The Walkley Award for Outstanding Contribution to Journalism, formerly Walkley Award for Most Outstanding Contribution to Journalism, is one of the prestigious Australian Walkley Awards, and "recognises the achievements of a person or group for outstanding or enduring commitment to the highest standards of journalism and is chosen by the Walkley Directors".
It has been awarded annually since 1994.
Winners
1994: Robert M. Duffield 1995: John Stubbs 1996: Max Fatchen 1997: Paul Chadwick 1998: Maurie Ferry, ABC South East Radio, Bega 1999: Tony Koch 2000: Paul Murphy 2001: Estelle Blackburn 2002: Quentin Dempster, The 7.30 Report, ABC TV 2003: Julie Duncan, Journalism Educator, South Australia 2004: Phil Wilkins 2005: Australian Cartoonist's Association 2006: Colleen Egan, The Sunday Times 2007: Gerard Noonan 2008: Pamela Bone 2009: Tony Stephens 2010: Cameron Forbes 2011: WikiLeaks 2012: Peter Cave 2013: Caroline Jones 2014: Peter Greste 2015: Trevor Sykes 2016: Bruce Petty 2017: Michael Gordon 2018: Sean Dorney 2019: Sue Spencer 2020: Ross Gittins 2021: George Negus 2022: Sally Neighbour
References
External links Walkley Awards website Home Page Page for search of Walkleys database for winners' names .