Guardian Australia wins Kennedy awards for outstanding digital innovation, photography and columnist

Leaving Gaza interactive, a portrait by Carly Earl, and columnist Ranjana Srivastava claim media accolades

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Guardian Australia has won three Kennedy awards for outstanding digital innovation, outstanding portrait photography and outstanding columnist at an industry event in Sydney.

The Leaving Gaza interactive, which showcased text messages exchanged between Palestinian friends - one in Gaza, one in the US - in the opening days of the Israel-Gaza war, won the innovation category.