Investigations with Kate McClymont

Join Honi Soit editor Ariana Haghighi in conversation with Sydney Morning Herald Investigative reporter Kate McClymont as they discuss the ten-time Walkley-winning journalist's multi-decade career and the top tips that have emerged from it.  

About Kate McClymont
Kate McClymont is an investigative journalist with the Sydney Morning Herald. She is a ten-time winner of journalism’s most prestigious award, the Walkley, including the Gold Walkley for her coverage of the Bulldogs salary cap rorts. She was named the 2012 NSW Journalist of the Year for her investigations into the fraudulent activities of Michael Williamson, the head of the Health Services Union and the business activities of former NSW Labor minister, Eddie Obeid. McClymont is also the recipient of numerous other awards including eight Kennedy Awards, the Australian Shareholders’ Association award for excellence in financial reporting (1992), The NSW’s Law Society’s Golden Quill award for excellence in legal reporting (1990 and 1992), Australian Racing Writer of the Year (1995), Australian Sports Commission Media Award (2002). She also won the 2012 George Munster Award for Independent Journalism. In 2017 she was inducted into the Media Hall of Fame for her contribution to the industry. With her colleague Linton Besser, she has published He Who Must Be Obeid, which chronicles corruption in NSW. Her second book Dead Man Walking detailed the murder of Michael McGurk and other murky dealings of colourful Sydney business identities. In 2020 she was made a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for her services to print media and investigative journalism. Kate’s lifetime contribution to the media industry was recognised by the Walkley Award for Outstanding Contribution to Journalism in 2023.