Critics such as Evan Whitton and Richard Ackland claim that Gibbs inappropriately followed the hearsay rules, excluding a great deal of evidence despite the fact that Royal Commissioners are not bound to follow such rules.
During this time, he was awarded a Gold Walkley (Australian journalism's most prestigious award) together with colleagues Deborah Richards and Anne Connolly, for their expose of the notorious cash for comment affair.
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