Logie Award for Most Outstanding News Coverage or Public Affairs Report

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Logie Award for Most Outstanding News Coverage or Public Affairs Report
Country	Australia
Presented by	TV Week
First awarded	1970
Currently held by	"Saving the Children" (Foreign Correspondent, ABC)
Website	www.tvweeklogieawards.com.au

The Silver Logie for Most Outstanding News Coverage or Public Affairs Report is an award presented annually at the Australian TV Week Logie Awards. The award is given to recognise outstanding news or public affairs reporting.

The first award for news coverage was awarded at the 12th Annual TV Week Logie Awards ceremony, held in 1970 as Best News Reporting. In 1971, two awards were presented for Most Outstanding News Coverage and Most Outstanding Coverage Of Political Affairs with the latter changed to Outstanding Contribution To TV Journalism the following year. From 1973 they were Best News Coverage and Best Public Affairs Program. Over the years, these award categories have changed to recognise news reports, news or public affairs programs, special reports or public affairs reports.

At the 60th Annual TV Week Logie Awards in 2018, the industry voted awards for news and public affairs Most Outstanding News Coverage and Most Outstanding Public Affairs Report were combined to create the award for Most Outstanding News Coverage or Public Affairs Report.

Winners and nominees

Key	Meaning
‡	Indicates the winner

Best News Reporting

Year	Winner	Network	Ref
1970	Steve Raymond, for stories on Marianne Faithfull and a mass teenage funeral at Warren in NSW‡	Network Ten

Most Outstanding News Coverage

Year	Winner	Network	Ref
1971	Heinz Voelzer‡	ABC
1972	Victoria-Springbok rugby match‡	—

Most Outstanding Coverage Of Political Affairs

Year	Winner	Network	Ref
1971	This Day Tonight‡	ABC

Outstanding Contribution To TV Journalism

Year	Winner	Network
1972	Dateline '71‡	Network Ten
1973	Caroline Jones‡	ABC
1974	Steve Raymond‡	Nine Network
1975	Federal File‡	Nine Network
1977	"Cedar Bay", This Day Tonight‡	ABC
1978	"The Werribee Incident", A Current Affair‡	Nine Network

Best News Coverage

Year	Winner	Network
1973	George Street bombings‡	Nine Network
1974	Balsa rafts Chile/Australia trip‡	0-10 Network
1975	Frank Sinatra in Australia‡	Seven Network

Best Public Affairs Program

Year	Winner	Network
1973	A Current Affair‡	Nine Network
1974	A Current Affair‡	Nine Network
1975	A Current Affair‡	Nine Network
1976	A Current Affair‡	Nine Network
1977	A Current Affair‡	Nine Network
1978	Willesee at Seven‡	Seven Network

Best News Report

Year	Winner	Network
1976	Timor report‡	Nine Network
1977	Ahmad fire‡	Nine Network
1978	Blue Mountains bushfires‡	Network Ten
1979	Bank siege and chase‡	Nine Network
1980	Star Hotel Riot‡	NBN-3
1981	"Moreton Bay Rescue", Seven News‡	Seven Network
1982	Boy Down Well‡	Seven Network
1984	Ash Wednesday coverage‡	—
1985	Bank Siege‡	Seven Network
1986	Eagle Farm Siege‡	TVQ

Outstanding Public Affairs Report

Year	Winner	Network
1980	"Child Prostitution", Four Corners‡	ABC
1981	"The Chelmsford File", 60 Minutes‡	Nine Network
1982	"Never Say Die", 60 Minutes‡	Nine Network
1983	"Annie", 60 Minutes‡	Nine Network
1985	"The Education of Stephen Lusher", 60 Minutes‡	Nine Network
1985	"Tax Summit", Sunday‡	Nine Network

Most Outstanding Achievement in News

Year	Winner	Network
1987	"Russell Street Bombing"‡	Network Ten
1988	"Hoddle St Massacre"‡	Seven Network
1989	"Walsh Street murders", Michael Venus‡	Nine Network
1990	"Romanian Revolution", Mark Burrows‡	Nine Network
1991	"John Lombard"‡	ABC
1992	"Coode Island Fires", National Nine News‡	Nine Network
1993	"Bangkok Riots"‡	ABC
1994	"Sydney 2000 Announcement"‡	Nine Network
1995	"Rwanda Refugee Crisis"‡	ABC
1996	"Muraroa Protests", National Nine News‡	Nine Network
1997	"Port Arthur Massacre", ABC News‡	ABC
1998	"Thredbo Tragedy", Seven Nightly News‡	Seven Network
	"Travel Rorts"	—
	"Thredbo Tragedy"	—

