"Journalist of the Year
Sponsored by RACV
Commended: Peter Hemphill, The Weekly Times
Judges’ comments: As the Weekly Times agribusiness reporter, Peter has broken some of the biggest and more important rural stories of the past 12 months. A hallmark is his forensic investigation of issues and painstaking research that enables him to present watertight reporting of some of the most complex and legally challenging stories imaginable. Peter’s skill is to then make each story completely engaging through simple yet effective writing. Peter’s work has given a voice to hundreds of people that have lost money and suffered through the shoddy business decisions of others. Each of Peter’s stories required a great deal of legal risk in publishing and place him in a hostile environment."