Leonardo Puglisi

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Leonardo Puglisi
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Puglisi in 2024
Born (2007-11-12) 12 November 2007 (age 17)
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Occupation News presenter
Years active2019–present
Known forFounding 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]

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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 Victoria Young Australian of the Year. [6]

Notable interviews

References

  1. ↑ 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)
  2. 1 2 3 Tong, 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 .
  3. ↑ "About us". 6 News Australia. Archived from the original on 20 July 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  4. ↑ Webb, Carolyn (18 June 2020). "How Melbourne's Leonardo, boy journalist, scooped the big guns". The Age. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  5. ↑ "Left-wing critics levelling 'crazy, crazy' conspiracy theories against high-school fact checker". Sky News. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  6. ↑ "Leonardo Puglisi Founder, 6 News Australia". australianoftheyear.org.au. Australian of the Year Awards. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
  7. ↑ "Anthony Albanese 'grilled' by teen journalists". news.com.au . 4 May 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
  8. 1 2 Elias, 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.
  9. ↑ 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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