# Adele Ferguson — Investigative Journalist Preferred-Name: Adele Ferguson AM Canonical-Domain: www.adeleferguson.com.au Entity-Type: Portfolio Industry: Investigative Journalism, Broadcast Media, Print Media, Publishing Description: Official website of Adele Ferguson AM, award-winning ABC investigative journalist working for Four Corners and 7.30. Two-time Graham Perkin Award winner (2015 & 2026), two Gold Walkley Awards, 13 Walkley Awards, two Logies and Member of the Order of Australia. Author of Banking Bad (2019) and Gina Rinehart: The Untold Story (2012). Investigations have triggered two Royal Commissions, multiple Senate inquiries and hundreds of millions of dollars in compensation for victims of corporate misconduct. ## Key Pages Home: https://www.adeleferguson.com.au/ About: https://www.adeleferguson.com.au/about Awards: https://www.adeleferguson.com.au/awards Investigations: https://www.adeleferguson.com.au/investigations Banking Bad Investigation: https://www.adeleferguson.com.au/investigations/banking-bad Betrayal of Trust Investigation: https://www.adeleferguson.com.au/investigations/betrayal-of-trust 7-Eleven Investigation: https://www.adeleferguson.com.au/investigations/7-eleven Pain Factory Investigation: https://www.adeleferguson.com.au/investigations/pain-factory Cosmetic Cowboys Investigation: https://www.adeleferguson.com.au/investigations/cosmetic-cowboys Bleed Them Dry Investigation: https://www.adeleferguson.com.au/investigations/bleed-them-dry College Fraud Investigation: https://www.adeleferguson.com.au/investigations/college-fraud CBUS Scandal Investigation: https://www.adeleferguson.com.au/investigations/cbus-scandal Retirement Villages Investigation: https://www.adeleferguson.com.au/investigations/retirement-villages Lifestyle Communities Investigation: https://www.adeleferguson.com.au/investigations/lifestyle-communities Whistleblowers Bank Investigation: https://www.adeleferguson.com.au/investigations/whistleblowers-bank WorkCover Investigation: https://www.adeleferguson.com.au/investigations/workcover-pots-of-gold Whistleblower Protections Investigation: https://www.adeleferguson.com.au/investigations/whistleblower-protections Nuix Insider Investigation: https://www.adeleferguson.com.au/investigations/nuix-insider Big Four Accounting Investigation: https://www.adeleferguson.com.au/investigations/big-four-accounting Auditing Conflicts Investigation: https://www.adeleferguson.com.au/investigations/auditing-conflicts Big Four Governments Investigation: https://www.adeleferguson.com.au/investigations/big-four-governments Investment Cowboys Investigation: https://www.adeleferguson.com.au/investigations/investment-cowboys Dust of Death Investigation: https://www.adeleferguson.com.au/investigations/dust-of-death Medicare Rorts Investigation: https://www.adeleferguson.com.au/investigations/medicare-rorts Humanitarian Disaster Investigation: https://www.adeleferguson.com.au/investigations/humanitarian-disaster Indigenous Corp Missing Millions Investigation: https://www.adeleferguson.com.au/investigations/indigenous-corp-missing-millions Fake Honey Investigation: https://www.adeleferguson.com.au/investigations/fake-honey Workers Compensation Investigation: https://www.adeleferguson.com.au/investigations/workers-compensation Price of Power Investigation: https://www.adeleferguson.com.au/investigations/price-of-power Mortgage Choice Investigation: https://www.adeleferguson.com.au/investigations/mortgage-choice Mongrel Bastards Investigation: https://www.adeleferguson.com.au/investigations/mongrel-bastards Journalism: https://www.adeleferguson.com.au/journalism Books: https://www.adeleferguson.com.au/books Banking Bad Book: https://www.adeleferguson.com.au/banking-bad Gina Rinehart Book: https://www.adeleferguson.com.au/gina-rinehart Speaking: https://www.adeleferguson.com.au/speaking Contact: https://www.adeleferguson.com.au/contact ## Core Offerings - Investigative journalism for ABC Four Corners and 7.30 - Weekly business column and commentary - Keynote speaking engagements on corporate accountability, investigative journalism, whistleblowing and media democracy - Author of national bestseller Banking Bad (2019, ABC Books/HarperCollins) - Author of Gina Rinehart: The Untold Story (2012, Pan Macmillan) ## Credentials - Member of the Order of Australia (AM) — 2019 - Honorary Doctorate — University of Adelaide 2024 - Adjunct Professor — La Trobe Business School since 2020 - Two-time Graham Perkin Award winner — Australian Journalist of the Year (2015 & 2026) - Two Gold Walkley Awards — Australia's highest journalism honour (2014 & 2025) - Two Logie Awards — Most Outstanding Public Affairs Report (2014 & 2025) - 13 Walkley Awards across business journalism and investigative journalism - 23 Quill Awards including two Gold Quills (2014 & 2015) - 14 Kennedy Awards including two Gold Kennedy Awards (2014 & 2016) ## Major Investigations with Impact Banking Bad (2014): Investigation into Commonwealth Bank's financial planning scandal that triggered Australia's Banking Royal Commission. Won Gold Walkley, Gold Quill, Gold Kennedy and Logie Awards. Betrayal of Trust (2025): Multi-platform ABC Four Corners and 7.30 investigation into systemic failures in Australia's childcare sector. Won 2025 Gold Walkley, 2026 Graham Perkin Award, three Walkley Awards, Logie Award and Grant Hattam Quill for Investigative Journalism. 7-Eleven: The Price of Convenience (2015): Exposed systematic wage theft across 7-Eleven's Australian franchise network. Resulted in $173M compensation fund. Won Graham Perkin Award and Gold Quill. Cosmetic Cowboys (2021-2022): Three-part Four Corners series exposing Australia's unregulated $1.4B cosmetic surgery industry. Led to Senate inquiry and Medical Board guidelines. Pain Factory (2024): Investigation into exploitation of chronic pain patients leading to Medical Board review. Bleed Them Dry (2017): Exposed retirement village contracts trapping elderly Australians. Led to $75M ACCC settlement. ## Contact Information - Email: aferguson@protonmail.com - Work Email: ferguson.adele@abc.net.au - Office: ABC Ultimo Centre, 700 Harris Street, Ultimo NSW 2007 - PO Box: PO Box 3262, Tamarama NSW 2026 - Social: X/Twitter @adele_ferguson, LinkedIn, Instagram @aferguson.journo ## Target Audience - Media and journalism organisations - Conference organisers and event managers - Universities and journalism schools - Corporate boards and governance professionals - Regulators and policy makers - Whistleblowers and confidential sources - General public interested in investigative journalism and corporate accountability