In 2008, he and colleague Aela Callan won a prestigious Walkley Award for Television News Reporting for breaking the Iguanagate scandal that engulfed the NSW and federal governments.
In late 2013, Ovadia won his second Walkley Award for his exposé into an Australian Defence Force sex scandal cover-up.
[4] On 13 December 2013, Ovadia filled in on Today Tonight while regular fill-in presenter Kylie Gillies was on holidays.
[6] In October 2019, Ovadia reported having his name circulated and receiving death threats after escorting pro-Beijing actress Celine Ma to safety from a mob of protesters.
[8] He subsequently lodged an unfair dismissal claim against Seven and the network’s news boss Anthony De Ceglie.