Young Journalist of the Year

Claudia Long, Chantelle Al-Khouri, and Hannah Meagher have been named the winners of the 2026 Our Watch Award for 'Predators Paradise: Driving instructors accused of sexual assault’, an investigation into the danger facing young Australians from the person they’re supposed…

Riley Walter, a crime reporter at The Sydney Morning Herald, has been named the 2026 John B Fairfax Family Young Australian Journalist of the Year at the Walkley Foundation’s Mid-Year Media Prizes in Sydney.

Finalists for the Walkley Foundation’s 2026 Mid-Year Media Prizes have been announced today. Peer-judged and selected on the basis of journalistic excellence, the Prizes include the John B Fairfax Family Young Australian Journalist of the Year Awards, Coverage of Science…

April McLennan was named the 2025 John B Fairfax Family Young Australian Journalist of the Year, as the Walkley Foundation honoured all the winners in the 2025 Mid-Year Media Prizes in Sydney this evening. 

Finalists for the Walkley Foundation’s 2025 Mid-Year Media Prizes have been announced today. Peer-judged and selected on the basis of journalistic excellence, the Prizes include the John B Fairfax Family Young Australian Journalist of the Year Awards, Coverage of Science…

Finalists for the Walkley Foundation's 2024 Mid-Year Celebration of Journalism have been announced today.

Finalists for the Walkley Foundation's 2024 Mid-Year Celebration of Journalism have been announced today.

Finalists for the Walkley Foundation's 2024 Mid-Year Celebration of Journalism have been announced today.

Walkley Young Australian Journalist of the Year, Media Diversity and more: Winners announced for 2019 Walkley Mid-Year celebration June 26, 2019 SYDNEY — The Walkley Foundation tonight announced winners for this year’s suite of awards, prizes, scholarships and opportunities that comprise...

Finalists announced for Walkley Mid-Year Celebration May 29, 2019 The Walkley Foundation is delighted to announce the finalists for its 2019 Mid-Year Celebration. Peer-judged and selected on the basis of journalistic excellence, the Mid-Year Celebration suite includes the Young Australian...