Riley jointly won a Walkley Award in 1999 for his part in the SMH team 's coverage of East Timor 's independence . Riley provided many reports for both newspapers on the 11 September terrorist attacks . Returning to Australia in 2002 , Riley became '' The Sydney Morning Herald '' 's Chief Political Correspondent . In this position he provided commentary from Parliament House
11 September terrorist attacks
September 11 attacks
Mark Riley (journalist)