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| Order | Year | Recipient(s) | Program / Title | Location / Publisher | Story / Issue | Reference |
|---|
| 1. | 1978 | Catherine Martin | The West Australian | Perth | The impact of asbestos{{endash}}related diseases on the mining community in Wittenoom Gorge | [{{cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/national/obituaries/journalist-exposed-the-dangers-of-asbestos-20090430-aor2.html?page=-1 |title=Journalist exposed the dangers of asbestos |work=The Sydney Morning Herald |author=Stephens, Tony |date=1 May 2009 |access-date=5 December 2014 }}] |
| 2. | 1979 | Ron Tandberg | The Age | Melbourne | Cartoon: The public and the real Malcolm Fraser | [{{cite news |author= |title=Walkley Award |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/110968264|work=The Canberra Times|date=17 November 1979|access-date=8 December 2020}}] |
| 3. | 1980 | Leslie Grant Heading | ABC | Hobart | 1980 Ash Wednesday bushfires | [{{cite news |author= |title=Journalism awards|url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/125626928|work=The Canberra Times|date=11 October 1980|access-date=8 December 2020}}] |
| 4. | 1981 | John Lewis | Newcastle Herald | {{NSWcity|Newcastle}} | Attempted takeover of NBN Television. | [(10 October 1981) [https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/126850806 Journalism award to two staff members], The Canberra Times. Retrieved 8 April 2019.] |
| 5. | 1982 | Kerry O'Brien | ATN Channel 7 | Sydney | Circle of Poison, an investigation into adverse health affects arising from the usage of popular chemicals in Australia | [{{cite news |author= |title=Walkley Award winners|url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/116477132|work=The Canberra Times|date=22 October 1982|access-date=8 December 2020}}] |
| 6. | 1983 | Mary Delahunty and Alan Hall | Four Corners | ABC TV | | |
| 7. | 1984 | Jan Mayman | The Age | Melbourne (freelance) | Death of John Pat, a 16-year-old Aboriginal Australian youth who died in police custody | [{{cite news |author= |title=Award for best news story goes to freelance writer|url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/136922315|work=The Canberra Times|date=17 October 1984|access-date=8 December 2020}}] |
| 8. | 1985 | Chris Masters and Bruce Belsham | Four Corners | ABC TV | Sinking of the Rainbow Warrior | [{{cite news |author= |title=Adelaide drowning story takes out Walkley Award|url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/132373441|work=The Canberra Times|date=22 October 1985|access-date=8 December 2020}}] |
| 9. | 1986 | Ron Tandberg | The Age | Melbourne | Cartoon highlighting the demarcation dispute between Bob Hawke and Paul Keating | [{{cite news |author= |title=Top Walkley Awards to Melbourne journalists |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/118270240|work=The Canberra Times|date=21 October 1986|access-date=8 December 2020}}] |
| 10. | 1987 | Phil Dickie | The Courier-Mail | Brisbane | Corruption in the Queensland Police Service which led to the Fitzgerald Inquiry | [{{cite news |author= |title=Journalists win awards |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/122109470|work=The Canberra Times|date=22 October 1987|access-date=8 December 2020}}] |
| 11. | 1988 | Norman Swan | Radio National | ABC Radio | Allegations of scientific misconduct against Foundation 41 founder William McBride | [{{cite news |author= |title=Year's top journalists|url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/102017678|work=The Canberra Times|date=27 October 1988|access-date=8 December 2020}}] |
| 12. | 1989 | Alan Tate and Paul Bailey | The Sydney Morning Herald | Sydney | | |
| 13. | 1990 | Janet Hawley | The Good Weekend | Fairfax Media | | |
| 14. | 1991 | Monica Attard | | ABC Radio | 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt | [{{cite news |author= |title=ABC scoops Walkleys|url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/122391651|work=The Canberra Times|date=19 November 1991|access-date=8 December 2020}}] |
