Boned But Not Forgotten: Sunday Wins Gold At The Walkleys

Last night the Walkey Awards were held in Melbourne, and journalists from around the country gathered to pat each other on the back and appreciate the most kick arse efforts of their peers over a couple of drinks.

Sadly for us, nothing overly exciting seems to have happened this year – there were no public spats, and I really was hoping there’d be one considering a journo friend’s last status update on Faceook before the awards was “[REDACTED] is toying with the idea of slipping a migraine tablet into Glen Milne’s whisky at the Walkleys tonight.”

So no fights, but kudos galore – the majority of which went to Channel Nine’s now axed Sunday program.

Two journalists from the Nine Network’s axed Sunday program have won the gold Walkley, the most prized award in Australian journalism.

Ross Coulthart and Nick Farrow shared the gold Walkley for their investigation of a doctor’s alleged malpractice and incompetence in the NSW south coast town of Bega, which led to charges of sexual assault and mutilation against him.

“Ross Coulthart and Nick Farrow of the Nine Network’s Sunday program acted on a tip and, after weeks of painstaking investigation, found dozens of victims in a series of powerful exposes that forced a reform of NSW medical regulations surrounding the monitoring and reporting of incompetent doctors,” a statement from Walkley organisers said.

Congratulations, boned journalists! Job well done!

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