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Hedley Thomas

May 05, 2023

Hedley Thomas is an Australian investigative journalist and author, who has won seven Walkley Awards, two of which are Gold Walkleys.[1]

Hedley Thomas
NationalityAustralian
Occupation(s)Journalist and author
Known forWalkley Awards; including two Gold Walkleys
Notable work

Personal life

Thomas is married and lives in Brisbane. He has two children.[2] In 2002 Thomas and his family were victims of a death threat and a drive-by shooting.[3][4]

Career

Soon after completing high school, Thomas started his career as a newspaper copy boy for the Gold Coast Bulletin in 1984.[2]

After nine months as a copy boy he started a journalism cadetship at the Gold Coast Bulletin, then in 1988 moved to The Courier-Mail in Brisbane.[2][5] After a year, he moved to London as a foreign correspondent for News Limited Australia for two years.[citation needed] As a 22-year-old journalist there he covered historic events such as the Fall of the Berlin Wall and the Romanian Revolution.[6]

Thomas returned to The Courier-Mail in late 1991, working there for 18 months.[2][5] Thomas then moved to become the News Editor at the Hong Kong Standard for six months, before moving to the South China Morning Post in late 1993.[2][5] There Thomas served in a variety of roles, including Senior Reporter, Deputy Features Editor, and Senior Writer.[5]

In 1999 Thomas returned to Brisbane and The Courier-Mail.[5]

In 2005 he won a Walkley Award for a series of articles on Bundaberg Director of surgery Jayant Patel, which he later used a base for the non-fiction book Sick to Death, published in 2007.[7] The book also won the Queensland Premiers Literary Award for "Literary Work Advancing Public Debate".[8]

In 2006 Thomas moved to the Brisbane bureau of The Australian,[5] and in 2007 won a Gold Walkley for a series highlighting the flawed police pursuit of Mohamed Haneef, an innocent doctor accused of being a terrorist.[9] After winning the award, Thomas left journalism in early 2008[10] to work in the resources sector, with a role in communications, investor and government relations.[11]

He returned to journalism and The Australian around 2010,[5] notably covering aspects of the AWU affair during 2012.[12]

Thomas won a second Gold Walkley in 2018, along with producer Slade Gibson, for podcast series The Teacher's Pet, a 14-episode investigation of the unsolved disappearance of Sydney mother Lynette Dawson in 1982. As of December 2018, the podcast series was downloaded 28 million times, and was the only Australian podcast to hit the number one spot in the US, the UK, Canada and New Zealand.[13][14]

He was inducted into the Melbourne Press Club’s Media Hall of Fame in November 2018.[15]

In 2022, following a guilty verdict in September in the murder trial of Lynette Dawson's former husband, Chris Dawson, Thomas received the Sir Keith Murdoch Award for his work on the podcast series.[16]

Awards

Awards include:

  • 1999 Walkley for Best Investigative Writing (with Paul Whittaker) for exposing the "Net Bet affair"[2][17]
  • 2003 Walkley for Best Print Feature, "Court in Crisis" on Di Fingleton, jailed Chief Magistrate of Queensland[18]
  • 2005 Walkley for Best Print News story, "Exposing a Sick System" regarding Dr Jayant Patel, Bundaberg Director of Surgery[19]
  • 2005 Sir Keith Murdoch Award, for the Patel story[5]
  • 2007 Walkley for Best Print New story, for the Mohamed Haneef story[20] and Gold Walkey
  • 2012 Queensland Clarion Award for Queensland Journalist of the Year for highlighting evidence overlooked by the judicial inquiry into the operation of the Wivenhoe Dam during the 2011 Queensland floods[21]
  • 2012 received an Honorary Doctorate of Journalism from John Henningham's Jschool School of Journalism in Brisbane[22]
  • 2018 Gold Walkley for The Teachers Pet podcast[13]
  • 2022 Sir Keith Murdoch Award for The Teachers Pet podcast[16]

Selected published works

  • Thomas, Hedley (2007). Sick to death: a manipulative surgeon and a health system in crisis – a disaster waiting to happen. Crows Nest, NSW: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 978-1-74114-881-7.

