Matt Tinney (born 23 May 1984) is an Australian journalist. He is currently a presenter and reporter at ''Seven News Perth'' and Perth correspondent on ''Sunrise''.

Career

Tinney began his reporting career at WIN Television's national headquarters in Wollongong in 2005. He joined

WIN News ''WIN News'' is a local television news service in parts of regional Australia, produced by WIN Television. 12 regional bulletins and news update services are presented from WIN's headquarters in Wollongong, and until 2021 included production ...

after completing a Bachelor of Arts (Political Science and Italian) at the

University of Melbourne The University of Melbourne is a public research university located in Melbourne, Australia. Founded in 1853, it is Australia's second oldest university and the oldest in Victoria. Its main campus is located in Parkville, an inner suburb nor ...

, including an internship with the Victorian Parliament. While studying, Melbourne-born Tinney worked in community television and radio at Channel 31 and

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. For three years, he presented and reported on news, current affairs, and entertainment programs, and received awards for his coverage. In December 2005, Tinney joined WIN Television in Wollongong as a political reporter. He also presented news updates and bulletins for WIN News WA, Riverina/MIA (NSW), Central West (NSW) and Illawarra (NSW). In February 2008, Tinney moved to Western Australia to Perth and joined the ''

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'' team as a reporter and co-anchor of the weekend news with Sharlyn Sarac. In 2009, he was awarded the Tourism Award at the Western Australian Journalists Association Awards. In April 2011, Tinney was appointed '' WIN News Western Australia'' weeknight presenter replacing Deborah Kennedy. He left this role during 2012 to present Nine's ''Afternoon News'' in Perth. From November 2012 to January 2013 he was the interim presenter of '' Nine News Perth'' on weeknights, following Greg Pearce's resignation. After Tim McMillan's appointment, he resumed the '' Nine Afternoon News'', replacing Lee Steele. In December 2014, Tinney resigned from the

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and later announced that in January 2015 he would join the

Seven Network The Seven Network (commonly known as Channel Seven or simply Seven) is a major Australian commercial free-to-air Television broadcasting in Australia, television network. It is owned by Seven West Media, Seven West Media Limited, and is one of ...

as a Perth correspondent on ''

Sunrise Sunrise (or sunup) is the moment when the upper rim of the Sun appears on the horizon in the morning. The term can also refer to the entire process of the solar disk crossing the horizon and its accompanying atmospheric effects. Terminology Al ...

''. In May 2015, ''Sunrise'' introduced a Perth bulletin, anchored by Tinney, into its program, which airs at 7:00 am in place of one of the national news updates.

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The 9 News Team
Nine News presenters Living people Australian television journalists 1984 births People educated at St. Bernard's College, Melbourne {{Australia-journalist-stub