Best TV story
SBS news reporter Omar Dabbagh was awarded the Best TV/Audio Visual report for his coverage of a Syrian-born pianist's battle to fulfill his talents in Australia after being forced to flee his homeland.
Omar also followed up with an account of 16-year-old Mark Antonio Bonja's performance at Parliament House for World Refugee Day.
Best long-form feature
Trinh Nguyen and Olivia Nguyen from SBS Radio's Vietnamese program took out the Best Long-Form Feature award for their report on student exploitation.
Best radio report
Esther Lozano, Soraya Caicedo and Claudianna Blanco from SBS Spanish won Best Radio/Audio Report for 'The untold story of the SBS broadcaster who died on 9/11'.
The Best Use of Digital Media was awarded to Boris Etingof, Gina McKeon, John-Paul Marin and Matt Smith from SBS for 'My Grandmother’s lingo'.
Public interest
Writer Ben Hills, editor Simon Vandore and SBS Director, TV & Online Content Marshall Heald took home the Public Interest award for “Dangerous love – death and violence on Australian visas”, commissioned by Ben Naparstek.
Ben's story looked into the consequences of online romances and partner visas on female migrants looking to start a new life in Australia, exposing unreported experiences of exploitation, abuse and even murder of e-brides.
Finalists
SBS finalists included Mark Whittaker and Jeremy Lord for their online effort, 'Out of sight: the untold story of Adelaide’s gay-hate murders', in the Best Investigative Story category.
Sam Wallman, Kylie Boltin and Genevieve Dwyer were recognised with a nomination for Best Editorial/Commentary for 'Winding up the window: the end of the Australian auto industry'.
Meanwhile Iman Riman from SBS Arabic24 was a finalist in the Best News Report category for 'Voices from inside Nauru and Manus detention centre'.
Jarni Blakkarly and Diana Bogueva-Koprinkova were in the running for Best Radio/Audio Report for 'In one church, an apology for treatment of gays' and 'The spirit of Victoria Zabukovec' respectively.
Kassahun Negewo was a finalist in the Best Short-Form Feature category for 'Leaders say traditional cultural practices led to woman’s death in Australia' and Kathy Marks was also a hopeful in the Best Long-Form Feature for 'A brutal history – the killing of Wubanchi Asfaw'.
The awards recognise excellence among journalists, photographers, editors and publishers in print, radio, television and digital media across 14 award categories.
They acknowledge the valuable contribution multicultural media plays in Australian society and the power it has to connect people to their culture, identity, and language, and contributing to media diversity in NSW.
