Career
Tinney is currently a presenter and reporter at Seven News Perth and Perth correspondent on Sunrise. Tinney began his reporting career at WIN Television’s national headquarters in Wollongong in 2005. While studying, Melbourne-born Tinney worked in community television and radio at Channel 31 and SYN FM. In December 2005, Matt joined WIN Television in Wollongong as a political reporter.
In February 2008, Tinney moved to Western Australia to Perth and joined the Nine News team as a reporter and co-anchor of the weekend news with Sharlyn Sarac.
He left this role during 2012 to present Nine"s Afternoon News in Perth. From November 2012-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 4:30 Newsreading roles, replacing Lee Steele. In December 2014, Matt resigned from the Nine Network and later announced that in January 2015 he will join the Seven Network as a Perth correspondent on Sunrise.
