The Australian newspaper dominated News Corp Australia's prestigious journalism awards last night, winning more awards than any other paper.
Paul Maley won the major journalism prize, the Sir Keith Murdoch Award for journalist of the year, for his work exposing -Islamic State's infiltration into Australia. 
"One of the great privileges of my job is I get to work with the very best journalists in the country," Maley told guests at Melbourne's Exhibition Centre. "The rise of ISIL has been one of the great stories of our age and our editors, Chris Mitchell and Clive Mathieson, made it clear that it needed to be covered properly." Victorian business editor Damon Kitney won the Keith McDonald Award for business journalism for a series of interviews with high-profile business leaders including Reserve Bank board member Kathryn Fagg.
The Australian's cartoonist Bill Leak was recognised for his -insightful cartoons on Australian life, politics and terrorism.
Senior writers Dan Box and Greg Bearup took out the feature writer of the year award for joint articles on William Tyrrell and the ice epidemic for The Weekend Australian Magazine.
Strewth columnist James -Jeffrey was named specialist writer of the year for his take on politics and its colourful characters.
The scoop of the year went to News Corp journalist Charles -Miranda for his world exclusive obtaining a video showing -Russian-backed rebels in Ukraine believing they had shot down a Ukraine fighter jet instead of the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17.
The Herald Sun's Tom Minear was named young journalist of the year, and The Daily -Telegraph's Phil Rothfield won sports journalist of the year.
Sydney's Wentworth Courier was recognised as the community newspaper of the year and The Townsville Bulletin won regional newspaper of the year. The Herald Sun was also -applauded for its website and its campaign on domestic violence, which has been running for three years. Vogue magazine won the magazine of the year and The Sunday Telegraph was the newspaper of the year.