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
- May 10, 2024 Honorary Doctorate - University of Adelaide
- May 2023
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March 2023
- Mar 28, 2023 Business News/Feature
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November 2022
- Nov 19, 2022 Walkley Award TV Long Form
- August 2022
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March 2022
- Mar 1, 2022 Citi Journalism Award for Excellence
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November 2021
- Nov 26, 2021 Quill Award Best TV/Video Feature
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September 2020
- Sep 20, 2020 2020 Davitt Awards – Best Non-Fiction
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November 2019
- Nov 22, 2019 Global Management Accounting Hall of Fame
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January 2019
- Jan 26, 2019 Member Of The Order Of Australia (AM)
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December 2018
- Dec 28, 2018 Quill Award Best Business Story in Any Medium
- October 2018
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September 2018
- Sep 7, 2018 Eureka’s Children Democracy Award
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July 2018
- Jul 9, 2018 Fairfax Women of Influence Awards
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June 2018
- Jun 8, 2018 Kennedy Award Outstanding Finance Reporting
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December 2017
- Dec 31, 2017 Walkley Award Best Business Journalism
- Dec 31, 2017 Walkley Award Best Investigative Journalism
- Dec 29, 2017 Quill Award for Investigative Journalism
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November 2017
- Nov 30, 2017 2017 Quill Award Best Business Story in Any Medium
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October 2017
- Oct 14, 2017 National Press Club - Financial Journalism Award
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December 2016
- Dec 31, 2016 Walkley Award Best Investigative Journalism
- Dec 31, 2016 Walkley Award Best Business Story in Any Medium
- Dec 30, 2016 2016 Quill Award Best Business Story in Any Medium
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November 2016
- Nov 25, 2016 2016 Quill Award Best TV Video Feature Long Form
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October 2016
- Oct 14, 2016 National Press Club - Consumer Finance Award
- Oct 14, 2016 National Press Club - Business News Award
- Oct 14, 2016 National Press Club - Financial Journalism Award
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August 2016
- Aug 5, 2016 Gold Kennedy Award
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June 2016
- Jun 6, 2016 Kennedy Award Outstanding Investigative Reporting
- Jun 6, 2016 Kennedy Award Outstanding Finance Reporting
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December 2015
- Dec 31, 2015 Quill Award Best Business Story in Any Medium
- Dec 31, 2015 Walkley Award Best Business Story in Any Medium
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October 2015
- Oct 30, 2015 Quill Award Best Use of Digital or Social Media
- Oct 16, 2015 Migration Institute Award
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August 2015
- Aug 14, 2015 AFR Boss: True Leaders
- Aug 7, 2015 Legal Reporting Awards
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June 2015
- Jun 6, 2015 Kennedy Award Outstanding Finance Reporting
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March 2015
- Mar 6, 2015 Gold Quill Award
- Mar 6, 2015 Graham Perkin Award
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December 2014
- Dec 31, 2014 Walkley Award TV Current Affairs
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November 2014
- Nov 28, 2014 Quill Award Best Business Story in Any Medium
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August 2014
- Aug 1, 2014 Gold Kennedy Award
- June 2014
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April 2014
- Apr 27, 2014 Logie Award
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March 2014
- Mar 7, 2014 Gold Quill Award
- Mar 7, 2014 Gold Walkley Award
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December 2013
- Dec 31, 2013 Walkley Award Best Business Story In Any Medium
- Dec 27, 2013 Quill Award Best Business Story in Any Medium
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July 2013
- Jul 8, 2013 Kennedy Award Outstanding Columnist
- Jul 5, 2013 Kennedy Award Outstanding Finance Reporting
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December 2011
- Dec 31, 2011 Walkley Award High Commendation for Best Columnist
- Dec 30, 2011 Quill Award Best Business Story in Any Medium
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December 2010
- Dec 31, 2010 Walkley Award Finalist Best Business Story
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October 2010
- Oct 29, 2010 Quill Award High Commendation Best Columnist
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December 2008
- Dec 31, 2008 Walkley Award Finalist Best Business Story
- Dec 31, 2008 Quill Award Best Columnist
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November 2008
- Nov 28, 2008 Quill Award Best Business Story in Any Medium
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November 2007
- Nov 30, 2007 Quill Award Best Business Story in Any Medium
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December 2005
- Dec 31, 2005 Walkley Award Finalist Best Business Story
- Dec 30, 2005 Quill Award Best Business Story in Any Medium
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November 2003
- Nov 28, 2003 Quill Award Best Business Story in Any Medium
- December 2001
- December 2000
- December 1999
- December 1997
