Angelica Snowden, John Stensholt, and Liam Mendes of The Australian have won the Quill for Business News/Feature with “‘He likes the game’: second woman alleges ‘advice for sex’ compact with billionaire Richard White”.

Judges’ citation: 

There was a strong break that pushed the story forward and established in the public’s mind a pattern of behaviour that they had only had a narrow insight into previously. The Judges felt this was a brave story, taking on a multi billionaire outside of the court system. This story went on to be bigger than a business story that was easily accessible and produced a significant readership running on the front page and online. Overall 15 stories were part of their portfolio of work.

Highly Commended:

Sarah Danckert and Carla Jaeger, The Age, “‘Cash for the boys’: How underworld figures pulled the strings at ASX-listed company”

Shortlisted:

Aisha Dow, The Age, “‘Not a single care’: Victims of HSBC fraud say bank could have stopped the scammers”

Nassim Khadem, ABC News, “The ATO is reviving old tax debts totalling billions, threatening some taxpayers with bankruptcy”