Most Outstanding Achievement in Public Affairs

Year	Winner	Network
1987	"Coup D'Etat", ABC News‡	ABC
1988	Four Corners‡	ABC
1989	Four Corners‡	ABC
1990	"True Believers", Four Corners‡	ABC
1991	"Other People's Money", Four Corners‡	ABC
1992	"The Soviet Union", Lateline‡	ABC
1993	The Investigators‡	ABC
1994	"Ships of Shame", Sunday‡	Nine Network
1995	"Inside a Holocaust", Four Corners‡	ABC
1996	"Minor Surgery, Major Risk", Four Corners‡	ABC
1997	"The Prisoners Who Waited", Sunday‡	Nine Network
1998	"Where Does The Buck Stop?", Four Corners‡	ABC
	"Showdown in Emerald", Sunday	Nine Network
	"Valentine's Day", Australian Story	ABC

Most Outstanding Public Affairs Program

Year	Program	Network
1999	"Balibo Five", Foreign Correspondent‡	ABC
	"Dancing with Strangers", Australian Story	ABC
	60 Minutes	Nine Network
	Sunday	Nine Network

Most Outstanding Documentary or Special Report in a Public Affairs Program

Year	Program	Network
2000	"Facing the Demons"‡	ABC
	"A Race to Survive", Four Corners	ABC
	"Sierra Leone", Dateline	SBS
	"The Keating Millions", 60 Minutes	Nine Network

Most Outstanding Special Report in a Public Affairs Program

Year	Program	Network
2001	"Fixing Cricket", Four Corners‡	ABC
	"Balibo: The Simple Truth", Dateline	SBS
	"On Life's Border: The Struggle of North Korea's Refugees", Dateline	SBS
	"Sierra Leone", Foreign Correspondent	ABC
2002	"See No Evil" and "The Dirty War", Dateline‡	SBS
	"The Body Snatchers", Sunday	Nine Network
	"Party Tricks", Four Corners	ABC
	"Wahid—Inside the Palace Walls", Foreign Correspondent	ABC

Most Outstanding News Coverage

Year	Program	Network
1999	"Indonesia Crisis", ABC News‡	ABC
	"Papua New Guinea Tidal Wave", National Nine News	Nine Network
	"Linton Bushfires (Victoria)", Seven Nightly News	Seven Network
	"The Waterfront Dispute", National Nine News	Nine Network
2000	"Timor", Seven Nightly News‡	Seven Network
	"East Timor", ABC News	ABC
	"Liberation Day in Kosovo"	Nine Network
	"The East Timor Crisis"	SBS
2001	"World Economic Forum/S11 Protests", National Nine News‡	Nine Network
	"East Timor", ABC News	ABC
	"Middle East", ABC News	ABC
	"Shoot-out in Suva", National Nine News	Nine Network
2002	"Afghanistan", ABC News‡	ABC
	"September 12th", ABC News	ABC
	"America Under Attack", National Nine News	Nine Network
	"NSW Christmas Bushfires", Seven News	Seven Network
	"Tampa Crisis", Seven News	Seven Network
2003	"The al-Qaeda Tapes", ABC News‡	ABC
	"Bali Bombing", ABC News	ABC
	"Bali Explosion", National Nine News	Nine Network
	"Bushfires", Seven News	Seven Network
	"The New Kurdistan", Dateline	SBS
2004	"Marine's fire", ABC News‡	ABC
	"Canberra bushfires", National Nine News	Nine Network
	"Waterfall disaster", Seven News	Seven Network
2005	"Tsunami: 30 December 2004", National Nine News‡	Nine Network
	"Beslan", National Nine News	Nine Network
	"Iraq Hostage", ABC News	ABC
	"Victoria Ganglands", ABC News	ABC
