Media Release
4 June 2024
The Australian Embassy invites applications for the Elizabeth O’Neill Journalism Award 2024.
The Award commemorates the distinguished career of Elizabeth O'Neill OAM who died in service of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade 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 conferred to one journalist from Indonesia and one journalist from Australia each year. It is open to high-achieving journalists from print, radio, television and online media organisations at any stage of their career.
The Indonesian award recipient will spend up to two weeks in Australia on a fully funded program. Programs for successful candidates are developed to build a stronger understanding and appreciation of the broad range of issues facing contemporary Indonesia and Australia.
Programs are 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.
Applicants must be Indonesian citizens resident in Indonesia.
Full details on the application process can be found at the following link Elizabeth O’Neill Journalism Award 2024.
Applications will close at 14.00 WIB on Wednesday 3 July 2024.
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