Sport Australia Media Awards
The Sport Australia Media Awards were established in 2002 to recognise excellence in Australian sports journalism and broadcasting. The awards focus on analytical and insightful reporting and the presentation of sport and sporting issues. The awards are the only dedicated sports media awards in Australia. The Walkley Awards do have several sports categories.
The most prestigious award is the Lifetime Achievement Award that recognises exceptional service to sports journalism over an extended period of time. This award is determined by the Sport Australia Board.
Lifetime Achievement Award
Best Reporting of an Issue in Australian Sport
| Year | Journalists | Comments |
| 2002 | Kate McClymont and Anne Davies | Bulldogs salary cap scandal |
| 2003 | Kyle Patterson | Soccer's Crawford Reform Process. |
| 2004 | Michael Davis | His Fragile Brilliance |
| 2005 | Neil Jameson | ‘Professional Foul’ |
| 2006 | Nick McCallum | 'Blowing the whistle' |
| 2007 | Robert Drane and Ian Kennins | Goodbye Grassroots |
| 2008 | Gerard Ryle and Jacquelin Magnay | Firepower |
| 2009 | Mike Hurst | Caster Semenya |
| 2010 | Adrian Proszenko, Brad Walter, Greg Prichard and others | Thunderstruck |
| 2011 | Greg Prichard and Chris Barrett | Want a Bet? |
| 2012 | Daniel Lane | 'For 30 years, they had a monster in their midst' |
| 2013 | Andrew Holden | Essendon FC drug scandal |
| 2014 | Michael Warner, Mark Robinson and Chip Le Grand | Essendon drugs scandal |
| 2015 | Caro Meldrum-Hanna, Sam Clark and Max Murch | ‘Making a killing’ |
| 2016 | Nick Tabakoff | Gotcha: The Parramatta Eels Salary Cap Scandal |
| 2017 | Louise Milligan, Lisa McGregor and Trish Drum | ‘After the Game’, |
| 2018 | Leo Schlink | 'The big fix' |
| 2019 | Shark Island Productions | The Final Quarter |
Best Coverage of a Sporting Event
Best Individual Sport Coverage
Best Sport Profile
Best Coverage of Sport for People with a Disability
Best Sports Journalism from Rural or Regional media
Best Depiction of Inclusive Sport
From 2009 to 2017 called Best Coverage of Women in Sport.| Year | Journalists | Coverage title |
| 2009 | Merryn Sherwood | 'Canberra United - Making a Difference for Women's Sport' |
| 2010 | Raelee Tuckerman | - |
| 2011 | Luke Waters | ‘A Belt that Fits’ |
| 2012 | Canberra Times | ‘A capital season for women in Canberra’ |
| 2013 | Warren Partland | Raising Netball’s Status |
| 2014 | Matt Weiss, Denise Reardon and Kelli Underwood | ‘Breaking Ground’ |
| 2015 | SBS | The 2015 women’s FIFA World Cup |
| 2016 | Network Ten | 2015-16 Women’s Big Bash League |
| 2017 | Fox Footy | AFL Women’s coverage |
| 2018 | Australian Broadcasting Corporation | The Outer Sanctum Podcast |
| 2019 | Media Stockade | ‘Power Meri’ |