	"Tsunami Disaster", Ten News	Network Ten
2006	"Aceh: Last Man Standing", ABC News‡	ABC
	"The Bali Nine", Ten News	Network Ten}
	"New Orleans Rescue", Seven News	Seven Network
	"Schapelle Corby Verdict", Seven News	Seven Network
	"Vivian Solon", Lateline	ABC
2007	"Sexual Abuse in Aboriginal Communities", Lateline‡	ABC
	"Escaping the Border", ABC News	ABC}
	"Escaping the Mine", Sunrise	Seven Network
	"Scully Sacking", National Nine News	Nine Network
	"Sexual Abuse of the Elderly", Lateline	ABC
2008	"Garuda Plane Crash", Seven News‡	Seven Network
	"East Timor: Finding Alfredo", Foreign Correspondent	ABC}
	"Federal Election"	Sky News
	"Pasha Bulker", National Nine News	Nine Network
	"Timor Baucau", SBS World News	SBS
2009	"China Earthquake", ABC News‡	ABC
	"Brisbane Storms", Seven News	Seven Network
	"China Earthquake", Nine News Sydney	Nine Network
	"Financial Crisis"	Sky News Business
	"Nike Human Rights Investigation", Seven News	Seven Network
2010	"Victorian Bushfires", Seven News‡	Seven Network
	"Bushfire Disaster", Ten News Victoria	Network Ten
	"Godwin Grech", ABC News	ABC
	"Samoan Tsunami", Nine News	Nine Network
	"Victorian Bushfires", ABC News	ABC
2011	"New Zealand Mine Disaster", Seven News‡	Seven Network
	"Afghanistan Rocket Attack", Ten News	Network Ten
	"Election 2010"	Sky News Australia
	"Laurie Oakes Election Leaks", Nine News	Nine Network
	"Pakistan Floods", ABC News	ABC
2012	"The Queensland Floods", Nine News‡	Nine Network
	"Lockyer Valley Flood", Seven News Brisbane	Seven Network
	"Qantas Grounded", Sky News National	Sky News Australia
	"Skype Scandal", Ten News at Five	Network Ten
	"Unfinished Business", SBS World News Australia	SBS
2013	"Catholic Church Allegedly Hid Crimes of Paedophile Priests", Lateline‡	ABC
	"Baden-Clay", Nine News	Nine Network
	"Cabinet Leaks", Seven News Sydney	Seven Network
	"Fukushima", ABC News	ABC
	"Rudd Vs Gillard Leadership Challenge", Sky News	—
2014	"NSW Bushfires", Nine News‡	Nine Network
	"Crisis in Cairo" — Brett Mason, World News Australia	SBS
	"Leadership Spill"	Sky News
	"Missing the Boat" – Jaymes Diaz interview, Ten Eyewitness News	Network Ten
	"The Dark Side of the Force", Seven News	Seven Network
2015	"Lindt Café Siege", Seven News‡	Seven Network
	"Moree", NITV News	NITV
	"Peter Greste Trial", 7pm News	ABC
	"Sydney Siege", Nine News	Nine Network
	"What Is Metadata", Sky News	Foxtel
2016	"Parramatta Shooting", Seven News‡	Seven Network
	"Iraq-Syria War Coverage", ABC 7pm News	ABC
	"Liberal Leadership Crisis: Abbott v Turnbull", Sky News	Foxtel
	"Migrant Crisis - Special Report", ABC 7pm News	ABC
	"Paris Attack", Seven News	Seven Network
2017	"Sky News Election Coverage 2016" Sky News Live‡	Foxtel
	"Bankstown Hospital", Nine News	Nine Network
	"Federal Election 2016", Seven News	Seven Network
	"Inside Syria", SBS World News	SBS
	"S.A. Waste Dump", NITV News	NITV

