Clarion Awards 2021: nominees

ABC, Seven, Nine, SBS, SKY News are amongst nominees in Queensland’s annual Clarion Awards for Journalism.

7:30 reporter Michael Atkin (pictured) is up for a Major Award for his story on two Aboriginal men who claim they were sexually abused during strip searches in youth detention.

Winners will be announced on Saturday, October 9 at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, supported by MEAA.

TV and related nominees:

Major Awards

Investigative Journalism
Michael Atkin, ABC 7.30 and ABC News Online, “Abuse Of Power: Sexual Abuse Allegations In Youth Detention”
Michael McKenna, Sarah Elks, Jamie Walker and Charlie Peel, The Australian, “The Money Trail”
Mark Willacy and Rory Callinan, ABC News Online, “Who Dares Kills”

All Media categories

Rural Journalism
Michael Atkin, ABC 7:30 and ABC News online and ABC 730, “Man-Made Disaster: The Battle For Bushfire Damages”
Jemima Burt, ABC News Breakfast, Queensland Bulletin and YouTube, “Weipa under the thumb of Rio Tinto”
Caitlyn Gribbin, ABC TV Landline, “Getting old in the country: a push for aged care closer to home”

Health Reporting
Michael Atkin, ABC News Online and ABC 7.30, “Home Care Desperation – The Long Wait For Help”
Lisa Ryan, Sky News, “Big Shots: Anti-Vaxxers Exposed”
Jackie Sinnerton, Saturday Courier-Mail, “Donor father of 50 exposes cracks in sperm industry”

Business Journalism
Michael Atkin, ABC 7.30 and ABC online, “Investigating the Sterling New Life Housing Disaster and Left In Limbo”
Dan Nolan and Luke Mortimer, A Current Affair, “AustAgri Investigation”
Liam Walsh, Jenny Wiggins, Jonathan Shapiro and Hans van Leeuwen, The Australian Financial Review, “Ploughing into Greensill’s Aussie interests”

Multicultural Reporting
Anna Hartley, ABC TV, “A life lost, a family destroyed and a mother let down”
Jessica Rendall, ABC News Online and 7pm TV News, “Migrant Voters”
Lisa Ryan, Sky News, “Changing Our Nation”

Social Issues Reporting
Stefan Armbruster, SBS World News TV and online, “COVID test for Torres Strait border security”
Leanne Edmistone, QWeekend,The Courier-Mail and com.au, “Just Call Me Dad”
Kelmeny Fraser and Cormac Pearson, The Sunday-Mail, “Working class sham – inside the taxpayer-funded jobs deception”

Indigenous Issues Reporting
Michael Atkin, ABC 7.30 and ABC News Online, “Abuse Of Power: Sexual Abuse Allegations In Youth Detention”
Marian Faa, ABC 7pm News and ABC online, “Climate change and human rights in the Torres Strait”
Ben Smee, Guardian Australia, “Crime and embellishment”

Broadcast Interview
Tim Arvier, Today Show, “End of a Presidency”
Michael Atkin, ABC 7.30 and ABC online, “Aged Care Fallout: Holding the Minister To Account”
Peter Fegan and Rebeka Powell, Nine News, “Andrew Laming”

Artwork, Cartoon, Illustration or Graphic
Lewi Hirvela, iView, ABC Weekend Breakfast and ABC News Channel, “Australian Dinosaurs in 3D”
Paul O’Leary, Channel 7 Brisbane, “Queensland’s Greatest Events Graphics”
Paul O’Leary, Luke Seib and Sharni Hargrave and George Brown, 7 News Brisbane, “7News Graphics Body of Work”

Television/Audio Visual categories

TV News Report
Katrina Blowers, 7 News Brisbane, “Shining a Light on Coercive Control”
Peter Fegan and Rebecca Powell, Nine News, “Andrew Laming”
Mark Willacy, ABC TV News, “Secrets of War”

TV Current Affairs, Feature, Documentary or Special Broadcast
Rebecca Armstrong, Angela Leonardi, Quentin McDermott and Helen Grasswill, ABC, “About a Boy”
Peter McCutcheon, Scott Kyle, Chris Gillette and David McSween, ABC 7.30, “Life in Limbo”
Lisa Ryan, Sky News, “Big Shots: Anti-Vaxxers Exposed”

The John Bean Memorial Award for Television Camerawork
Nickoles Coleman, ABC News Breakfast, ABC News Channel, “Emergency Flood Coverage Port Macquarie”
Craig Cooper, A Current Affair, “Fraser Dingoes”
Scott Kyle, ABC Television, “730 Christmas Island”

Regional and Community categories

Regional and Community – Broadcast Report
Marian Faa, ABC 7.30, “Delivering COVID-19 vaccines in the Torres Strait”
Rachel McGhee, ABC News 7PM TV bulletin, “Golden age of drag”
Rachel McGhee, Russel Talbot and Inga Stunzner, ABC News 7PM TV bulletin, “Mine Fight”