Awards & Recognition

Adele Ferguson’s journalism awards include nine Walkley awards including the Gold Walkley for her Four Corners program Banking Bad, two Gold Quill Awards, two Gold Kennedy Awards, a Logie and the Graham Perkin Journalist of the year. In 2019 Adele was awarded a Member of the Order of Australia (AM).

 

Adele Ferguson Adele Ferguson

Member Of The Order Of Australia (AM)

MEMBER (AM) IN THE GENERAL DIVISION OF THE ORDER OF AUSTRALIA

For significant service to the print and broadcast media as a journalist and business

commentator.

Business Writer, Columnist and Author, for over 20 years.

Business Commentator and Senior Journalist for a number of Fairfax newspapers including:

'The Sydney Morning Herald', 'The Age' and 'The Australian Financial Review', since 2009.

Guest Reporter, Four Corners Program, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, since 2014.

Guest Reporter, 7.30 Program, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, since 2017.

Business Columnist , 2007-2009 and Journalist, 1993-1994, The Australian.

Business Columnist, BRW Magazine, 1994-2007.

President, Melbourne Press Club, since 2016.

Board Member, Copyright Agency, since 2015.

Author of a range of books including: 'Gina Rinehart: The Untold Story of the Richest Woman

in the World', 2012.

Awards and recognition includes:

Recipient, Quill Awards for Journalistic Excellence, Melbourne Press Club, 2017, 2016 (Gold),

2015 (Gold), 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2008, 2007, 2005 and 2003.

Recipient, Kennedy Journalist Award, Kennedy Foundation, 2018, 2016 (Gold), 2015 and

2014 (Gold).

Recipient, Graham Perkin Journalist of the Year, 2016.

Recipient, Walkley Awards, 2017, 2016, 2015, (Gold), 2014, 2013, 2011.

Recipient, TV Logie Award, 2015 (for Most Outstanding Public Affair Report).

Recipient, Excellence in Journalism Award, National Press Club of Australia, 2017 and 2016.

Recipient, Aviation Journalist of the Year Award, 2003.

Recipient, Citigroup Award for Journalistic Excellence, 1999.

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