Twice named Graham Perkin Australian Journalist of the Year (2017, 2020)- for exposing war crimes in Afghanistan, foreign interference in Australian politics
Lowy Institute Award for best Foreign Affairs Reporting (2019) - for exposing Beijing’s covert interference in Australian politics
Winner of sixteen Walkley Awards, Australia’s highest journalism honour.
His Walkley Awards include:
2004 Walkley for exposing police corruption in murder of state witness
2008 Walkley for exposing organising crime and race fixing in elite Australian racing
2011 Walkley for exposing corporate misconduct and bribery linked to Reserve Bank (Australia’s central bank)
2013 Walkley for revealing doping in the Australian Football League
2014 Walkley for exposing corruption in the construction industry and Australian union movement
2019 Walkley for exposing organised crime and foreign interference linked to Australia’s biggest gaming company Crown Resorts
2020 Walkley for exposing corruption and branch stacking in the Australian Labor Party
2021 Walkley for exposing the rise of neo-nazi extremist cells in Australia
Melbourne Press Club Quill Awards
Nick has won over 25 Quill awards, including the Gold Quill (Melbourne’s most prestigious award) twice for his work exposing the malpractice of a leading surgeon and his investigations into human trafficking.
Kennedy Awards
Nick has won a Kennedy Award for investigative reporting for his work exposing war crimes. He’s also been named Kennedy Journalist of the Year on two occasions.