Guardian Australia’s Ben Smee joint winner of Queensland journalist of the year award

<p>The Guardian’s Queensland correspondent and three SBS journalists win top award for investigation into children locked up in police watch houses </p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/oct/19/anthony-albanese-donald-trump-washington-meeting-aukus-tariffs-counter-protests-anti-immigration-march-for-australia-rallies-ntwnfb">Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates</a></p></li><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></p></li></ul><p>Guardian Australia’s Ben Smee and a team from SBS have been named joint winners of the coveted journalist of the year award at Queensland’s annual media awards – the Clarions.</p><p>Smee, the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/profile/ben-smee">Guardian Australia’s Queensland state correspondent</a>, and SBS journalists Jennifer Luu, Jodie Noyce and Chloe Angelo, won the top award for their exclusive investigation, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfT-Ts0g4VA">In the Box: Inside the Isolation Cells where Australian Kids are Imprisoned.</a> Smee also picked up two other awards at a ceremony on Saturday night.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/oct/19/guardian-australias-ben-smee-joint-winner-of-queensland-journalist-of-the-year-award">Continue reading...</a>