Awards & Recognition
Adele Ferguson’s journalism awards include nine Walkley awards including the Gold Walkley for her Four Corners program Banking Bad, two Gold Quill Awards, two Gold Kennedy Awards, a Logie and the Graham Perkin Journalist of the year. In 2019 Adele was awarded a Member of the Order of Australia (AM).
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May 2024
- 10 May 2024 Honorary Doctorate - University of Adelaide
- May 2023
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March 2023
- 28 Mar 2023 Business News/Feature
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November 2022
- 19 Nov 2022 Walkley Award TV Long Form
- August 2022
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March 2022
- 1 Mar 2022 Citi Journalism Award for Excellence
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November 2021
- 26 Nov 2021 Quill Award Best TV/Video Feature
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September 2020
- 20 Sep 2020 2020 Davitt Awards – Best Non-Fiction
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November 2019
- 22 Nov 2019 Global Management Accounting Hall of Fame
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January 2019
- 26 Jan 2019 Member Of The Order Of Australia (AM)
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December 2018
- 28 Dec 2018 Quill Award Best Business Story in Any Medium
- October 2018
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September 2018
- 7 Sep 2018 Eureka’s Children Democracy Award
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July 2018
- 9 Jul 2018 Fairfax Women of Influence Awards
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June 2018
- 8 Jun 2018 Kennedy Award Outstanding Finance Reporting
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December 2017
- 31 Dec 2017 Walkley Award Best Business Journalism
- 31 Dec 2017 Walkley Award Best Investigative Journalism
- 29 Dec 2017 Quill Award for Investigative Journalism
- November 2017
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October 2017
- 14 Oct 2017 National Press Club - Financial Journalism Award
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December 2016
- 31 Dec 2016 Walkley Award Best Investigative Journalism
- 31 Dec 2016 Walkley Award Best Business Story in Any Medium
- 30 Dec 2016 2016 Quill Award Best Business Story in Any Medium
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November 2016
- 25 Nov 2016 2016 Quill Award Best TV Video Feature Long Form
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October 2016
- 14 Oct 2016 National Press Club - Consumer Finance Award
- 14 Oct 2016 National Press Club - Business News Award
- 14 Oct 2016 National Press Club - Financial Journalism Award
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August 2016
- 5 Aug 2016 Gold Kennedy Award
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June 2016
- 6 Jun 2016 Kennedy Award Outstanding Investigative Reporting
- 6 Jun 2016 Kennedy Award Outstanding Finance Reporting
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December 2015
- 31 Dec 2015 Quill Award Best Business Story in Any Medium
- 31 Dec 2015 Walkley Award Best Business Story in Any Medium
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October 2015
- 30 Oct 2015 Quill Award Best Use of Digital or Social Media
- 16 Oct 2015 Migration Institute Award
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August 2015
- 14 Aug 2015 AFR Boss: True Leaders
- 7 Aug 2015 Legal Reporting Awards
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June 2015
- 6 Jun 2015 Kennedy Award Outstanding Finance Reporting
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March 2015
- 6 Mar 2015 Gold Quill Award
- 6 Mar 2015 Graham Perkin Award
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December 2014
- 31 Dec 2014 Walkley Award TV Current Affairs
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November 2014
- 28 Nov 2014 Quill Award Best Business Story in Any Medium
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August 2014
- 1 Aug 2014 Gold Kennedy Award
- June 2014
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April 2014
- 27 Apr 2014 Logie Award
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March 2014
- 7 Mar 2014 Gold Quill Award
- 7 Mar 2014 Gold Walkley Award
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December 2013
- 31 Dec 2013 Walkley Award Best Business Story In Any Medium
- 27 Dec 2013 Quill Award Best Business Story in Any Medium
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July 2013
- 8 Jul 2013 Kennedy Award Outstanding Columnist
- 5 Jul 2013 Kennedy Award Outstanding Finance Reporting
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December 2011
- 31 Dec 2011 Walkley Award High Commendation for Best Columnist
- 30 Dec 2011 Quill Award Best Business Story in Any Medium
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December 2010
- 31 Dec 2010 Walkley Award Finalist Best Business Story
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October 2010
- 29 Oct 2010 Quill Award High Commendation Best Columnist
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December 2008
- 31 Dec 2008 Walkley Award Finalist Best Business Story
- 31 Dec 2008 Quill Award Best Columnist
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November 2008
- 28 Nov 2008 Quill Award Best Business Story in Any Medium
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November 2007
- 30 Nov 2007 Quill Award Best Business Story in Any Medium
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December 2005
- 31 Dec 2005 Walkley Award Finalist Best Business Story
- 30 Dec 2005 Quill Award Best Business Story in Any Medium
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November 2003
- 28 Nov 2003 Quill Award Best Business Story in Any Medium
- December 2001
- December 2000
- December 1999
- December 1997
Logie Award
The Logie Awards (officially the TV Week Logie Awards) is an annual gathering to celebrate Australian television, sponsored and organised by magazine TV Week, with the first ceremony in 1959, known then as the TV Week Awards, the awards are presented in 20 categories representing both public and industry voted awards.