Chris Uhlmann

Chris Uhlmann is one of Australia's best known and most respected political broadcasters. He began his career in journalism at the Canberra Times as the world's oldest copy-kid, after failed stints as a student priest, storeman and packer and security guard. He was editor of the Canberra Weekly before joining the ABC in 1998. As political editor of the ABC's flagship current affairs program, 7.30, he has earned a reputation for his fearless pursuit of the nation's politicians.