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Sky News AU
2 days ago
- Politics
- Sky News AU
‘Best minds in the country': Chris Uhlmann to host TV special ‘The War Cabinet' on August 11
Sky News political contributor Chris Uhlmann discusses his upcoming TV special titled 'The War Cabinet' set to air on Monday August 11. 'All the government's strategic assessments say the same thing, as we are now inside a ten year window which we thought we had to prepare ourselves for a conflict,' Mr Uhlmann told Sky News host Steve Price. 'When we say war cabinet we mean it, we are going to get people around the table who have actually been in cabinet … when we put that war cabinet together it will be some of the best minds in the country, thinking about the biggest threat to our future.'
Sky News AU
2 days ago
- Politics
- Sky News AU
Chris Uhlmann unveils upcoming Sky News special event 'The War Cabinet', exploring whether Australia is ready for war
Sky News will premiere an exclusive one-hour special event, The War Cabinet, presented by award-winning journalist and Sky News Political Contributor Chris Uhlmann on Monday, August 11 at 7.30pm AEST. The War Cabinet will be available to view for subscribers. Join to watch the exclusive special event on August 11. Set in an immersive "war cabinet" environment, Uhlmann convenes a distinguished panel of former ministers, military leaders, and defence specialists to investigate if Australia is ready to defend itself and support our allies in a time of growing tensions in our region and across the world. Uhlmann will lead a rigorous, solutions-focused discussion diving deep into Australia's defence capabilities and the evolving global strategic landscape. The panel will explore Australia's alliance with the US amid Trump's 'America-first' approach, AUKUS uncertainty, China's increasing militarisation and the potential for conflict over Taiwan. The war cabinet will also examine lessons learned from the Middle East, the war in Ukraine and past conflicts, and workshop how we might respond to potential flashpoints. The experts will take a close look at our defence spending, and debate if we are spending enough, and on the right things. Joining The War Cabinet will be former Foreign Affairs Minister Alexander Downer, former Secretary of the Department of Home Affairs Michael Pezzullo, former Defence Minister Joel Fitzgibbon and Director at Strategic Analysis Australia, Peter Jennings. Also featuring in the speical event are defence expertJennifer Parker, defence aviation expert Dr Oleksandra Molloy, Executive Director at CyberCX, Katherine Mansted, CEO at Strategic Forum, Dr Ross Babbage, and retired Major General, Mick Ryan. Chris Uhlmann said: 'The War Cabinet will return to the heart of Old Parliament House, where John Curtin and his ministers steered the nation through World War II." "Today, with China rising, America shifting, and the global order fragmenting, the threat of major conflict in our region looms once again. 'We bring together former ministers, defence leaders, and national security experts around the Cabinet table to answer a single question: is Australia ready for war?' In today's tense defence climate, this special program is especially timely and designed to be deeply relevant to all Australians.
Sky News AU
18-06-2025
- Politics
- Sky News AU
Israel needs US bunker busters to destroy Iranian enrichment facilities
Sky News Political contributor Chris Uhlmann says Israel needs US bunker buster bombs to destroy uranium enrichment facilities deep underground. 'Some time ago I spoke to an Israeli official and we talked about the fact that Israel would attack Iran at some stage but it could not be done without the United States because as it was put to me all need is one Bomb … that one bomb we now know is this bunker buster bomb,' Mr Uhlmann told Sky News Australia. 'A weapon that can penetrate into enrichment facilities which are buried under a mountain … the Israelis can't get to them because they don't have the plane that can carry it and they don't have weapon that can do it.'
Sky News AU
09-06-2025
- Politics
- Sky News AU
‘Worst strategic circumstance': US calls for Australia to raise defence spending analysed
Sky News contributor Chris Uhlmann discusses the United States' call on Australia to raise defence spending. 'If you listen to what this government says, we are now in the worst strategic circumstances since the Second World War,' Mr Uhlmann told Sky News host Peta Credlin. 'If we are in the worst strategic circumstances … you would think there might be a little bit more activity around what was going on in the Australian government and a little bit less smugness about it.'
Sky News AU
04-06-2025
- General
- Sky News AU
Tasmanian Premier ‘backed into a corner' and fighting no-confidence motion
Sky News contributor Chris Uhlmann discusses Tasmanian Premier Jeremy Rockliff fighting against the no-confidence motion against him. The premier claimed he will fight with his 'last breath' against the motion. 'Backed into a corner, he's defending himself reasonably well,' Mr Uhlmann told Sky News Australia.