References

  1. ^ Fletcher, Clare (18 December 2018). "Spotlight on: Hedley Thomas". Medium. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Paula Doneman; Amanda Watt (25 October 2002). "Stalker shoots at journo". The Courier-Mail. p. 1.
  3. ^ "Journalist relocated after shots fired at home". The Sydney Morning Herald. 24 October 2002. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  4. ^ "Journalist shaken after attack on home". The Age. 25 October 2002. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h . The Australian. Archived from the original on 3 September 2012. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
  6. ^ "Sick to death". Allen and Unwin. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
  7. ^ "Sick to Death- Hedley Thomas". Kirkus Reviews. 20 May 2010. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  8. ^ . Queensland Literary Awards. Archived from the original on 24 July 2008. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  9. ^ "Past Gold Walkley award winners". SBS. 20 November 2009. Archived from the original on 11 September 2012. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
  10. ^ "Hedley Thomas: Quitting at the top of his game". SBS News. 26 February 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  11. ^ Knott, Matthew. . The Power Index. Crikey.com.au. Archived from the original on 20 July 2014. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
  12. ^ "Scandal-mongering or good reporting?". ABC Media Watch. 27 August 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
  13. ^ a b Hedley Thomas, Slade Gibson win Gold Walkley for true crime podcast, ABC News Online, 23 November 2018
  14. ^ Cockburn, Paige; Sas, Nick (6 December 2018). "The power of the podcast — in Lynette Dawson's case was it a help or hindrance?". ABC News. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  15. ^ Mediaweek (19 November 2018). "More media greats inducted into Australian Media Hall of Fame". Mediaweek. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  16. ^ a b "News Awards: Lachlan Murdoch presents trophies to Herald Sun & Australian journalists". Media Week. 8 November 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
  17. ^ Kirkpatrick, Rod (2000). "News media chronicle, July 1999 to June 2000" (PDF). Australian Studies in Journalism. 9: 168. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
  18. ^ "Walkley Foundation – Past winners". The Walkley Foundation. Archived from the original on 5 February 2013. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  19. ^ "Hedley Thomas". The Walkley Foundation. Archived from the original on 5 February 2013. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
  20. ^ "Haneef story gets Thomas a Gold Walkley". Sydney Morning Herald. 29 November 2007. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  21. ^ "2012 Queensland Clarion Awards". clarions.org. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
  22. ^ "Fairfax in talks". The Australian. 22 October 2012.

