Story showcasing text messages between Palestinian friends at start of Israel-Gaza war claims gong at 69th annual awards

Guardian Australia has claimed an award for innovation at the 69th annual Walkley awards for excellence in journalism.

At the awards evening in Sydney on Tuesday, a team of Rafqa Touma, Ariel Bogle, Mostafa Rachwani, Nick Evershed, Andy Ball, Christelle Basil and Shelley Hepworth claimed the category for digital media innovation for the Leaving Gaza interactive.