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| Headquarters | Melbourne, Victoria,Australia |
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| Ownership | |
| Owner | Atelier Puglisi Pty Ltd[1] |
| History | |
| Launched | 20 March 2019 |
| Founder | Leonardo Puglisi |
| Former names | HMV Local News & HMV News (2019−2020) |
| Links | |
| Website | 6newsau |
6 News Australia (also known simply as6 News, formerly known asHMV Local News and formerly on videos asHMV News orHMV-6) is astreamingnews channel based inMelbourne, Australia. The channel is known for a large portion of its journalists being teenagers.[2][3]
6 News was founded in 2019 asHMV Local News byLeonardo Puglisi, who was 11 years old at the time. The channel changed its name to 6 News on 1 January 2020.[4]
In August 2021, the channel was suspended byYouTube for a week after uploading a video of then-MPGeorge Christensen, which violated YouTube's policy againstCOVID-19 misinformation. The suspension was overturned after it was determined "there was sufficient context" to allow the video to be published.[5]
The channel gainednational media attention in early 2022 during thefederal election campaign, after conducting interviews with then-Prime MinisterScott Morrison and then-Opposition LeaderAnthony Albanese.[6]
AfterLabor senatorFatima Paymancrossed the floor to supportrecognising the State of Palestine, 6 News was the first news outlet to interview her.[7][8]
In January 2024, then-Perth Lord MayorBasil Zempilas was captured on ahot mic apparently referring to theAustralian Open women's final as a "reserve game", prior to a press conference announcing he was joining theLiberal Party. A clip of the comment was posted onX (formerly Twitter) by 6 News.[9]
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.[10] 6 News deleted their post and Puglisi stated that the channel's practices would be reviewed.[9]