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The IT Journalism Awards, nicknamed the Lizzies, are Australian media awards for information technology-related topics. [1]

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Founded in 2003, [2] [3] [4] the event has been sponsored by a variety of commercial sponsors over the years, with naming rights changing to reflect the biggest one:

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The two top titles, for Best Journalist and Best Title, are popularly known as "Gold Lizzies". [13] [14] [15] [16] Gold and bronze statuettes of the frilled-neck lizard are awarded to winners, since local IT media nicknamed the awards "lizards". The Technology section was introduced in 2007. [6]

As of 2023, the awards are labelled the Samsung Australian IT Journalism Awards, [3] and include the following categories: [17] [11]

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