Ned Kelly Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 8 (2003) Winner
Peter Lalor
ピーター・ララー
Pītā Rarā
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- Bendigo, Victoria
- Nationality
- Australian
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Bendigo, Victoria → Melbourne
Career
- Occupations
- journalist, author, cricket writer, sports commentator
- Active Years
- 1994-2024
- Affiliations
- News Limited, The Australian, Channel 7, SEN
- Memberships
- Chappell Foundation
- Influenced
- Gideon Haigh
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Melbourne | — | — | — | — | Australia |
University of Melbourne
Country:
Australia
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Ned Kelly Award | Blood stain | Best True Crime | Australian Crime Writers Association | Winner |
| 2006 | Australian Sports Commission Media Awards | 'Mongrel Streak' | Best Print Profile | Australian Sports Commission | Winner |
| 2018 | Kennedy Awards | The Australian | Peter Frilingos Award – Outstanding Sport Reporting | Kennedy Foundation | Winner |
Ned Kelly Award
2003
Work:
Blood stain
Category:
Best True Crime
Organization:
Australian Crime Writers Association
Result:
Winner
Australian Sports Commission Media Awards
2006
Work:
'Mongrel Streak'
Category:
Best Print Profile
Organization:
Australian Sports Commission
Result:
Winner
Kennedy Awards
2018
Work:
The Australian
Category:
Peter Frilingos Award – Outstanding Sport Reporting
Organization:
Kennedy Foundation
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Australian beer yarns
2002 non-fictionCollection of Australian beer stories
beerAustralian culture
Blood stain
2002 true crimeStory of Australian murderer Katherine Knight
crimemurder
The Bridge
2005 non-fictionHistory of the Sydney Harbour Bridge
historyarchitecture
Barass
2010 biographyBiography of Ron Barassi
sportsfootball
Phillip Hughes the official biography
2015 biographyOfficial biography of Phillip Hughes
crickettribute
Bibliography
- Australian beer yarns / edited by Peter Lalor. Sydney, HarperCollins, 2002.
- Blood stain by Peter Lalor. Sydney, Allen and Unwin, 2002.
- The Bridge: the epic story of an Australian icon—the Sydney Harbour Bridge by Peter Lalor. Sydney, Allen and Unwin, 2005.
- Barass : the biography by Peter Lalor. Sydney, Allen and Unwin, 2010.
- Phillip Hughes the official biography by Malcolm Knox and Peter Lalor. Sydney, Pan MacMillan Australia, 2015.
Legacy
Prominent Australian sports journalist and author known for cricket reporting.
Trivia
- In 2019, he was overcharged for a beer and paid £55,000 before realising the mistake.
- In February 2025, sacked by SEN for social media posts about Gaza.