Media Release

19 September 2008

Elizabeth O’Neill Journalism Award

The Australian Embassy invites applications for the Elizabeth O’Neill Journalism Award.

The Award commemorates the distinguished career of Elizabeth O’Neill OAM, the former Embassy Press Attache, who died in service in Indonesia on 7 March 2007.

The Award builds on her tireless work to foster mutual understanding of Australia and Indonesia through accurate and informed media coverage.

The Award is open to high achieving early or mid-career journalists and is conferred each year on one Australian and one Indonesian journalist.

The Indonesian recipient will spend up to three weeks in Australia on a fully-funded program to build a stronger understanding and appreciation of contemporary Australia.

The program will be tailored to the journalist’s area of expertise and reporting responsibilities in such areas as foreign and trade policy, development assistance, people-to-people links and education.

Sponsored by Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the Australia-Indonesia Institute, the Award is open to print, radio, television and online media journalists.

Applicants must be Indonesian citizens resident in Indonesia - the successful applicant must be available to travel from January through to March 2009.

Full details on the application process can be found on the Embassy’s website at www.indonesia.embassy.gov.au/jakt/awards.html.

Applications must be lodged by 10 October 2008.

Media Enquiries:
Jenny Dee, Counsellor (Public Affairs) tel. (021) 2550 5290 mob. 0811 187 3175