2004 Quill award winners

The Tattersall’s Gold Quill
Belinda Hawkins and the Australian Story Team ABC TV
Read a transcript of the winning story

The Graham Perkin Award for the Australian Journalist of the Year


Paul McGeough The Age and Sydney Morning Herald

Lifetime Achievement Award
Les Carlyon

Young Journalist of the Year Award
Nick McKenzie ABC

RACV Transport Quill
Joint Award
Jonathan Creek Channel 7 News
Craig Wood, Milanda Rout and Mandi Zonneveldt Herald Sun

Grant Hattam Quill Award for Investigative Journalism in any Medium
Nick McKenzie and Rafael Epstein ABC Radio

Best Columnist
Neil Mitchell Herald Sun

Best Sports Story in any Medium
Andrew Rule Good Weekend

Best Business Story in any Medium
Malcolm Maiden The Age

Best TV Camerawork in News and Current Affairs
Mark Dobbin Stateline, ABC TV

Best News Photograph
Jason South The Age

Best Sports Photograph
Ray Kennedy The Age

Best Features Photograph
Paul Harris The Age

Best Three Headlines in any Medium
Paul Stafford Herald Sun

Best Page Layout
Katherine Alexander Law Institute Journal

Best Illustration in any Medium
Andrew Dyson The Age

Best Cartoon
Peter Nicholson The Australian

Best Deadline Report in any Medium
Paul Anderson and the Herald Sun News Team

Best Online Report
Hugh J Martin, John Silvester, Simon Johanson & Matthew Absalom-Wong The Age

Best Suburban or Regional Report in any Medium
Richard Schmeiszl South Gippsland Sentinel Times

Best Rural Affairs Report in any Medium
Kerri Ritchie Stateline, ABC TV

Best TV News Report
Brett McLeod Channel Nine

Best Radio News Report
No Award

Best TV Current Affairs Report
Belinda Hawkins and the Australian Story Team Australian Story, ABC TV

Best Radio Current Affairs Report
John Silvester, Ross Stevenson & John Burns 3AW

Best News Report in Print
Lindsay Murdoch The Age

Best Feature in Print
Cameron Stewart and Christine Jackman The Australian

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