Money magazine wins three 2026 Mumbrella Publish Awards
Money magazine has taken home Single Article of the Year, Magazine Cover of the Year and Newsletter of the Year at the 2026 Mumbrella Publish Awards, highlighting the strength of its reporting, innovation and audience engagement.
The Money team won Single Article of the Year, Magazine Cover of the Year and Newsletter of the Year in the 2026 Mumbrella Publish Awards, announced on September 2.
Money won Single Article of the Year for its feature 'The Perfect Storm', written by Ryan Johnson. The article traced the in-depth impact that online gambling has on children.
"Our preliminary research found children 12-17 years old spent approximately $18.4 million annually on pokies, race betting, scratchies, and Esports and Fantasy sports betting," says Vanessa Walker, managing editor of Money.
"We decided to investigate the link between common social norms in Australia (scratchies, Melbourne Cup - the race that stops the nation) and problem gambling."
"Australia loses more to gambling per head that anywhere else on Earth, so we rounded out the feature with practical help: how to spot the signs of gambling in children and six steps to help teens resist gambling as well as the top resources parents can turn to. "
Money also won Magazine Cover of the Year for the May 2026 cover, which focused on the publication's annual Life Insurance Awards and featured an innovative bubble wrap design
"We decided to appeal to people who may not consider picking up a magazine issue on life insurance by using a common product that they could relate to, something that most of us use to protect our most precious objects," says Walker.
"Few people can resist reaching out to pop bubble wrap so we wanted the cover to have strong tactility."
In addition, Money won Newsletter of the Year for its weekly Wednesday and Saturday newsletters. The Money newsletter community consists of 58,000 subscribers, which is growing while delivering ongoing, strong engagement from readers looking for ways to create financial freedom.
"Money's weekly newsletters succeed by combining disciplined content curation, reader-first storytelling, clean design, and a highly intentional distribution strategy," says Walker.
"It stands out for its ability to translate complex financial topics into clear, actionable insights while delivering measurable, industry-leading engagement and sustained audience growth.
"We have seen an 8% increase in subscribers year-on-year, with a 26% decrease in unsubscribes, so we're pleased to see the content is resonating with our audience."
Money was also named a finalist in Publication of the Year, recognising the masthead's achievements across multiple categories.
"The recognition is a fantastic result and a reflection of the hard work that happens behind the scenes across editorial, commercial, marketing, data and research, client success, product development and operations," says Michelle Baltazar, executive director of media at ISS Market Intelligence, the publisher of Money magazine.
"We're delighted to see Mumbrella recognise the growing importance of personal finance media as it celebrates its 30th anniversary. The acknowledgement reflects the vital role personal finance journalism plays in helping Australians make better money decisions."
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