Most Outstanding Public Affairs Report

Year	Program	Network
2004	"The Big A (Hazel Hawke Story)", Australian Story‡	ABC
	"Aceh (In Bed With The TNI)", Dateline	SBS
	"Inside Nauru (Pacific Despair)", Dateline	SBS
	"The Jesuits", The 7.30 Report	ABC
	"Making a Killing", 60 Minutes	Nine Network
2005	"Into the Forest (Ivan Milat) Part 1", Australian Story‡	ABC
	"Beslan Prepares for a Funeral", The 7.30 Report	ABC
	"Coming Clean: Drugs and Cycling", 60 Minutes	Nine Network
	"The Trials of Mamdouh Habib", Dateline	SBS
	"Taliban Country", Dateline	SBS
2006	"The Gathering Storm", Australian Story‡	ABC
	"After the Waves: Asia's Tsunami, One Year On", The 7.30 Report	ABC
	"Inside Indonesia's Sex Trade", Dateline	SBS
	"Hands Off", 60 Minutes	Nine Network
	"Melbourne Confidential", Four Corners	ABC
2007	"The Terri Irwin Interview"‡	Nine Network
	"Abu Ghraib", Dateline	SBS
	"Four Days in Dili", Dateline	SBS
	"The Great Escape: Brant Webb and Todd Russell"	Nine Network
	"The Mourning After", Australian Story	ABC
2008	"Some Meaning in This Life: Belinda Emmett", Australian Story‡	ABC
	"The Big Sting", 60 Minutes	Nine Network
	"Final Call", Four Corners	ABC
	"Hicks On Trial", Insight	SBS
	"Rwanda: Questions of Murder", Dateline	SBS
2009	"Afghanistan: A Survivor's Tale", Foreign Correspondent‡	ABC
	"Friday's Child", Australian Story	ABC
	"Mugabe's Calling Card", Dateline	SBS
	"Out of Control", 60 Minutes	Nine Network
	"Timor War Criminal", Today Tonight	Seven Network
2010	"Code of Silence", Four Corners‡	ABC
	"Liberal Leadership Meltdown"	Sky News Australia
	"Matthew Johns Interview", A Current Affair	Nine Network
	"Proof of Life", Australian Story	ABC
	"Rising from the Ashes", 60 Minutes	Nine Network
2011	"Smugglers' Paradise", Four Corners‡	ABC
	"Brothers in Arms", Sunday Night	Seven Network
	"The Condemned", Dateline	SBS
	"Hey Dad..! Scandal", A Current Affair	Nine Network
	"Iraq's Deadly Legacy", Dateline	SBS
2012	"A Bloody Business", Four Corners‡	ABC
	After The Deluge: The Valley	ABC
	"Rescue 500", Sunday Night	Seven Network
	"Salma in the Square", Foreign Correspondent	ABC
	Tour of Duty: Australia's Secret War	Network Ten
2013	"Captain Emad: Smugglers' Paradise – Australia", Four Corners‡	ABC
	"Abducted!", 60 Minutes	Nine Network
	"Anatomy of a Massacre", Dateline	SBS
	"The World According to Lance (Lance Armstrong)", Four Corners	ABC
	"Unholy Silence (Catholic Church)", Four Corners	ABC
2014	"Prisoner X" — The Australian Connection, Foreign Correspondent‡	ABC
	"A Gracious Gift", Four Corners	ABC
	"Drugs in Sport" — Stephen Dank, 7.30	ABC
	"Manus Island", Dateline	SBS
	"Prime Suspect", Sunday Night	Seven Network
2015	"Banking Bad", Four Corners‡	ABC
	"Ian Thorpe – The Parkinson Interview", Ian Thorpe – The Parkinson Interview	Network Ten
	"Ice Towns", The Feed	SBS
	"Joining the Fight", Insight	SBS
	"Searching for C11", Australian Story	ABC
2016	The Killing Season‡	ABC
	"Catching a Monster", 60 Minutes	Nine Network
	Hitting Home	ABC
	"Making a Killing", Four Corners	ABC
	"The Siege Survivors", 60 Minutes	Nine Network
2017	"Australia's Shame", Four Corners‡	ABC
	"Anita Cobby: You Thought You Knew It All…", Seven News Investigates	Seven Network
	"George Pell Investigation", 7.30	ABC
	"Good Cop, Bad Cop", 60 Minutes	Nine Network
	"Money For Nothing", Four Corners	ABC

Most Outstanding Public Affairs Program

Year	Program	Network
2003	Sunday‡	Nine Network
	The 7.30 Report	ABC
	Dateline	SBS
	Foreign Correspondent	ABC
	Lateline	ABC

Most Outstanding News Coverage or Public Affairs Report

Year	Program	Network
2018	"The Siege", Four Corners‡	ABC
	"Don Burke Special", A Current Affair	Nine Network
	"Escape From Salt Creek", 60 Minutes	Nine Network
	"Haiti Uncovered", Sunday Night	Seven Network
	"Pumped", Four Corners	ABC
2019	"Out Of The Dark", Four Corners‡	ABC
	"James Comey Interview", 7.30	ABC
	"Leadership Spill", Sky News	Foxtel
	"Townsville Flood Disaster", Seven News	Seven Network
	"Who Cares?", Four Corners	ABC
2022	"Brittany Higgins Interview", The Project‡	Network Ten
	"Nazi's Next Door", 60 Minutes	Nine Network
	"War In Ukraine", Seven News	Seven Network
	"Bursting The Canberra Bubble", Four Corners	ABC
	"Intimate Terrorism", Insight	SBS
2023	"Saving the Children", Foreign Correspondent‡	ABC
	"Turkey Earthquake", Seven News	Seven Network
	"Seaworld Helicopter Disaster", A Current Affair	Nine Network
	"Somalia: A Story of Survival", Foreign Correspondent	ABC
	"Do No Harm", Four Corners	ABC
	"How Many More", Four Corners	ABC

References

"Full list of nominations for the 55th Annual TV Week Logie Awards". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Archived from the original on 18 May 2013.
^ "1970–1973 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
"2018 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 9 December 2018.

External links

Official website

v t e Logie Awards
Most Popular categories	Personality on Australian Television Actor Actress Presenter New Talent Drama Program Comedy Program Entertainment Program News Panel or a Current Affairs Program Reality Program Lifestyle Program
Most Outstanding categories	Actor Supporting Actor Actress Supporting Actress Drama Series Miniseries or Telemovie Children's Program Factual or Documentary Program News Coverage or Public Affairs Report Sports Coverage
Other awards	Logie Hall of Fame
Former categories	George Wallace Memorial Logie for Best New Talent Most Popular New Male Talent Most Popular New Female Talent Graham Kennedy Award for Most Outstanding Newcomer Most Popular Australian Program Sports Program Factual Program Most Popular Live Show
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