Leonardo Puglisi
Leonardo Puglisi | |
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 Puglisi in 2024 | |
| Born | (2007-11-12) 12 November 2007 |
| Occupation | News presenter |
| Years active | 2019–present |
| Known for | Founding 6 News Australia |
Leonardo Puglisi (/pʌɡˈliːsi/pug-LEE-see;[1] born 12 November 2007) is an Australian journalist. He is the founder of online news channel 6 News Australia.[2] He lives in Melbourne, Victoria.[2]
Career
Puglisi began his media career in 2019, founding what was then initially known as HMV Local News but rebranded in 2020 as 6 News.[3] Puglisi first came to attention in 2020 when he covered the secretive demolition of a bell tower at Hawthorn West Primary School in Hawthorn, Victoria.[4]
He has been the subject of a number of conspiracy theories, including that he was a "front" for the Morrison government and that he was being funded by Rupert Murdoch.[5]
In 2025, Puglisi was nominated for VictoriaYoung Australian of the Year.[6]
Notable interviews
- Scott Morrison - Prime Minister of Australia (2018–2022), prior to the 2022 federal election[2]
- Anthony Albanese - Prime Minister of Australia (2022–present)[7] (interviewed during his tenure as Opposition Leader prior to the 2022 federal election)
- Kevin Rudd - former Prime Minister of Australia (2007–2010, 2013)[8]
- Bob Katter - member of the House of Representatives for the division of Kennedy[8]
- Fatima Payman - member of the Senate for Western Australia, following her crossing the floor.[9]
References
- ^10 News First Melbourne [@10NewsFirstMelb] (28 May 2020). "We love our news junkies here at @Channel10AU, and now we've found a young Melbourne man who we think could qualify as one of the best. He's only 12 years old but already Leonardo Puglisi fronts his own news channel. | @NatashaExelby" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ abcTong, Karen (7 April 2022). "Teen reporters Leonardo Puglisi and Roman Mackinnon interview Prime Minister Scott Morrison for 6 News". The Drum. Retrieved 2 August 2022 – via ABC News.
- ^"About us". 6 News Australia. Archived from the original on 20 July 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
- ^Webb, Carolyn (18 June 2020). "How Melbourne's Leonardo, boy journalist, scooped the big guns". The Age. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ^"Left-wing critics levelling 'crazy, crazy' conspiracy theories against high-school fact checker". Sky News. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ^"Leonardo Puglisi Founder, 6 News Australia". australianoftheyear.org.au. Australian of the Year Awards. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
- ^"Anthony Albanese 'grilled' by teen journalists". news.com.au. 4 May 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
- ^ abElias, Michelle (15 April 2022). "Scott Morrison, Bob Katter and juggling school: the story behind teen journos at 6 News". SBS News. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ^Puglisi, Leonardo (28 June 2024). "Fatima Payman says floor-crossing won't be 'one-off gesture' in her first interview since Senate vote". 6 News Australia. Archived from the original on 21 April 2025. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
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