Ned Kelly Awards
2 appearances
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Edition 5 (2000) Winner
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Edition 11 (2006) Special Award
Andrew Rule
アンドリュー・ルール
Andoryū Rūru
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1957-04-08 （country Victoria）
- Nationality
- Australia
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Sale, Victoria (high school)
Career
- Occupations
- journalist, crime journalist, author
- Active Years
- 1974-2025
- Affiliations
- Herald Sun, The Age, 3AW
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RMIT University | — | Journalism | — | — | Australia |
| Monash University | Faculty of Arts | Arts | Bachelor of Arts | — | Australia |
RMIT University
Journalism
Country:
Australia
dropped out
Monash University
Faculty of Arts
/ Arts
Degree:
Bachelor of Arts
Country:
Australia
completed arts degree
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Graham Perkin Australian Journalist of the Year Award | — | — | Melbourne Press Club | winner |
| 2001 | Graham Perkin Australian Journalist of the Year Award | — | — | Melbourne Press Club | winner |
| 2001 | Gold Walkley | Geoff Clarke: Power and rape | — | — | winner |
| 2021 | Australian Media Hall of Fame | — | — | Melbourne Press Club | inductee |
Graham Perkin Australian Journalist of the Year Award
1994
Organization:
Melbourne Press Club
Result:
winner
Graham Perkin Australian Journalist of the Year Award
2001
Organization:
Melbourne Press Club
Result:
winner
Gold Walkley
2001
Work:
Geoff Clarke: Power and rape
Result:
winner
Australian Media Hall of Fame
2021
Organization:
Melbourne Press Club
Result:
inductee
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Underbelly: True Crime Stories
1997 True crimeCollection of true crime stories from Australia.
crimeunderworld
Adaptations
- [TV series] Underbelly (2008)
Kerry Stokes: The Boy from Nowhere
2014 BiographyAuthorised biography of Australian media proprietor Kerry Stokes.
businessmedia
Winx: The Authorised Biography
2018 BiographyAuthorised biography of racehorse Winx.
sportshorse racing
Bibliography
- Cuckoo: A True Story Of Murder And Its Detection
- Rose Against the Odds: The Lionel Rose Story
- The Silent War: Behind the Police Killings That Shook Australia
- The Evil: Inside the Mind of a Child Killer
- Tough: 101 Australian Gangsters: A Crime Companion
- Sex, Death and Betrayal: True Crimes and Other Stories
- Leadbelly: Inside Australia's Underworld Wars
- Gotcha: How Australia's Baddest Crooks Copped Their Right Whack
- Rats: Crooks Who Got Away With It: Tails of True Crime and Mystery from the Underbelly Archives
- Kerry Stokes: The Boy from Nowhere
- Man & Beast
- Rule On Crime: 10 Crime Stories You Won't Forget
- Winx: The Authorised Biography
- Chance
- Underbelly series (all volumes from 1 to 18)
Adaptations
- Underbelly TV series
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- nonfictioncrime reportingstorytelling
- Recurring Motifs
- crimegangsterspolice investigationsunderworld
Legacy
Prominent Australian true crime journalist and author. Underbelly books adapted into popular TV series. Inducted into Australian Media Hall of Fame.
In Popular Culture
- Known as original author of the Underbelly TV series
Trivia
- Started career as reporter at age 17
- Married to Di Rule, former political candidate
- Hosts podcast Life and Crimes with Andrew Rule