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).

May 2024
- 10 May 2024 Honorary Doctorate - University of Adelaide
May 2023
- 2 May 2023 National Press Club - Health Journalists of the Year
March 2023
- 28 Mar 2023 Business News/Feature
November 2022
- 19 Nov 2022 Walkley Award TV Long Form
August 2022
- 5 Aug 2022 Kennedy Award Outstanding Consumer Affairs Reporting
- 5 Aug 2022 Kennedy Award Outstanding Investigative Reporting
March 2022
- 1 Mar 2022 Citi Journalism Award for Excellence
November 2021
- 26 Nov 2021 Quill Award Best TV/Video Feature
September 2020
- 20 Sept 2020 2020 Davitt Awards – Best Non-Fiction
November 2019
- 22 Nov 2019 Global Management Accounting Hall of Fame
January 2019
- 26 Jan 2019 Member Of The Order Of Australia (AM)
December 2018
- 28 Dec 2018 Quill Award Best Business Story in Any Medium
October 2018
- 15 Oct 2018 National Press Club - Global and Economic Reporting Award
September 2018
- 7 Sept 2018 Eureka’s Children Democracy Award
July 2018
- 9 July 2018 Fairfax Women of Influence Awards
June 2018
- 8 June 2018 Kennedy Award Outstanding Finance Reporting
December 2017
- 31 Dec 2017 Walkley Award Best Business Journalism
- 31 Dec 2017 Walkley Award Best Investigative Journalism
- 29 Dec 2017 Quill Award for Investigative Journalism
November 2017
- 30 Nov 2017 2017 Quill Award Best Business Story in Any Medium
October 2017
- 14 Oct 2017 National Press Club - Financial Journalism Award
December 2016
- 31 Dec 2016 Walkley Award Best Investigative Journalism
- 31 Dec 2016 Walkley Award Best Business Story in Any Medium
- 30 Dec 2016 2016 Quill Award Best Business Story in Any Medium
November 2016
- 25 Nov 2016 2016 Quill Award Best TV Video Feature Long Form
October 2016
- 14 Oct 2016 National Press Club - Consumer Finance Award
- 14 Oct 2016 National Press Club - Business News Award
- 14 Oct 2016 National Press Club - Financial Journalism Award
August 2016
- 5 Aug 2016 Gold Kennedy Award
June 2016
- 6 June 2016 Kennedy Award Outstanding Investigative Reporting
- 6 June 2016 Kennedy Award Outstanding Finance Reporting
December 2015
- 31 Dec 2015 Quill Award Best Business Story in Any Medium
- 31 Dec 2015 Walkley Award Best Business Story in Any Medium
October 2015
- 30 Oct 2015 Quill Award Best Use of Digital or Social Media
- 16 Oct 2015 Migration Institute Award
August 2015
- 14 Aug 2015 AFR Boss: True Leaders
- 7 Aug 2015 Legal Reporting Awards
June 2015
- 6 June 2015 Kennedy Award Outstanding Finance Reporting
March 2015
- 6 Mar 2015 Gold Quill Award
- 6 Mar 2015 Graham Perkin Award
December 2014
- 31 Dec 2014 Walkley Award TV Current Affairs
November 2014
- 28 Nov 2014 Quill Award Best Business Story in Any Medium
August 2014
- 1 Aug 2014 Gold Kennedy Award
June 2014
- 6 June 2014 Kennedy Awards Outstanding Finance Reporting
- 6 June 2014 Kennedy Award Outstanding Investigative Reporting
- 6 June 2014 Kennedy Award Outstanding Television Current Affairs Reporting
April 2014
- 27 Apr 2014 Logie Award
March 2014
- 7 Mar 2014 Gold Quill Award
- 7 Mar 2014 Gold Walkley Award
December 2013
- 31 Dec 2013 Walkley Award Best Business Story In Any Medium
- 27 Dec 2013 Quill Award Best Business Story in Any Medium
July 2013
- 8 July 2013 Kennedy Award Outstanding Columnist
- 5 July 2013 Kennedy Award Outstanding Finance Reporting
December 2011
- 31 Dec 2011 Walkley Award High Commendation for Best Columnist
- 30 Dec 2011 Quill Award Best Business Story in Any Medium
December 2010
- 31 Dec 2010 Walkley Award Finalist Best Business Story
October 2010
- 29 Oct 2010 Quill Award High Commendation Best Columnist
December 2008
- 31 Dec 2008 Walkley Award Finalist Best Business Story
- 31 Dec 2008 Quill Award Best Columnist
November 2008
- 28 Nov 2008 Quill Award Best Business Story in Any Medium
November 2007
- 30 Nov 2007 Quill Award Best Business Story in Any Medium
December 2005
- 31 Dec 2005 Walkley Award Finalist Best Business Story
- 30 Dec 2005 Quill Award Best Business Story in Any Medium
November 2003
- 28 Nov 2003 Quill Award Best Business Story in Any Medium
December 2001
- 30 Dec 2001 Quill High Commendation Best Business Story in Any Medium
December 2000
- 29 Dec 2000 Quill High Commendation Best Business Story in Any Medium
December 1999
- 1 Dec 1999 Quill High Commendation Best Business Story in Any Medium
December 1997
- 31 Dec 1997 Quill High Commendation Best Business Story in Any Medium

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Walkley Award TV Current Affairs

2014 Walkley Award, TV/AV Weekly Current Affairs

Adele Ferguson 28/11/14 Adele Ferguson 28/11/14

Quill Award Best Business Story in Any Medium

2014 Quill Award Best Business Story in Any Medium

Adele Ferguson 1/8/14 Adele Ferguson 1/8/14

Gold Kennedy Award

Gold Kennedy Award - Journalist of the Year

Adele Ferguson 6/6/14 Adele Ferguson 6/6/14

Kennedy Awards Outstanding Finance Reporting

Kennedy Award for Outstanding Finance Reporting

Adele Ferguson 6/6/14 Adele Ferguson 6/6/14

Kennedy Award Outstanding Investigative Reporting

2014 Kennedy Awards: Outstanding Investigative Reporting

Adele Ferguson 6/6/14 Adele Ferguson 6/6/14

Kennedy Award Outstanding Television Current Affairs Reporting

Kennedy Awards: Outstanding Television Current Affairs Reporting

Adele Ferguson 27/4/14 Adele Ferguson 27/4/14

Logie Award

The Logie Awards (officially the TV Week Logie Awards) is an annual gathering to celebrate Australian television, sponsored and organised by magazine TV Week, with the first ceremony in 1959, known then as the TV Week Awards, the awards are presented in 20 categories representing both public and industry voted awards.