The 68th Walkley Awards for Excellence in Journalism, saw journalists from Nine Network bagging a total of 14 awards. The night was particularly significant for The Australian Financial Review's Neil Chenoweth and Edmund Tadros, who clinched the coveted Gold Walkley for their groundbreaking investigation into the PwC tax leaks scandal.

Chenoweth and Tadros didn't stop at the Gold Walkley; they also scooped up awards for Business Journalism, Investigative Journalism, and Coverage of a Major News Event or Issue. Michael Stutchbury and Fiona Buffini, editors of The Australian Financial Review, said: 'Tonight has been one of the Financial Review's greatest Walkley nights...'

The Walkley Award for Outstanding Contribution to Journalism was bestowed upon Kate McClymont from The Sydney Morning Herald and Caroline Wilson from The Age. McClymont expressed her gratitude, saying, 'This award is such an honour...'

In a special recognition, the Walkley Foundation awarded Nick McKenzie and Chris Masters for their Ben Roberts-Smith investigation. This award will be followed by a new grant named The Masters-McKenzie Grant for Investigative Journalism. McKenzie dedicated the award to the 'brave SAS whistleblowers...'

Other notable winners included The Sydney Morning Herald's Carrie Fellner, Katrina McGowan, Rhett Wyman and Mathew Cornwell for Coverage of Indigenous Affairs, and The Age's Paul Sakkal for Print/Text News Report.

The Walkleys also acknowledged Nine's investment in photography and illustration. Badiucao was awarded for Cartoon, Justin McManus for Feature/Photographic Essay, and Eddie Jim took home the Nikon Portrait Prize.