Celebrating the best in Australia’s publishing industry

Best Use of Short-Form Video
Blockchain Video Series, intheblack.com – CPA Australia with Sketch Group
Croc Lady – VICE Australia
Future Fit – NOVA Entertainment, MBA for CUB – Pure Blonde with MediaCom
Holden Equinox – Bauer Media for Holden Equinox
Nine.com.au – Nine

Best Podcast
Addicted – Nova Entertainment
Bodyshock with Alice Fenton and Shannon O’Meara – Kinderling Kids Radio
Bold Businesses, My Small Business, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age – Fairfax Media for Vodafone
Confessions of a Twenty Something Train Wreck – Nova Entertainment
Pretty For An Aboriginal – BuzzFeed
Tough Conversations with Henry Rollins – Whooshkaa and The Royals for Mercedes-Benz Vans

Magazine Cover of the Year – Business
Asian Jurist – LAWASIA
Company Director – Medium Rare Content Agency for Australian Institute of Company Directors
Elite Agent
LSJ – The Law Society of NSW

Magazine Cover of the Year – Consumer/Custom
ELLE Australia – Bauer Media
marie claire – Pacific Magazines
Stellar Magazine – News Corp Australia
The Australian Financial Review Magazine – Fairfax Media
Wheels Magazine – Bauer Trader Media

Designer of the Year
Aimee Carruthers, Senior Designer, frankie magazine – frankie press
Carly Roberts, Creative Director, ELLE Australia – Bauer Media
Joshua Beggs, Creative Director, The Australian Women’s Weekly – Bauer Media
Samantha Hamilton, Art Director, GT Journal, Geelong Advertiser – News Corp Australia
Sophia Park, Creative Director, Coles Magazine – Medium Rare Content Agency
Tony Rice, Creative Director, Qantas Magazine – Medium Rare Content Agency

Newsletter of the Year
Nine.com.au – Nine
Songlines – Bangarra Dance Theatre
Squiz Today – The Squiz
Take 5 Magazine – Bauer Media

Single Article of the Year
Natalie Joyce – Invincible, Liz Wilson, The Australian Women’s Weekly – Bauer Media
Sticks and Stones and Mobile Phones, Genevieve Gannon, The Australian Women’s Weekly – Bauer Media
The General’s Generation, Phil Scott, Wheels Magazine – Bauer Trader Media
Torture and Violence on Another Level, Brett Williams, Police Journal – Police Association of South Australia

Event of the Year
Australian HR Awards – Key Media
Australian Mortgage Awards – Key Media
Street Machine Drag Challenge, Street Machine – Bauer Media
The Adviser Better Business Summit 2018 – Momentum Media
Vogue American Express Fashion’s Night Out 2017 – News Corp Australia for Vogue Australia
Vogue Codes 2017 – News Corp Australia for Vogue Australia
Women’s Health Women In Sport (WinS) – Pacific Magazines

Special Edition of the Year
End of the Line, Wheels Magazine – Bauer Trader Media
Harry & Meghan: A Royal Wedding, Herald Sun – News Corp Australia
Palace Secrets: The Real-Life Story Behind the Crown, Who – Pacific Magazines
Royal Wedding Coverage, 9Honey – Nine
Travel ideas: Wow List 2018 – Flight Centre
Unforgettable Voyages – Storyation with APT

Launch/Relaunch of the Year – Small Publisher
Careers with STEM – Refraction Media
PlayersVoice
samotor [pronounced s-a- motor] – RAA
This Week in Australia – Hardie Grant Media with Bastion China for This Week in Australia

Launch/Relaunch of the Year – Large Publisher
9news.com.au – Nine
Company Director – Medium Rare Content Agency for Australian Institute of Company Directors
Defence Connect – Momentum Media
Gourmet Traveller – Bauer Media
MOTOR Magazine – Bauer Media
Take 5 Bumper Monthly – Bauer Media

Young Writer of the Year
Brittany Smith, Take 5 Magazine – Bauer Media
Gina Rushton, BuzzFeed News – BuzzFeed
Kate Allman, LSJ – The Law Society of NSW
Lane Sainty, BuzzFeed News – BuzzFeed
Mahmood Fazal, VICE Australia

Journalist of the Year – Small Publisher
Bernadette Chua – Cruise Passenger
Jane Southward, LSJ – The Law Society of NSW