| 15. | 1992 | Jenny Brockie | | ABC TV | Cop It Sweet, a documentary investigating the police treatment of Indigenous Australians in Redfern | [{{cite news |author= |title=ABC journalists wins top award |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/126958373|work=The Canberra Times|date=28 November 1992|access-date=8 December 2020}}] |
| 16. | 1993 | Phillip Chubb and Sue Spencer | | ABC TV | Labor in Power, a documentary series about the inner workings of a governing political party | [{{cite news |author= |title='Labor in Power' takes out Walkley|url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/127251584|work=The Canberra Times|date=2 December 1993|access-date=8 December 2020}}] |
| 17. | 1994 | Peter McEvoy | Radio National | ABC Radio | Investigation into air safety following the Monarch Airlines disaster, near Young | [{{cite news |author= |title=Top award for ABC journalist |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/127257646|work=The Canberra Times|date=1 December 1994|access-date=8 December 2020}}] |
| 18. | 1995 | David Bentley | The Courier-Mail | Brisbane | The Helen Demidenko literary scandal | [{{cite news |author= |title=Qld journalist wins Gold Walkley |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/133916897|work=The Canberra Times|date=1 December 1995|access-date=8 December 2020}}] |
| 19. | 1996 | Peter Hartcher | Australian Financial Review | | | |
| 20. | 1997 | Mary-Louise O'Callaghan | The Australian | | The Sandline Crisis: How the PNG government hired a mercenary group in an effort to crush the Bougainville rebels | |
| 21. | 1998 | Pamela Williams | Australian Financial Review | | A plan to smash a union: The dispute involving Patricks' stevedores questioned the role of the Federal Government and the Maritime Union | |
| 22. | 1999 | Richard Ackland, Deborah Richards and Anne Connolly | Media Watch | ABC TV | Cash for comment: Exposed Alan Jones, John Laws, and Radio 2UE's cash for comment affair | [{{cite book |title=Media, Markets and Morals |chapter=A Conflict of Media Roles: Advertising, Public Relations and Journalism |last=Spence |first=Edward H. |author2=Andrew Alexandra|author3=Aaron Quinn|author4=Anne Dunn |year=2011 |publisher=Wiley-Blackwell |location=West Sussex, United Kingdom |isbn=978-1-4051-7547-0 |page=101 }}] |
| 23. | 2000 | Mark Davis | Dateline | SBS TV | Timor Intelligence: How much Australia's intelligence services knew about the violence surrounding East Timor's independence election | |
| 24. | 2001 | Andrew Rule | The Age | Melbourne | Geoff Clarke: Power and rape: Allegations of sexual abuse by ATSIC chairman Geoff Clarke | |
| 25. | 2002 | Kate McClymont and Anne Davies | The Sydney Morning Herald | Sydney | Bulldogs salary cap scandal: Overpayment of Bulldogs' players led to a corruption inquiry by the NRL | |
| 26. | 2003 | Richard Moran | Nine News | Nine Network | Canberra Bushfires: Filming of the firefighting process of the ACT fires, while still managing to help evacuees | |
| 27. | 2004 | Neil Chenoweth, Shraga Elam, Colleen Ryan,
Andrew Main, and Rosemarie Graffagnini | Australian Financial Review | | Rivkin's Swiss Bank Scandal: The unknown business dealings of Rene Rivkin | |
| 28. | 2005 | Tim Palmer | | ABC | Aceh Tsunami and Jakarta Embassy Bomb: Extensive, innovative and courageous coverage of South Asia | [{{cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/National/Top-journalism-gong-for-ABCs-Tim-Palmer/2005/12/01/1133422051442.html |title=Top journalism gong for ABC's Tim Palmer|date=1 December 2005|access-date=4 December 2014 |work=The Sydney Morning Herald|location=Sydney |agency=AAP }}] |
