1998
Andy Williams |
Zac Kingston |
Ben Abbott and Mark Meade |
Kristen Lawler |
Gerry Oyarzun |
Avra Velis |
| Section | Song | Songwriter/s |
| 1998 | ||
| Live | Judges: Sheridan Stewart and Russell Clarke (Austereo - Triple M and SAFM) | |
| (joint winner) | This Bitter Pill | Andrew Williams |
| (joint winner) | Reckless Dancer | Zac Kingston and Steve Jones |
| (joint winner) | My Big Squeeze | Mark Meade and Ben Abbott |
| Highly Commended | Don't Turn To Me Now | Corey Stewart |
| " | Sung To Make You Sigh | Nivven Barlow |
| " | Recurring Dreams | Equinox |
| " | Nightmare Situation | Merri-May Gill |
| " | Wasted | Tryst |
| " | Silent No More | Vicki Bennett |
| Demo Tape | Judges - Robyn Laird Jones (3d radio), Eric Erickson (Internode), Emily Heysen (Ausmusic), Quentin Eyers (Quentin Eyers Music) | |
| (joint winner) | Moontune | Kristen Lawler |
| (joint winner) | The Night Is Nearly Over | Gerry Oyarzun |
| (joint winner) | Now About You | Avra Velis |
| Highly Commended | Starship NFI | Nivven Barlow |
| " | Breakfast Creek | R MacDonald/Dungeon Music |
| " | Spontaneity | Mike Kidd |
| " | Black and Blue Youth | Martin Rigg |
| " | Seven Lines You Wrote | Mike Davies |
| " | When I First Met You | Dave McFarlane |
| " | Fear | Merri-May Gill |
| " | Can You Can Can With A Koala | Hristo Tantchev |
| " | The Harvest | Steve Bellew |
| Commended | In Our Bed | Carl Pink |
| " | Xmas is a Phone Call Away | Johnny Cole |
| " | God Will Help You | Peter Manders |
| " | Spring Gully Sunrise | Andrew Ferguson and Grant Shillabeer |
| " | Eastrumental | Adrian Miller |
| " | Golden Child | Darren Lee |
| " | Outback Mazda 323 Homesick Blues | Stephen Wait |
| " | Secrets of the Soul | Cindy Gyory |
| Master Tape | Judges - Julie Grace (Freelance Producer, engineer, manager) and Myles Wakeham (Troubled Clef Studio) | |
| Winner | Lemon Tear | Michael Burrows |
| Highly Commended | In Between The Dots and Mists of Time | Steve Bellew |
| " | Crazy Over You | Avra Velis |
| Commended | All The Same | George Petroff |
| " | Thinking | Leslie Kidd |
| " | Bright Star | Judy Higgins |
| Lyrics | Judges - Isabel Story, Judith Crossley, Rob Woodard, David Mullhallen | |
| Winners ($50) | Would You Go With Anyone | Maureen Parker |
| (joint winner) | Someone's Got To Keep their Clothes On | Adrian Miller |
| Winners ($25) | Clearer | Kristen Lawler |
| (joint winner) | I'm A Blocky | Kathleen McLennan |
| (joint winner) | Mushroomed | Mike Kidd |
| (joint winner) | Two Dogs Lemonade | John Toomey |
| Highly Commended | We Hold The Future In Our Hands | Yvonne Tysoe |
| " | The Photograph and The Children and the Orchard | Geoff Hastwell |
| " | Ballad of a Motel Town | Maureen Parker |
| " | The Night Pauline Went To Tasmania | Rodney B (Jack) Mitchell |
Michael Burrows |
Maureen Parker |
Adrian Miller |