Journalist of the Year – Large Publisher
Alice Klein, New Scientist
Alice Workman, BuzzFeed News
Daniel Williams, Men’s Health Australia – Pacific Magazines
Emily McPherson, Nine.com.au – Nine
Genevieve Gannon, The Australian Women’s Weekly – Bauer Media
Juliet Rieden, The Australian Women’s Weekly – Bauer Media

Columnist of the Year
Chris Kenny, The Australian – News Corp Australia
Erik Jensen, The Saturday Paper – Schwartz Media
Jane Caro, Sunday Life – Fairfax Media
Janet Albrechtsen, The Australian – News Corp Australia
Jo Abi, 9Honey – Nine
Richard Cooke, The Monthly – Schwartz Media
Will Glasgow & Christine Lacy, The Australian, News Corp Australia

Editor of the Year – Business
Adam Zuchetti, My Business – Momentum Media
Narelle Hooper, Company Director – Medium Rare Content Agency for Australian Institute of Company Directors
Samantha McLean – Elite Agent

Editor of the Year – Consumer/Custom
Julie Lee, Coles Magazine – Medium Rare Content Agency for Coles
Justine Cullen, ELLE Australia – Bauer Media
Kerrie McCallum, delicious. – News Corp Australia
Kirsten Galliott, Qantas Magazine – Medium Rare Content Agency for Qantas
Paul Merrill, Take 5 Magazine – Bauer Media

Salesperson/Team of the Year
Bauer Media Victoria Sales Team – Bauer Media
Fairfax Media Direct Sales & Business Development Team – Fairfax Media
Medium Rare Content Sales Team – Medium Rare Content Agency
PEDESTRIAN.TV Advertising & Partnerships – PEDESTRIAN.TV

Publish Executive of the Year
Alison Rice, POPSUGAR, Who What Wear, Byrdie, MyDomaine
– Allure Media
Louisa Hatfield – Pacific Magazines
Rob Gallagher – Emprise Group Holdings

Publish Award for Innovation
9News App – Nine
Female Futures – Bauer Media
Home Beautiful Magazine, House to Home Beautiful – Pacific Magazines
Incites – incites.com
The Sydney Morning Herald – Fairfax Media

Association or Member Organisation Publication of the Year
Acuity – Chartered Accountants Australia New Zealand
Health Agenda – Hardie Grant Media for HCF
Horizons – RAC
LSJ – The Law Society of NSW

Consumer Publication of the Year – Small Publisher
frankie magazine – frankie press
Geelong + Surf Coast Living – Provincial Media
Pursuit – University of Melbourne

Consumer Publication of the Year – Large Publisher
ELLE [pronounced L] Australia – Bauer Media
New Idea – Pacific Magazines
Take 5 Magazine – Bauer Media
taste.com.au – News Corp Australia
that’s life! – Pacific Magazines

Business Publication of the Year
Company Director – Medium Rare Content Agency for Australian Institute of Company Directors
Insurance Business – Key Media
Lawyers Weekly – Momentum Media
SmartCompany – Private Media

Custom Publication of the Year
AWOL – Junkee Media with Qantas
be. magazine – Medibank
Coles Magazine – Medium Rare Content Agency for Coles
Qantas Magazine – Medium Rare Content Agency for Qantas

Website of the Year – Business
Defence Connect – Momentum Media
Human Resources Director – Key Media
Insurance Business – Key Media

Website of the Year – Consumer/Custom
Daily Mail Australia
Nine.com.au – Nine
PlayersVoice
Qantas Travel Insider – Medium Rare Content Agency for Qantas

Branded Content Studio of the Year
Broadsheet Studio – Broadsheet Media
Commercial Innovation Studio – Fairfax Media
Junkee Studio – Junkee Media
Medium Rare Content Agency
Story 54 – Bauer Media
VICE Australia

Publishing Company of the Year – Small Publisher
Grin Creative
Mahlab
Provincial Media
Refraction Media

Publishing Company of the Year – Large Publisher
Bauer Media
Hardie Grant
Junkee Media
Medium Rare Content Agency
Pacific Magazines

Brand of the Year
9Honey – Nine
BuzzFeed
New Idea – Pacific Magazines
Take 5 Magazine – Bauer Media
The Australian Women’s Weekly – Bauer Media
VICE Australia

