About
The Klaxon is a completely independent Australian news outlet delivering top-quality news for our community. We shine a light on the systemic and structural improprieties currently flourishing within the collective blindspots of much of the general media.
The Klaxon is 100% owned and operated by multi-award winning investigative journalist Anthony Klan, whose work has sparked numerous inquiries and law reforms.
Klan holds Australia’s top journalism award, a Walkley Award, for business journalism and been named a finalist for the Graham Perkin Australian Journalist of the Year. He is a recipient of News Corporation Australia’s top award and three times named News Corporation Australia business journalist of the year.
The Klaxon is member of the Local & Independent News Association and the Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance.
Anthony Klan, Investigative Journalist
B.Commerce (Accounting & Finance), The University of Queensland; B.Arts (Journalism), The University of Queensland; Diploma of Financial Planning
News Corporation Australia journalist of the year, Sir Keith Murdoch Award for Excellence in Journalism, 2010; (finalist) 2018
Walkley Award for Business Journalism, all media, 2007
Graham Perkin Australian Journalist of the Year, (finalist) 2010
News Corporation Australia Business Journalist of the Year, 2007; 2011; 2014
News Corporation Australia Business Journalist of the Year (highly commended) 2009; (finalist) 2016; (finalist) 2018
Citi Journalism Award for Excellence, Personal Finance, 2015
Citi Journalism Award for Excellence, Broadcast (finalist) 2016
Kennedy Award for Outstanding Investigative Reporting (finalist) 2015
Kennedy Award for Outstanding Finance Reporting (finalist) 2015; (finalist) 2016; (finalist) 2021
Society of Publishers in Asia (SOPA) Excellence in Investigative Reporting (finalist) 2016
Society of Publishers in Asia (SOPA) the Scoop Award (finalist) 2016
Best News Journalist, IT Journalism Awards 2018
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