Investigative journalist and business columnist, ABC.
A multi-award winner with two Logies and 13 Walkley Awards, including two Gold Walkleys - the highest honour in Australian journalism.
Hunting Ground
Hunting Ground is reported by Adele Ferguson and produced by Chris Gillett goes to air Monday 27 October at 8.30pm on ABC TV and ABC iview.
Drawing on over a year of reporting and newly obtained data, Ferguson shows the crisis is far worse than previously known, and far from over.
Despite government promises of reform after the first Four Corners investigation, Ferguson uncovers more than a hundred cases of alleged paedophiles who worked or are working in child care, enabled by systemic failures, weak oversight and a profit-driven industry.
Latest Work
Cosmetic Cowboys
The cosmetic surgery trilogy is a three part investigative that uncovered barbaric and illegal procedures in Australia's cosmetic surgery industry, which is worth $1.4 billion and performs an estimated 500,000 surgeries a year. The investigation revealed that doctors without surgical training can earn millions by claiming to be cosmetic surgeons. The report studied how surgeons sell themselves on social media, sometimes by breaking the rules or editing photos, and obtained damning internal data showing poor hygiene and safety practices, and dangerous surgeries.
Humanitarian Disaster
Hundreds of foreign workers left in limbo by Australia’s biggest construction company
Indigenous Corp - Missing Millions
Millions of dollars of mining royalty payments are feared to have been squandered and special administrators are scrambling to unravel a maze of entities associated with one of the country’s most prominent native title organisations.
Major Awards
Honorary Doctorate
University of Adelaide
Adele Ferguson receives her Honorary Doctorate from the Hon Catherine Branson AC KC and Professor Høj AC outside Bonython Hall. Read more
Contact Adele
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