The Australian in running for The Clarions awards
Six journalists at The Australian have been nominated as finalists for Queensland’s media awards, The Clarions.
Six journalists at The Australian have been nominated as finalists for Queensland’s media awards, The Clarions.
Reporter Michael McKenna and photographer John Wilson have been nominated for the top award for investigative journalism over their series of reports about state government inaction and secrecy over the defective Paradise Dam, near Bundaberg, which led to a commission of inquiry being established.
National crime correspondent David Murray, audio producer and editor Chris Bosley and multimedia editor Eric George have been nominated as finalists in the radio, documentary and podcast category for The Lighthouse series, which investigated the disappearance of Belgian backpacker Theo Hayez last year.
Queensland political reporter Sarah Elks has been nominated for rural journalism over her expose on safety issues in Queensland’s coalmines.
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