The Melbourne Press Club's national awards celebrate journalistic excellence from media professionals across Australia.

For almost 50 years, the Graham Perkin Australian Journalist of the Year award has been the most coveted prize in Australian journalism, recognising the most outstanding individual working in all media. 

This Jana Wendt Award for International Reporting aims to recognise excellence in international reporting, in any medium and across any subject area. It is designed to recognise the particular challenges that come with battling time zones as well as war zones, language barriers, and changing political landscapes.

The Harry Gordon Australian Sports Journalist of the Year award recognises excellence in sports journalism across all codes and all regions of Australia.