| 29. | 2006 | Liz Jackson, Lin Buckfield, Peter Cronau | Four Corners | ABC TV | Stoking the Fires: Arming of a civilian militia in East Timor after the country's independence process | [{{cite news|url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/books/walkley-award-winners-announced/2006/11/30/1164777721051.html|title=Walkley Award winners announced|date=30 November 2006|access-date=4 December 2014 |work=The Age|location=Melbourne }}][[http://www.abc.net.au/4corners/content/2006/s1664604.htm "Four Corners: Stoking the Fires"]] |
| 30. | 2007 | Hedley Thomas | The Australian | | Dr Haneef: Arrest of Gold Coast doctor Muhamed Haneef | [{{cite news|url=http://news.smh.com.au/national/haneef-story-gets-thomas-a-gold-walkley-20071129-1dsz.html|title=Haneef story gets Thomas a Gold Walkley|date=29 November 2007|access-date=4 December 2014 |work=The Sydney Morning Herald|location=Sydney }}] |
| 31. | 2008 | Ross Coulthart and Nick Farrow | Sunday | Nine Network | Butcher of Bega: Investigation of a doctor's alleged malpractice and incompetence in {{NSWcity|Bega}} | [{{cite news|url=http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2008/11/sunday-journos-win-gold-walkley.html|title=Sunday journos win Gold Walkley|author=Knox, David |date=28 November 2008 |access-date=4 December 2014 |work=TV Tonight }}] |
| 32. | 2009 | Gary Hughes | The Australian | | The Black Saturday bushfires | [{{cite news|url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/media/the-australian-takes-out-the-gold-walkley/story-e6frg996-1225804401496?nk=d6f135aaccd15c585d49032d9e992f6e|title=The Australian takes out the Gold Walkley|author=Kelly, Joe |date=27 November 2009|access-date=4 December 2014 |work=The Australian}}] |
| 33. | 2010 | Laurie Oakes | Nine News | Nine Network | Labor leaks during the 2010 election campaign | [{{cite news|url=http://australianpolitics.com/2010/12/09/laurie-oakes-wins-gold-walkley-for-alp-leaks-stories.html|title=Laurie Oakes Wins Gold Walkley For ALP Leaks Stories|date=9 December 2010 |access-date=7 March 2011|work=AustralianPolitics.com}}] |
| 34. | 2011 | Sarah Ferguson, Michael Doyle and Anne Worthington | Four Corners | ABC TV | A Bloody Business: Cruelty inflicted on Australian cattle exported to Indonesian abattoirs | [{{cite press release|url=http://www.abc.net.au/4corners/stories/2011/11/29/3378946.htm|title=Four Corners wins Gold Walkley|date=29 November 2011|access-date=4 December 2014 |publisher=Four Corners, ABC TV |location=Australia}}][[http://www.abc.net.au/4corners/stories/2011/05/30/3228880.htm Four Corners: "A Bloody Business"]] |
| 35. | 2012 | Steve Pennells | The West Australian | Perth | Coverage of Gina Rinehart's feud with her children and an asylum seeker boat tragedy | [{{cite news|url=https://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/15527251/the-wests-gold-walkley-winner/|title=The West's Gold Walkley winner|author=Emery, Ken|date=30 November 2012|access-date=4 December 2014|work=The West Australian|location=Perth|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304235707/https://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/15527251/the-wests-gold-walkley-winner/|url-status=dead}}] |
| 36. | 2013 | Joanne McCarthy | Newcastle Herald | {{NSWcity|Newcastle}} | Sex abuse in the Catholic Church in the Hunter region | [{{cite news|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-11-29/2013-walkleys-awards-night/5123822|title=Walkley Awards: Joanne McCarthy wins gold, Caroline Jones among ABC journalists honoured|date=29 November 2013|access-date=4 December 2014 |work=ABC News|location=Australia}}] |
| 37. | 2014 | Adele Ferguson, Deb Masters and Mario Christodoulo | Four Corners | ABC TV | Banking Bad: Financial planning and advice offered by the Commonwealth Bank and other organisations | [{{cite news|url=http://www.theage.com.au/business/media-and-marketing/2014-walkley-awards-the-age-takes-top-gongs-20141204-120izn.html|title=2014 Walkley awards: The Age takes top gongs|date=4 December 2014|access-date=4 December 2014 |work=The Age|location=Melbourne}}][{{cite news|title=Walkley Awards: Fairfax business reporter Adele Ferguson strikes gold|date = 5 December 2014|url=http://www.smh.com.au/national/walkley-awards-fairfax-business-reporter-adele-ferguson-strikes-gold-20141204-120apk.html|access-date=5 December 2014|work =The Sydney Morning Herald Fairfax}}][{{cite web|title=Adele Ferguson, Deb Masters and Mario Christodoulou|url=http://walkleys.com/walkleys-winners/adele-ferguson-deb-masters-and-mario-christodoulou/|publisher=The Walkley Foundation|access-date=5 December 2014}}] |