External links

  • Hall of Fame Biography
  • Interview with Thomas

May 05, 2023
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This biographical article is written like a resume Please help improve it by revising it to be neutral and encyclopedic November 2019 Hedley Thomas is an Australian investigative journalist and author who has won seven Walkley Awards two of which are Gold Walkleys 1 Hedley ThomasNationalityAustralianOccupation s Journalist and authorKnown forWalkley Awards including two Gold WalkleysNotable workThe Teacher s PetSick to Death Contents 1 Personal life 2 Career 3 Awards 4 Selected published works 5 References 6 External linksPersonal life EditThomas is married and lives in Brisbane He has two children 2 In 2002 Thomas and his family were victims of a death threat and a drive by shooting 3 4 Career EditSoon after completing high school Thomas started his career as a newspaper copy boy for the Gold Coast Bulletin in 1984 2 After nine months as a copy boy he started a journalism cadetship at the Gold Coast Bulletin then in 1988 moved to The Courier Mail in Brisbane 2 5 After a year he moved to London as a foreign correspondent for News Limited Australia for two years citation needed As a 22 year old journalist there he covered historic events such as the Fall of the Berlin Wall and the Romanian Revolution 6 Thomas returned to The Courier Mail in late 1991 working there for 18 months 2 5 Thomas then moved to become the News Editor at the Hong Kong Standard for six months before moving to the South China Morning Post in late 1993 2 5 There Thomas served in a variety of roles including Senior Reporter Deputy Features Editor and Senior Writer 5 In 1999 Thomas returned to Brisbane and The Courier Mail 5 In 2005 he won a Walkley Award for a series of articles on Bundaberg Director of surgery Jayant Patel which he later used a base for the non fiction book Sick to Death published in 2007 7 The book also won the Queensland Premiers Literary Award for Literary Work Advancing Public Debate 8 In 2006 Thomas moved to the Brisbane bureau of The Australian 5 and in 2007 won a Gold Walkley for a series highlighting the flawed police pursuit of Mohamed Haneef an innocent doctor accused of being a terrorist 9 After winning the award Thomas left journalism in early 2008 10 to work in the resources sector with a role in communications investor and government relations 11 He returned to journalism and The Australian around 2010 5 notably covering aspects of the AWU affair during 2012 12 Thomas won a second Gold Walkley in 2018 along with producer Slade Gibson for podcast series The Teacher s Pet a 14 episode investigation of the unsolved disappearance of Sydney mother Lynette Dawson in 1982 As of December 2018 update the podcast series was downloaded 28 million times and was the only Australian podcast to hit the number one spot in the US the UK Canada and New Zealand 13 14 He was inducted into the Melbourne Press Club s Media Hall of Fame in November 2018 15 In 2022 following a guilty verdict in September in the murder trial of Lynette Dawson s former husband Chris Dawson Thomas received the Sir Keith Murdoch Award for his work on the podcast series 16 Awards EditAwards include 1999 Walkley for Best Investigative Writing with Paul Whittaker for exposing the Net Bet affair 2 17 2003 Walkley for Best Print Feature Court in Crisis on Di Fingleton jailed Chief Magistrate of Queensland 18 2005 Walkley for Best Print News story Exposing a Sick System regarding Dr Jayant Patel Bundaberg Director of Surgery 19 2005 Sir Keith Murdoch Award for the Patel story 5 2007 Walkley for Best Print New story for the Mohamed Haneef story 20 and Gold Walkey 2012 Queensland Clarion Award for Queensland Journalist of the Year for highlighting evidence overlooked by the judicial inquiry into the operation of the Wivenhoe Dam during the 2011 Queensland floods 21 2012 received an Honorary Doctorate of Journalism from John Henningham s Jschool School of Journalism in Brisbane 22 2018 Gold Walkley for The Teachers Pet podcast 13 2022 Sir Keith Murdoch Award for The Teachers Pet podcast 16 Selected published works EditThomas Hedley 2007 Sick to death a manipulative surgeon and a health system in crisis a disaster waiting to happen Crows Nest NSW Allen amp Unwin ISBN 978 1 74114 881 7 References Edit Fletcher Clare 18 December 2018 Spotlight on Hedley Thomas Medium Retrieved 1 April 2019 a b c d e f Paula Doneman Amanda Watt 25 October 2002 Stalker shoots at journo The Courier Mail p 1 Journalist relocated after shots fired at home The Sydney Morning Herald 24 October 2002 Retrieved 14 January 2019 Journalist shaken after attack on home The Age 25 October 2002 Retrieved 17 January 2020 a b c d e f g h Hedley Thomas The Australian Archived from the original on 3 September 2012 Retrieved 3 September 2012 Sick to death Allen and Unwin Retrieved 25 October 2013 Sick to Death Hedley Thomas Kirkus Reviews 20 May 2010 Retrieved 14 January 2019 Queensland Premier s Literary Award Queensland Literary Awards Archived from the original on 24 July 2008 Retrieved 14 January 2019 Past Gold Walkley award winners SBS 20 November 2009 Archived from the original on 11 September 2012 Retrieved 3 September 2012 Hedley Thomas Quitting at the top of his game SBS News 26 February 2015 Retrieved 1 April 2019 Knott Matthew Journalists amp Editors no 6 Hedley Thomas The Power Index Crikey com au Archived from the original on 20 July 2014 Retrieved 16 July 2014 Scandal mongering or good reporting ABC Media Watch 27 August 2012 Retrieved 14 January 2017 a b Hedley Thomas Slade Gibson win Gold Walkley for true crime podcast ABC News Online 23 November 2018 Cockburn Paige Sas Nick 6 December 2018 The power of the podcast in Lynette Dawson s case was it a help or hindrance ABC News Retrieved 3 January 2019 Mediaweek 19 November 2018 More media greats inducted into Australian Media Hall of Fame Mediaweek Retrieved 14 January 2019 a b News Awards Lachlan Murdoch presents trophies to Herald Sun amp Australian journalists Media Week 8 November 2022 Retrieved 9 November 2022 Kirkpatrick Rod 2000 News media chronicle July 1999 to June 2000 PDF Australian Studies in Journalism 9 168 Retrieved 3 September 2012 Walkley Foundation Past winners The Walkley Foundation Archived from the original on 5 February 2013 Retrieved 14 January 2019 Hedley Thomas The Walkley Foundation Archived from the original on 5 February 2013 Retrieved 19 September 2012 Haneef story gets Thomas a Gold Walkley Sydney Morning Herald 29 November 2007 Retrieved 14 January 2019 2012 Queensland Clarion Awards clarions org Retrieved 3 September 2012 Fairfax in talks The Australian 22 October 2012 External links EditHall of Fame Biography Interview with Thomas Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hedley Thomas amp oldid 1150391314, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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