Sky News host Peter Stefanovic has come under fire for overshadowing what should've been a joyous moment for Indigenous teen Keegan Payne by attempting to ambush him during a live interview.

The 19yearold made history on Sunday by clinching the top prize in the Northern Territory's Million Dollar Fish competition. However, what should have been a happy occasion quickly turned sour as Stefanovic decided to focus on an alleged past misdeed, casting doubt over Payne's achievement.

The rightwing commentator was interviewing Payne, who hails from the rural NT town of Katherine, about becoming the first person to win the lucrative $1 million barramundi bounty while out fishing with friends and his sister on the Katherine River.

However, instead of congratulating the excited teen, Stefanovic interrogated him about an alleged incident that occurred when he was 16, robbing him of his proud moment.

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