AFR journalists are Walkley business finalists

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Four Financial Review reporters are finalists in the Walkley awards for excellence in business journalism, in what the judges said was “a very strong year for entries”.

Neil Chenoweth and Edmund Tadros are finalists for their reporting on the PwC tax leaks scandal. The story ultimately led to the breaking up of the accounting firm in Australia and the biggest crackdown on misconduct by tax advisers in Australian history.

From left, Edmund Tadros, Brad Thompson, Peter Ker and Neil Chenoweth. 

Peter Ker and Brad Thompson are finalists for their scoop on the demise of the 31-year marriage of mining billionaire Andrew Forrest and wife Nicola. Their painstaking review of corporate filings revealed the split via share transfers making Mrs Forrest the biggest holder of Fortescue shares.

The third finalist is author Bri Lee, for her piece Debt-a-porter in The Monthly about the failure of fashion designer Kym Ellery.

“This has been a year when business news has regularly appeared on the front page of all newspapers and headed news bulletins on TV, radio and digital platforms,” Walkley Foundation chief executive Shona Martyn said.

“Incisive and painstaking reporting by our top journalists has revealed stories of concern to all Australians from the depths of the corporate world. Business journalism at its heart is public interest journalism. It casts a spotlight on financial institutions and companies, big and small, whose actions affect everyday Australians. This work calls the big end of town and the privileged to account, when required.”

In August, Chenoweth and Tadros were named Journalists of the Year at the Kennedy Awards for Excellence in Journalism after sweeping the awards for the PwC tax leaks scandal stories.