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Sky News AU
7 hours ago
- Politics
- Sky News AU
WATCH LIVE: Sky News special event The War Cabinet with Chris Uhlmann dissects Australia's readiness for war
The threat of a war involving Australia is far greater and more imminent than the public is being told, according to defence experts. The warning comes from military and political figures speaking to Chris Uhlmann for a special Sky News event: The War Cabinet. Join to stream The War Cabinet live and watch as the panel of strategic and defence experts consider Australia's readiness for regional conflict. Mr Uhlmann is joined by a panel including former foreign minister Alexander Downer, former defence minister Joel Fitzgibbon, former department of home affairs secretary Mike Pezzullo, and Strategic Analysis Australia director Peter Jennings. The symposium of former defence ministers, military personnel, leading academics in the fields of modern warfare have claimed Australia will unlikely be able to sit out of a future conflict, and must prepare its defences as such.
Sky News AU
21 hours ago
- Politics
- Sky News AU
How to watch: The War Cabinet, as Chris Uhlmann presents expert discussion on 'imminent' threat of conflict
Sky News political contributor Chris Uhlmann will host The War Cabinet, a special program where a group of the nation's foremost defence and security experts will discuss the "imminent" threat of conflict involving Australia. The War Cabinet will air live on Sky News at 7:30pm AEST on Monday and will also be available to stream online and through the Sky News Australia app. Uhlmann will be joined by a panel including former foreign minister Alexander Downer, former defence minister Joel Fitzgibbon, former department of home affairs secretary Mike Pezzullo, and Strategic Analysis Australia director Peter Jennings. Drone warfare expert Oleksandra Molloy, CyberCX executive director Katherine Mansted, Strategic Forum CEO Ross Babbage, former major general Mick Ryan, and former naval officer and marine warfare expert Jennifer Parker will also offer key insights into the threats facing Australia. "The threat of a war involving Australia is far greater and more imminent than the public is being told, according to defence experts," Uhlmann said. "China is the main threat. An attack on Taiwan the likely flashpoint, and soon, very soon." Australia's alliance with the United States remains vital, with the AUKUS agreement likely to play a central role. "I think it would be an absurd and reckless decision for an Australian government not to support the Americans," Mr Downer said. However, overreliance on the US has also raised concerns about Australia's independent capability, prompting calls for more investment. "We need to look at a significant, rapid investment of funding into the current Australian defence force," Mr Jennings said. Those calls reflect the reality Australia would be unable to avoid becoming involved should a major conflict erupt in the Indo-Pacific. "Can we sit this out? My view is, we really can't," Mr Babbage said.
Sky News AU
6 days ago
- Politics
- Sky News AU
‘Practically impossible': Calls for recognition of Palestine slammed
Sky News Political Contributor Chris Uhlmann says Palestinian statehood is 'practically impossible' in the current circumstances. Mr Uhlmann told Sky News Australia there is 'no real government' in Palestine. There are global calls to recognise Palestine as a state, with pressure on Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.
Sky News AU
6 days ago
- Politics
- Sky News AU
Albanese government on the ‘pathway' to recognising Palestine
Sky News Political Contributor Chris Uhlmann discusses calls to push for recognition of a Palestinian state. Mr Uhlmann told Sky News Australia that the Albanese government is on the 'pathway' to recognising Palestine. 'I think that everything we've seen points in that direction.'
Sky News AU
28-07-2025
- 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.'
