “Lawyer X” wins 2019 Gold Walkley Award Anthony Dowsley and Patrick Carlyon have won Australian journalism’s highest honour in Sydney tonight, for their reporting of the “Lawyer X Informer Scandal” for the Herald Sun. A deep and sustained...
WalkleyMagNovember 28, 2019
Get your fix of Australia’s best journalism this Thursday November 28 It’s the week we’ve all been waiting for. A fantastic crop of 2019 Walkley finalists have been selected by their peers as the best journalists of the year, and…
WalkleyMagNovember 25, 2019
As part of our $250x250 campaign to raise donations to digitise the archive of Walkley-winning stories, we're looking back at the stories behind the stories that you could help support. First up: last year's winner of the Walkley Award for…
WalkleyMagNovember 20, 2019
NSW will be home to the esteemed Walkley Awards gala for two years, attracting the country’s best journalists, photographers, editors and media professionals to Sydney and regional NSW to celebrate Australia’s rich media landscape. The NSW Government has partnered with…
WalkleyMagNovember 8, 2019
2019 Walkley Book Award shortlisted finalists announced November 7, 2019 The Walkley Foundation today announced the shortlist for the Walkley Book Award, part of Australia’s most prestigious journalism accolades, the Walkley Awards for Excellence in Journalism. The Walkley Book Award...
WalkleyMagNovember 7, 2019
Finalists in the 64th annual Walkley Awards for Excellence in Journalism were announced tonight at simultaneous events in Sydney and Melbourne. Journalists around Australia submitted over 1,300 entries, which were judged by more than 100 senior industry representatives. The finalists...
WalkleyMagOctober 17, 2019
Shining a Light on the Truth: Walkley Foundation brings masterclasses and public talks about journalism to the State Library of WA Press freedom, democracy, the people’s right to know, public interest versus national interest… What does it mean to be…
WalkleyMagOctober 16, 2019
The three finalists in the prestigious Business Journalism category of the Walkley Awards for Excellence in Journalism were announced today in Sydney, at a lunch hosted by ING. The 2019 finalists for the Walkley Award for Business Journalism are: Adele...
WalkleyMagOctober 15, 2019
Jason South has been named the winner of the 2019 Nikon-Walkley Photo of the Year Prize for “Running the gauntlet”. The Nikon-Walkley judges thought Jason South’s image of George Pell for The Age managed to tell the biggest news story...
WalkleyMagOctober 10, 2019
2019 Walkley Documentary Award longlist announced September 24, 2019 Six outstanding documentaries longlisted for the 2019 Walkley Documentary Award will be screened at Sydney’s State Library of NSW in October, giving the public a free viewing of the finest work...
WalkleyMagSeptember 24, 2019
