| Headquarters | Perth, Western Australia |
|---|---|
| Ownership | |
| Owner | West Australasian Media Network Pty Ltd |
| History | |
| Launched | January 2013 |
| Founder | Ivan Leung |
| Links | |
| Website | wamnnews |
WAMN News (also known as WAMN News Online) is an Australian online news outlet based in Perth, Western Australia. It livestreams press conferences on its Facebook page, and airs a weekly news bulletin.[1][2]
History
WAMN News was founded by journalist Ivan Leung in January 2013. Leung had previously founded DHK News in 2007, which covered news in Perth and Hong Kong.[3][4]
Talk-back radio host Howard Sattler joined WAMN as a contributor in 2014 after being fired from radio station 6PR over a controversial interview with former Prime Minister Julia Gillard, in which he asked her whether her partner Tim Mathieson was gay.[5][6]
WAMN won the Communications Award at the 2021 Western Australian Multicultural Awards, hosted by the Western Australian government's Office of Multicultural Interests.[7]
Former ABC political reporter Peter Kennedy joined WAMN in early 2022.[8]
As of October 2023 WAMN has over 55,000 followers on Facebook.[9]
References
- ↑ "Indigenous death highlights urgency of WA homelessness crisis". National Indigenous Times.
- ↑ "Mark McGowan stands down as WA premier in shock announcement, citing exhaustion". ABC News.
- ↑ "Students make headlines of their own". Murdoch University.
- ↑ "ABC 7.30 Report interviews Ivan Leung from DHK News". YouTube. DHKChannel.
- ↑ Orr, Aleisha (14 June 2013). "Howard Sattler sacked by 6PR". WAtoday.
- ↑ "Former radio host Howard Sattler dies in Perth". www.abc.net.au. 11 June 2021.
- ↑ "WA's champions of multiculturalism". Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries.
- ↑ "McGowan's Majority: Two Years On". 6 News Australia.
- ↑ "WAMN News". Facebook. WAMN News.