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Edition 9 (2004) Winner
Bob Bottom
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Aliases:
Robert Godier Bottom
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Nationality
- Australia
- Languages
- English
Career
- Occupations
- investigative journalist, author
- Active Years
- 1963-2024
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Medal of the Order of Australia | — | — | Australian Government | 受賞 |
| 2003 | Honorary Professor of Journalism | — | — | Jschool | 授与 |
| 2019 | Danger Lifetime Achievement Award | — | — | Sydney Crime Writers Festival | 受賞 |
Medal of the Order of Australia
1997
Organization:
Australian Government
Result:
受賞
Honorary Professor of Journalism
2003
Organization:
Jschool
Result:
授与
Danger Lifetime Achievement Award
2019
Organization:
Sydney Crime Writers Festival
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Connections: Crime Rackets and Networks of Influence Down-Under
1985 non-fiction
organised crimecorruption
Shadow of Shame: How the Mafia Got Away with the Murder of Donald Mackay
1988 non-fiction
Mafiacrime investigation
Bugged!: Legal Police Telephone Taps Expose the Mr Bigs of Australia's Drug Trade
1989 non-fiction
drug tradetelephone interception
Bibliography
- Behind the Barrier
- The Godfather in Australia: Organised Crime's Australian Connections
- Without Fear or Favour
- Connections: Crime Rackets and Networks of Influence Down-Under
- Connections II: Crime Rackets and Networks of Influence in Australia
- Shadow of Shame: How the Mafia Got Away with the Murder of Donald Mackay
- Bugged!: Legal Police Telephone Taps Expose the Mr Bigs of Australia's Drug Trade
- Fighting Organised Crime: Triumph and Betrayal in a Lifelong Campaign
- Inside Victoria: A Chronicle of Scandal
- Big Shots: A Who's Who in Australian Crime
- Big Shots II
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- detailed investigative factual reporting
- Recurring Motifs
- organised crimepolice corruptionjudicial inquiries
Legacy
Pioneering Australian investigative journalist who made heroic efforts to expose organised crime, bringing attention to crime and corruption in NSW in the 1970s and 1980s, contributing to numerous royal commissions and inquiries.