NEW AWARDS SUPERVISING JUDGING PANEL ANNOUNCED

To underline the commitment of the Kennedy Foundation to transparent, ethical, and good governance practice the Foundation Board has announced the creation of an expert panel to supervise the judging of our annual awards for outstanding journalism.

We are honoured to have three experienced and outstanding practitioners join us. They are:

  • …is an award-winning journalist for her reporting on the Meja massacre in Kosovo who has had an extensive career in print and radio journalism. Linda has also campaigned on issues around freedom of speech and women’s affairs.

    Five years with the national parliamentary press gallery initially as political reporter with Sydney commercial radio station 2WS, then the Daily Telegraph and finally with the ABC.
    ABC foreign correspondent reporting from the Middle East and Russia.
    ABC correspondent for Radio Australia reporting from across Asia And the Pacific
    Former editorial policies manager and training for the ABC
    Host of ‘Mornings’ on 702, ABC Sydney. Presenter, ‘PM’ and Saturday ‘AM’, ABC Radio.

  • Professor AJ Brown (AM) has had an illustrious career over 30 years leading on issues such as integrity, governance, transparency, gender equality and whistleblower protection.

    Professor in public policy and law in the School of Government & International Relations at Griffith University.
    Co-leader of the Centre for Governance & Public Policy’s integrity, leadership and public trust program.
    Chair of Transparency International Australia, the world anti-corruption organisation
    A senior investigator for the Commonwealth Ombudsman and Associate to Justice G E Tony Fitzgerald AC KC.
    He currently leads a $1.2 million Australian Research Council Discovery project on public trust, mistrust and distrust.
    Past President of the Australian Political Studies Association (2017-18).
    A Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia.
    A Fellow of the Australian Academy of Law.
    In 2023, he was made a Member of the Order of Australia for services to the law and public policy, particularly through whistleblower protectio

  • Allan Hogan has had a long career at the top of some of the best journalism outlets in the country. He reported from the Vietnam War and was the only Australian journalist to interview the notorious, Idi Amin.

    Founding reporter for the ABC Radio program AM.
    Producer and reporter on the ABC's This Day Tonight and Four Corners.
    Founding executive producer of the Nine's Sunday program.
    Executive producer of SBS' Insight and supervising producer on SBS' Dateline
    Script Editor, Enough Rope with Andrew Denton.

The 2024 Kennedy Awards Judges.

The Foundation thanks each of them for their generous time and professional diligence in this important process.

  • Jo Puccini - ABC

  • Gemma Acton - Seven Network

  • Vic Alhadeff OAM - SBS

  • Kate Allman - Freelance

  • Monica Attard - UTS

  • Natalie Barr - Seven Network

  • Josh Bavas - Nine News 

  • Brian Bigg - Freelance

  • Sarah Blake - News Corp

  • Paul Bousfield

  • Dave Braithwaite - Nine Publishing 

  • Clarissa Cavalheiro - The Australian

  • Deb Clay - Freelance

  • Tom Connell - Sky News

  • Jennifer Cooke

  • Phil Coorey - Australian Financial Review 

  • Danielle  Cronin - ABC

  • Mike Dalton

  • Lindsay Day - Freelance

  • Kate De Brito - KDMedia 

  • Anthony De Ceglie - Seven Network

  • Anabel Dean - Freelance

  • Melissa Doyle - Freelance

  • Mathew Dunckley - The Australian

  • Geoff Elliott - Gracosway 

  • Ben English - News Corp

  • Rocco Fazzari - Freelance

  • Kat Feeney - ABC

  • Emma Garlett - Garlett Group

  • Caroline Gates - SBS

  • Peggy Giakoumelos - SBS

  • Tom Godfrey - Bell George Communications

  • Russell Gould - News Corp

  • Craig Greenhill - Salty Dingo

  • Rashell Habib - Network 10

  • Lanneke Hargreaves - SBS

  • Ben Hawke - Freelance

  • Stewart Hawkins -Forbes Australia

  • Felicity Hetherington - Daily Mail Australia

  • Ray Hickson - Racing NSW

  • Andrea Ho - AFTRS

  • Simon Hobbs - Nine News 

  • Alice Hogg  - Network 10 

  • Paul Horan - Slightly Uncomfortable Productions 

    Julieanne Horsman

  • Jack Houghton - Sky News

  • Stephanie  Hunt - Sky News

  • Dan Ilic - A Rational Fear 

  • Anita Jacoby AM

  • Eric Johnston -The Australian

  • Yvette Kelly - Daily Mail Australia

  • Tracey Kirkland - ABC

  • Stella Lauri - WIN News

  • Sylvie Le Clezio - Freelance

  • Connie Levett - UNSW

  • Pete Lewis - Way With Words

  • Tim Love  - Sky News

  • Ann Loveday - Nine News 

  • Professor Catharine Lumby - Sydney University 

  • David Margan - Damn Fine Media 

  • Steve Marshall - Nine News 

  • Luke McIlveen - Nine Publishing 

  • Michael McKenna - The Australian

  • Duncan McNab- Freelance

  • Peter Meakin

  • Caro Meldrum-Hanna - Freelance

  • Larry Meltzer- Melt Media  

  • Neil Mercer 

  • Mark Morri - News Corp

  • Jason Morrison 

  • Anthony Murdoch - Seven Network

  • Margot O'Neil  - Original Thinking Productions 

  • Rachael Oakes-Ash - Freelance

  • Natalie O'Brien

  • Uma Patel  - Google

  • Michael Pelly - Australian Financial Review 

  • Jodan Perry - SBS/NITV

  • Sara Phillips - Freelance

  • Amber Plumb - The Australian

  • Robyn Powell - ABC

  • Andrew Psarianos - Picture Perfect Productions 

  • Hugh Riminton - Network 10

  • Josh Robertson -ABC

  • Lisa Ryan - ABC

  • Peter Ryan - ABC

  • Lillian Saleh - News Corp

  • Scott Sanbrook - Freelance

  • Alison Sandy - Seven Network

  • Dominique Schwartz - The Pew Charitable Trusts

  • Kirrily Schwarz - News Corp

  • Stefanie Sgroi - Nine News 

  • Frances Sheen - Seven Network

  • Bevan Shields - Sydney Morning Herald 

  • Linda Silmalis - News Corp

  • Ashleigh Steele - SBS

  • Michelle Stephenson - Nova Entertainment 

  • Christian Stokes - Sydney Morning Herald 

  • Simone Sutcliffe - SBS

  • Michael Usher - Seven Network

  • Saba Vasefi - Sydney University 

  • Calla Wahlquist - The Guardian

  • Danny Wheeler - Sky News

  • Martin White -Network 10

  • Paul Whittaker - Sky News

  • Mandi Wicks - SBS