Leonardo Puglisi

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Leonardo Puglisi
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Puglisi in 2024
Born (2007-11-12) 12 November 2007 (age 17)
Occupation News presenter
Years active2019–present
Known forFounding 6 News Australia

Leonardo Puglisi ( /pʌɡˈlsi/ 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.