Michael Thomson

Michael Thomson (born 23 August 1960) is an Australian news presenter and journalist. He is currently the presenter of Nine News Perth on weeknights at 6:00 pm and was formerly the presenter of the national late-night news bulletin on Mondays to Thursdays.

Career Thomson began his career working with newspaper Daily News in 1980.

In 1987, he joined the Nine Network's news program Nine News Perth as a crime reporter, then becoming a sports reporter and presenter.

Thomson began presenting the flagship 6:00 pm Nine News Perth bulletin in January 2018, after Emmy Kubainski and Tim McMillan were axed at the end of 2017. Between 2020 and 2023, Thomson presented Nine News Late, which was introduced during the COVID-19 pandemic. He presented the bulletin on Mondays to Thursdays, with Peter Overton presenting the Sunday night bulletin from Sydney.

Personal life Thomson is married and has 3 sons.

He loves the outdoors, fishing and camping, seen by Perth viewers on screen, previously the host of Perth lifestyle show 'Just Add Water'.