2018 Quill Award Best Business Story in Any Medium

Judges' citation

A chilling story, told well and tightly structured, Adele Ferguson’s reporting revealed what can happen to small businesses targeted by the Australian Tax Office. Ferguson and her team showed how people caught in the ATO’s crosshairs have scant means to fight back and can be left with shattered lives.

The winning entry

'Mongrel Bunch of Bastards', Four Corners, 9 April 2018

'Blowing the whistle on the tax office’s 'cash grab', The Age, 9 April 2018