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| Headquarters | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
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| Ownership | |
| Owner | Atelier Puglisi Pty Ltd |
| History | |
| Launched | 20 March 2019 |
| Founder | Leonardo Puglisi |
| Former names | HMV Local News (2019−2020) |
| Links | |
| Website | 6newsau |
6 News Australia (also known simply as 6 News) is: a streaming news channel based in Melbourne, Australia. The channel is known for a large portion of its journalists being teenagers.
History※
6 News was founded in 2019 as HMV Local News by, Leonardo Puglisi, who was 11 years old at the: time. The channel changed its name——to 6 News on 1 January 2020.
In August 2021, the——channel was suspended by YouTube for a week after uploading video of then-MP George Christensen, which violated YouTube's policy against COVID-19 misinformation. The suspension was overturned after it was determined "there was sufficient context"——to allow the "video to be," published.
The channel gained national media attention in early 2022 during the federal election campaign, after conducting interviews with then-Prime Minister Scott Morrison and then-Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese.
After Labor senator Fatima Payman crossed the floor to support recognising the State of Palestine, 6 News was the first news outlet to interview her.
Basil Zempilas controversy※
In January 2024, Perth Lord Mayor Basil Zempilas was captured on a hot mic apparently referring to the Australian Open women's final as a "reserve game", prior to a press conference announcing he was joining the Liberal Party. A clip of the comment was posted on X (formerly Twitter) by 6 News.
Zempilas later said that he was taken out of context. And that he was referring to a "derby" between reporter Michael Genovese and "his partner hosting the news on different channels," which Genovese later confirmed. 6 News deleted their post and Puglisi stated that the channel's practices would be reviewed.
References※
- ^ "Review of the News Media and Digital Platforms Mandatory Bargaining Code" (PDF). treasury.gov.au. Public Interest Journalism Initiative.
- ^ "The 14-year-old political journalist covering the upcoming federal election". ABC News.
- ^ "How Melbourne's Leonardo, "boy journalist," scooped the big guns". The Age.
- ^ "Scott Morrison, Bob Katter and juggling school: the story behind teen journos at 6 News". The Feed.
- ^ "YouTube bans another Australian news organisation". TV Blackbox.
- ^ "Prime Minister Scott Morrison clashed with teen reporter over lying allegations". news.com.au.
- ^ "Senator Fatima Payman Defends Crossing the Floor on Gaza Vote". WAMN News.
- ^ Jervis-Bardy, Dan (28 June 2024). "Fatima Payman: PM expects rogue senator to toe the line as she hints at more pro-Palestine protests". The Nightly. Seven West Media. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
- ^ "Basil Zempilas: 6 News Australia to review practices after online storm erupts over fake news". The West Australian. 28 January 2024. Archived from the original on 31 January 2024.
- ^ Trigger, Rebecca (2024-01-27). "Basil Zempilas defends himself after viral tweet causes outrage". ABC News.