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Big congrats to our Business Journalism winners - ABC News team michaelatkin, Loretta Florance and Xanthe Kleinig. Their stories revealed the shocking lack of safeguards in the banking and superannuation industries. #ClarionAwards23 MEAA abc730

A huge congratulations to Frances Whiting - winner of the Most Outstanding Contribution to Journalism Award! She joins an illustrious group of journalists who have shaped our Queensland media industry. #ClarionAwards23 MEAA UQ News Frances Whiting The Courier-Mail

Our Three Headings winner is Brisbane Times wordsmith and punster catfield.bsky.social. With thanks to category sponsor 10 News First Queensland #ClarionAwards23 MEAA

Our Innovation award winners… Matthew Liddy, Julian Fell, Georgina Piper, Ben Spraggon, part of ABC News Brisbane-based Story Lab team of multi-disciplinary journalists, designers & editorial developers. #ClarionAwards23 MEAA Julian Fell Georgina Piper Ben Spraggon Telstra

Congrats to Guardian Australia reporter Ben Smee on his second award tonight - this time for Commentary, Analysis, Opinion and Critique. Ben is a Walkley Foundation winner, Young Journalist of the Year finalist & the recipient of (now) 12 MEAA state media awards. #ClarionAwards23

🏉 🥇 Peter Badel from The Courier-Mail is our Sports Journalism award recipient. Peter has been chief rugby league writer at The Courier-Mail since 2013. A best-selling author, he's covered five Australian cricket tours & the 2006 Commonwealth Games.🏏 #ClarionAwards23 MEAA

Our joint recipients of the Regional and Community: Broadcast Report award - Toowoomba Chronicle's crime and emergency services reporter Michael Nolan and The Chronicle deputy editor William Hunter. Well done! #ClarionAwards23 MEAA

Chris Allen, Paul Collins, Tom Stevenson & Miranda Eddy from A Current Affair have snagged the Broadcast Interview award. The prize-winning ACA episode rated No.1 in its time slot & Chris’ interview and images were used by many media outlets. Go team! #ClarionAwards23 MEAA

A story about six kids in outback QLD preparing for one of the world's most unusual musicals stole the Regional and Community: Feature Article or Opinion Piece prize. Congratulations Nathan Morris, Caroline Graham & Lisa Domrow from ABC News. #ClarionAwards23 MEAA

Congrats to Radio News and Current Affairs winners Josh Robertson, Mark Willacy, Echo Hui and Kyle Taylor, from the ABC News - their investigation exposed deep organised crime links with an owner of Brisbane’s multibillion-dollar Queen’s Wharf casino. #ClarionAwards23 MEAA

Tonight’s Print/Text: Feature Article winner is The Courier-Mail crime & courts editor Kate Kyriacou. Kate is a former Queensland Journalist of the Year. Her book, The Sting, was the inspiration for feature film The Stranger. #ClarionAwards23 MEAA Local Government Association of Queensland

Victoria Pengilley, Charlotte King and Andy Burns, from ABC News, are the winners of the Regional and Community: News Report - Print/Text category. Congratulations, everyone! #ClarionAwards23 MEAA @vicpengilley

Congratulations to A Current Affair team Benjamin Stivala, Pippa Bradshaw, Emilio Ciampi & Miranda Eddy - winners of the Television/Audio Visual: Current Affairs, Feature, Documentary or Special Broadcast award. #ClarionAwards23 MEAA 9News Queensland Pippa Bradshaw

The Radio, Documentary and Podcast winners … Heidi Davoren and Adelaide Miller, from ABC News. Special thanks to our National MEAA Clarion Awards Partner Media Super, the super fund dedicated to the print, media, entertainment, arts & creative industries. #ClarionAwards23

The Australian journalists Sarah Elks and Michael McKenna, Queensland Editor, are this year’s winners of the Print/Text: News Report Award - sponsored by National MEAA Clarion Awards Partner Media Super. #ClarionAwards23 MEAA The Australian Michael McKenna

And the Television/Audio Visual: News Report winner is … 9News Queensland reporter Josh Bavas. With thanks to category sponsor Queensland University of Technology. #ClarionAwards23 MEAA QUT

🔎 Congratulations to Investigative Journalism award recipient Alexandra Blucher, from ABC News. And big thanks to category sponsor Brisbane Airport Corporation. #ClarionAwards23 MEAA Brisbane Airport ✈️ Alexandra Blucher

And Queensland’s 2023 Journalist of the Year is . . . ABC News reporter Alexandra Blucher! Congratulations on your well-deserved success. With special thanks to category sponsor The Courier-Mail. #ClarionAwards23 MEAA Alexandra Blucher

Here's what the judges had to say about Queensland’s 2023 Journalist of the Year. Well done Alexandra Blucher! #ClarionAwards23 The Courier-Mail MEAA Alexandra Blucher ABC News Background Briefing

A huge congrats to all of our wonderful Queensland Clarion Awards winners and runners up. You are a great credit to the profession. Visit MEAA's website - bit.ly/42Dcv7R - for all judges’ comments. Goodnight!👋 #ClarionAwards23 MEAA