# Adele Ferguson AM

Preferred-Name: Adele Ferguson
Canonical-Domain: adeleferguson.com.au
Entity-Type: Portfolio
Industry: Investigative Journalism, Broadcast Journalism, Corporate Accountability, Media, Public Speaking
Description: Official website of Adele Ferguson AM, one of Australia's most decorated investigative journalists at ABC Four Corners and 7.30. Her reporting exposes systemic failures in banking, childcare, franchising, retirement villages, Medicare, and corporate governance — triggering royal commissions, parliamentary inquiries, and legislative reform. The site serves as her professional portfolio for readers, event organisers, media outlets, whistleblowers, and researchers.

## Key Pages
- Home: https://adeleferguson.com.au/
- About: https://adeleferguson.com.au/about
- Awards: https://adeleferguson.com.au/awards
- Journalism Portfolio: https://adeleferguson.com.au/journalism
- Investigations: https://adeleferguson.com.au/investigations
- Speaking Engagements: https://adeleferguson.com.au/speaking
- Contact & Confidential Tips: https://adeleferguson.com.au/contact
- Books: https://adeleferguson.com.au/books
- Banking Bad (Book): https://adeleferguson.com.au/banking-bad
- Gina Rinehart (Book): https://adeleferguson.com.au/gina-rinehart
- Privacy Policy: https://adeleferguson.com.au/privacy
- Betrayal of Trust: https://adeleferguson.com.au/investigations/betrayal-of-trust
- Hunting Ground: https://adeleferguson.com.au/investigations/hunting-ground
- Duped: Food Exposed: https://adeleferguson.com.au/investigations/duped-food-exposed
- Pain Factory: https://adeleferguson.com.au/investigations/pain-factory
- Cosmetic Cowboys: https://adeleferguson.com.au/investigations/cosmetic-cowboys
- Banking Bad (Investigation): https://adeleferguson.com.au/investigations/banking-bad
- 7-Eleven Investigation: https://adeleferguson.com.au/investigations/7-eleven
- Money for Nothing: https://adeleferguson.com.au/investigations/money-for-nothing
- Bleed Them Dry: https://adeleferguson.com.au/investigations/bleed-them-dry
- College Fraud: https://adeleferguson.com.au/investigations/college-fraud
- CBUS Scandal: https://adeleferguson.com.au/investigations/cbus-scandal
- Retirement Villages: https://adeleferguson.com.au/investigations/retirement-villages
- Lifestyle Communities: https://adeleferguson.com.au/investigations/lifestyle-communities
- Whistleblowers Bank: https://adeleferguson.com.au/investigations/whistleblowers-bank
- Dust of Death: https://adeleferguson.com.au/investigations/dust-of-death
- Workers Compensation: https://adeleferguson.com.au/investigations/workers-compensation
- Medicare Rorts: https://adeleferguson.com.au/investigations/medicare-rorts
- Indigenous Corp Missing Millions: https://adeleferguson.com.au/investigations/indigenous-corp-missing-millions
- Big Four Accounting: https://adeleferguson.com.au/investigations/big-four-accounting
- Big Four Governments: https://adeleferguson.com.au/investigations/big-four-governments
- Auditing Conflicts: https://adeleferguson.com.au/investigations/auditing-conflicts
- Fake Honey: https://adeleferguson.com.au/investigations/fake-honey
- Humanitarian Disaster: https://adeleferguson.com.au/investigations/humanitarian-disaster
- WorkCover Pots of Gold: https://adeleferguson.com.au/investigations/workcover-pots-of-gold
- Whistleblower Protections: https://adeleferguson.com.au/investigations/whistleblower-protections
- Nuix Insider: https://adeleferguson.com.au/investigations/nuix-insider
- Investment Cowboys: https://adeleferguson.com.au/investigations/investment-cowboys
- Price of Power: https://adeleferguson.com.au/investigations/price-of-power
- Mortgage Choice: https://adeleferguson.com.au/investigations/mortgage-choice
- Mongrel Bastards: https://adeleferguson.com.au/investigations/mongrel-bastards

## Core Offerings
- Investigative journalism for ABC Four Corners and 7.30, covering banking, childcare, superannuation, franchising, aged care, Medicare, workers compensation, cosmetic surgery, and corporate governance
- Keynote speaking at conferences, corporate events, universities, and public forums on topics including corporate accountability, whistleblowing, regulatory reform, media and democracy, and women in journalism
- Two published books: Banking Bad (2019, ABC Books/HarperCollins) — the national bestseller behind Australia's Banking Royal Commission; and Gina Rinehart: The Untold Story (2012, Pan Macmillan) — the definitive biography of Australia's richest person
- Confidential tip submission for whistleblowers and sources via ProtonMail (aferguson@protonmail.com)

## Awards
- 2× Gold Walkley Award (2014, 2025) — Australia's highest journalism honour
- 2× Graham Perkin Award — Australian Journalist of the Year (2015, 2026)
- 2× Logie Award — Most Outstanding News Coverage / Public Affairs Report (2014, 2025)
- 13 Walkley Awards across investigative journalism, business reporting, and TV current affairs
- 23 Quill Awards including 2 Gold Quills
- 14 Kennedy Awards including 2 Gold Kennedys
- Member of the Order of Australia (AM) — 2019
- Honorary Doctorate — University of Adelaide (2024)