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02 June 2026
There are a few key skills you should have under your belt as an early-career journalist. Our panel will share the advice they wish they received in the first five years on the job.
01 May 2026
30 April 2026
The UN’s World Press Freedom Day on Sunday offers an opportunity to reaffirm the fundamental importance of press freedoms, and to acknowledge and pay tribute to the journalists and whistleblowers who have paid a heavy price for their commitments to accountability and transparency.
20 March 2026
A major scoop about an IVF mix-up that led to a woman unknowingly giving birth to a stranger’s baby has won the prestigious Gold Quill at the Melbourne Press Club’s 31st Quill Awards.
Adele Ferguson, Michael Gleeson, Sara Tomevska and Colin Cosier recognised
Aleisha Orr reports on the oldest Muslim island community threatened by rising sea levels.
03 March 2026
A groundbreaking independent research report commissioned by the Melbourne Press Club and conducted by Monash University has found that public interest journalism in Victoria has reached crisis point due to severe limitations on court reporting, access to government sources, and freedom of information.
10 December 2025
Pacific and Indigenous-focused projects have received funding from the Michael Gordon Journalism Fellowships in it's biggest year so far.
27 August 2025
Trust, transparency and inspiration: these are just some of the lessons from the IRE conference for our Student Journalist of the Year, Brendan Kearns.
04 June 2025
The Quills are the premier media awards in Victoria. Established by the Melbourne Press Club in 1995, the Quills celebrates the best work in over 30 categories across all media.
The Melbourne Press Club's national awards celebrate journalistic excellence from media professionals across Australia
Each year the Melbourne Press Club honours a journalist or journalists whose career has left an extraordinary mark on Victorian and Australian journalism.
Celebrating new and young talent in our industry
29 April 2026
This fellowship commemorates Sam Landsberger, a talented and beloved sports journalist, who was a passionate Western Bulldogs fan and a multiple-award winning member of the Herald Sun’s sports reporting team. He died in 2024, aged 35.
The Michael Gordon Fellowships program is a national initiative to enable social justice journalism.
Supported by the Brian M Davis Charitable Foundation.
Have You Heard The News?
We've just launched the second series of our podcast where we ask prominent Melburnians to nominate the biggest news story they remember. Our guests in this new series include video storyteller, Julian O'Shea; the CEO of Melbourne Fashion Festival, Caroline Ralphsmith; and Afghan journalist Khalid Amiri.
Listen now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or through your favourite app.
Australian Media Hall of Fame
The Hall of Fame celebrates the role strong and independent journalism played in shaping the nation's history and recognises the pioneers of the profession across more than 150 years.
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