Nick Etchells

Nick Etchells is a veteran journalist and TV news presenter, with more than 20 years’ experience covering global and local news events, natural disasters – including the Japan Tsunami, bushfires and floods – and state, national and international politics.

He has covered events ranging from the inquest into Princess Diana's death to the violent breakdown of the Solomon Islands, and the red carpet of Hollywood's Golden Globe Awards.

He has interviewed people from all walks of life including Richard Branson, Naomi Watts, Mohammed Al Fayed, Russell Crowe, John Travolta, Shane Warne, Toni Collette and many more.

During this time he filed hundreds of stories of national and international interest including the Beaconsfield Mine collapse, Cadel Evans' historic Tour de France campaign, the hanging of Van Tuong Nguyen in Singapore and England's 'Suffolk Ripper' prostitute murders.

[2] In December 2011, Etchells returned to the Seven Network and replaced Nuala Hafner as Melbourne Correspondent on Sunrise.