Summarize this content to 2000 words in 6 paragraphs Journalists from The Sydney Morning Herald have claimed major wins at the 69th Walkley Awards, including for investigations into “forever chemicals” and a campaign by Australia’s richest person to remove portraits of herself from the National Gallery of Australia.The Herald and its sister publication The Age took home 10 awards on Australian journalism’s night of nights, held at the International Convention Centre in Sydney on Tuesday, after scoring 20 nominations across 16 categories – more than any other news organisation in Australia.Investigative reporter Carrie Fellner won two Walkleys for her coverage of the unfolding environmental and health crisis of the impacts of PFAS, known as “forever chemicals”.Credit: Rhett WymanInvestigative reporter Carrie Fellner, who was a finalist for three awards, won the print/text news report category alongside Matt Davidson, Matthew Absalom-Wong and Michael Evans for an investigation titled “The factory that contaminated the world”, which covered the unfolding environmental and health crisis of the impacts of PFAS, known as “forever chemicals”.Fellner also won the documentary category alongside Katrina McGowan, Janine Hosking and Mat Cornwell for the iKandy Films and Stan film How To Poison A Planet.Arts writer Linda Morris and investigative reporter Eryk Bagshaw won the specialist/beat reporting category for their work exposing mining billionaire Gina Rinehart’s campaign to have a portrait removed from the National Gallery of Australia.Arts writer Linda Morris and investigative reporter Eryk Bagshaw won the specialist/beat reporting category for their work exposing mining billionaire Gina Rinehart’s campaign to have a portrait removed from the National Gallery of Australia.Investigative reporter Nick McKenzie and the broader Herald, Age, The Australian Financial Review and 60 Minutes team responsible for the major Building Bad investigation into the CFMEU won two awards – the Gold Walkley and the award for best long-form current affairs story on television.McKenzie, senior writer Michael Bachelard and 60 Minutes producer Amelia Ballinger won scoop of the year and the current affairs short (under 20 minutes) for revealing a cache of messages from then-Home Affairs secretary Michael Pezzullo. Pezzullo was later sacked over the affair.The Herald’s chief photographer, Nick Moir, was named press photographer of the year, while Herald cartoonist Cathy Wilcox won cartoon of the year.

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