| 38. | 2015 | Caro Meldrum-Hanna, Sam Clark, Max Murch | Four Corners | ABC TV | Making a Killing: Live baiting in the Australian greyhound industry | |
| 39. | 2016 | Andrew Quilty | colspan="2" | Freelance | The Man on the Operating Table | [{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-12-02/walkley-awards-2016/8089070|title=Walkley Awards: Andrew Quilty wins gold for photo of Kunduz hospital bombing aftermath|date=3 December 2016|access-date=3 December 2016|work=ABC}}] |
| 40. | 2017 | Michael Bachelard and Kate Geraghty | The Age | Melbourne | Surviving IS: Stories of Mosul | [{{cite web |url=http://www.walkleys.com/2017-walkley-winners-full-list |title=Michael Bachelard and Kate Geraghty win Gold at 62nd Walkley Awards for Mosul coverage |date=29 November 2017 |access-date=23 November 2018 |publisher=Walkley Foundation |archive-date=16 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190216144432/http://www.walkleys.com/2017-walkley-winners-full-list |url-status=dead }}] |
| 41. | 2018 | Hedley Thomas and Slade Gibson | The Australian | (podcast) | The Teacher's Pet | [{{cite web |url=http://www.walkleys.com/2017-walkley-winners-full-list |title=Hit podcast The Teacher's Pet wins the 2018 Gold Walkley Award |date=22 November 2017 |access-date=23 November 2018 |publisher=Walkley Foundation |archive-date=16 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190216144432/http://www.walkleys.com/2017-walkley-winners-full-list |url-status=dead }}] |
| 42. | 2019 | Anthony Dowsley and Patrick Carlyon | Herald Sun | Melbourne | Lawyer X Informer Scandal | [{{Cite web|url=https://www.walkleys.com/2019-walkley-winners-announced/|title=Herald Sun's "Lawyer X" wins 2019 Gold Walkley Award|website=The Walkley Foundation|date=28 November 2019 |access-date=2019-11-28}}] |
| 43. | 2020 | Mark Willacy and the ABC Investigations-Four Corners Team | Four Corners | ABC TV | Killing Field: an exposé into alleged Australian war crimes in Afghanistan | [{{cite web|url=https://www.walkleys.com/award-winners/gold-walkley-investigative-journalism-mark-willacy-and-the-abc-investigations-four-corners-team|title=Mark Willacy and the ABC Investigations-Four Corners Team|author= |date=2020|website=The Walkley Foundation |publisher= |access-date=27 June 2021|quote=}}] |
| 44.
|2021
|Samantha Maiden
|news.com.au
|
|Open secret: The Brittany Higgins story
|[{{Cite web|last=|date=2022-02-25|title=Samantha Maiden wins the Gold Walkley Award|url=https://www.walkleys.com/66th-walkley-award-winners-announced/|access-date=2022-02-26|website=The Walkley Foundation|language=en-AU}}] |
| 45.
|2022
|Anne Connolly, Stephanie Zillman and Ali Russell
|Four Corners
|ABC TV
|State Control: report on Queensland's Public Guardian and Trustee system
|[{{Cite web |last=Burgess |first=Kate |date=2022-11-23 |title=Spotlight on the 2022 Gold Walkley Winners |url=https://www.walkleys.com/spotlight-on-the-2022-gold-walkley-winners/ |access-date=2022-11-24 |website=The Walkley Foundation |language=en-AU}}] |
| 46.
|2023
|Edmund Tadros and Neil Chenoweth
|Australian Financial Review
|
|"PwC Tax Leaks Scandal'
|[{{Cite web |title=Gold Walkley Winners |url=https://www.walkleys.com/awards/walkleys/gold-walkley-winners/ |access-date=2024-09-05 |website=The Walkley Foundation |language=en-AU}}] |
| 47.
|2024
|Nick McKenzie, David Marin-Guzman, Ben Schneiders, Garry McNab, Amelia Ballinger and Reid Butler
|60 Minutes
|Nine Network
|"Building Bad"
|[{{Cite web |title=69th Walkley Awards winners announced |url=https://www.walkleys.com/awards/walkleys/gold-walkley-winners/ |access-date=2025-02-14 |website=The Walkley Foundation |language=en-AU}}] |