Shane Allison, Senior Account Director, Sefiani Communications
Mitchell Bingmann, Executive Producer, NBN Co
Kevin Airs, Head of Sport – Digital & Group Editor – FourFourTwo, Tracks & Inside Sport, Next Media
Mark Hollands, Former CEO, The Newspaperworks
Bianca Velez, Retail Media, Group Publisher
Charlie Murdoch, Marketing Director, NewsMediaWorks
Simon King, Network Editor, Nine
Nicole Florio, Head of Marketing, FairFax Media
Rochelle Burbury, Principal, Third Avenue
Jason Scott, CEO, Allure Media
Simon Crerar, Australian Editor, Buzzfeed
Mark Jones, Chief Storyteller & CEO, Filtered Media
Greg Bright, CEO, Shed Social
Tim Addington, Director, TAG PR
Angus Kidman, Editor-in-Chief, Finder
Robyn Foyster, Publisher, The Carousel
Jane Waterhouse, General Manager, Consumer, Bauer Xcel
Andrew Hunter, News Partnerships Lead ANZ, Facebook
Amy Manning, Designer & Art Director, Storm Creative
Aaron Michie, Head of Commercial Development, ABC
Robert Gallagher, CEO, Emprise Group
Justin Jamieson, Director, Grin Creative
Lucia Elliot, Principal, Creighton Ward
Paul Hamra, Managing Director & Publisher, Solstice Media
Neil Ackland, CEO, Junkee Media
Joanne Jacobs, Director, Disruptor’s Handbook
Virginia Hyland, Founder, Hyland
Nicole Papoutsis, Head of Brand & Marketing, Genea
Kaye Fallick, Publisher, Your Life Choices
Cathie McGinn, Senior Marketing Consultant , Australian Business Consulting & Solutions
Nicole Turley, Chief Investment Officer, Mediacom
Camille Alarcon, Content Director, Events, Fairfax Media
Antonia Sanda, Head of Communications, ANZ, Facebook
James Greet, Co-Founder, Clean Thinking
Nick Dent, Special Projects Director, Time Out
Sarah Kelly, Former Communications Director, HCF
Georgie Charlish, Commercial Director, Adstream
Stephen Davis, General Manager, MJW
Phil Sim, Chief Executive Officer, MediaConnect
Nick Hardie-Grant, Managing Director, Hardie Grant Media
Nichola Patterson, CEO, Access-DGC PR
Nic Hopkins, Manager of Global Communications & Public Affairs, Google
Michael Wilkins, Executive General Manager – Daily Telegraph & Sunday Telegraph, News Corp
James Hutchinson, Head of Business & Technology, Sling and Stone
Matthew Gain, Senior Vice President APAC, Audible
Neville Daniels, Managing Director, Future Publishing
Chris Wirashina, Co-Founder, Pedestrian Group
Andres Varela-Lopez, Consultant (formerly Tourism Australia Global Content Director)
Jen Bishop, Publisher & Editor, Interiors Addict
Simon Davies, Consulting & Contracting,
Fergus Stoddart, Managing Partner, Edge Agency
Mal Dale, General Manager, The Readership Works
Bianca Horowitz, Pubisher, Horwitz Publications
Jeremy Nibbs, Publisher, Medical Republic
Matt Holmes, Co-Founder & Executive Creative Director, Poem
Michael Laxton, former CMO, Fairfax Media
Finn Bradshaw, Head of Digital, Cricket Australia
Janice Williams, Publisher & Head of Digital Strategy, Universal Magazines
Michelle Blancato, Head of Event Content, The Urban List
Andrew Beecher, CEO & Managing Director, Car Advice
Sally Wright, Executive General Manager, Medium Rare Content
Jayne Ferguson, Former Publisher Australian Women’s Weekly & Woman’s Day
Paul Dovas, Founder, Dovas Digital
Lara Sinclair, Head of Content, Simple
Peter Miller, CEO, NewsMediaWorks
Sorrel Osborne, Chief Operating Officer, Conversant Media
Luke Girgis, CEO, Seventh Street Media
Stephen Browning, Head of Corporate Affairs, Seven West Media
Michelle Quint, Former Communications Director, Vodafone