Walkley Award for Outstanding Contribution to Journalism
The Walkley Award for Outstanding Contribution to Journalism, formerly Walkley Award for Most Outstanding Contribution to Journalism, is one of the prestigious Australian Walkley Awards, and "recognises the achievements of a person or group for outstanding or enduring commitment to the highest standards of journalism and is chosen by the Walkley Directors".
It has been awarded annually since 1994.
Winners
1994: Robert M. Duffield1995: John Stubbs1996: Max Fatchen1997: Paul Chadwick1998: Maurie Ferry, ABC South East Radio, Bega1999: Tony Koch2000: Paul Murphy2001: Estelle Blackburn2002: Quentin Dempster, The 7.30 Report, ABC TV2003: Julie Duncan, Journalism Educator, South Australia2004: Phil Wilkins2005: Australian Cartoonist's Association2006: Colleen Egan, The Sunday Times2007: Gerard Noonan2008: Pamela Bone2009: Tony Stephens2010: Cameron Forbes2011: WikiLeaks2012: Peter Cave2013: Caroline Jones2014: Peter Greste2015: Trevor Sykes2016: Bruce Petty2017: Michael Gordon2018: Sean Dorney2019: Sue Spencer2020: Ross Gittins2021: George Negus2022: Sally Neighbour