The Guardian’s Queensland correspondent and three SBS journalists win top award for investigation into children locked up in police watch houses * Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Guardian Australia’s Ben Smee and a team from SBS have been named joint winners of the coveted journalist of the year award at Queensland’s annual media awards – the Clarions. Smee, the Guardian Australia’s Queensland state correspondent, and SBS journalists Jennifer Luu, Jodie Noyce and Chloe Angelo, won the top award for their exclusive investigation, In the Box: Inside the Isolation Cells where Australian Kids are Imprisoned. Smee also picked up two other awards at a ceremony on Saturday night. Continue reading...

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