Winner: Rachel Carbonell, Loretta Florance and Ninah Kopel, ABC News, “Zinc sunscreen concerns”

Judges’ Citation:

This investigation brought together carefully fostered whistleblower evidence with independent testing and research to examine the real-world efficacy of zinc sunscreen products. It then clearly contextualised its scientific findings and the regulatory framework landscape for a general audience across multiple platforms. The reporting delivered clear public health value by contributing directly to regulatory scrutiny, product withdrawals and improved consumer protection on a subject that touches almost every Australian home.

Highly Commended

Michael Bachelard, Charlotte Grieve and Mark Stehle, The Age, “Dollars in the Dust”

Shortlisted

Petra Stock, Guardian Australia, “Domestic violence study that strangled rats should not have been approved, animal advocates argue”

Liam Mannix and Broede Carmody, The Age, “What if it’s not social media?”