As the political editor of ABC News, he was honored with a Walkley award for broadcast interviewing in 2008 and is widely regarded for the caliber of his reporting and analysis.

Chris Uhlmann has joined Sky News Australia as a political contributor as he returns to the media 18 months after he quit Nine.

Chris Uhlmann is married to Gai Marie Brodtmann an Australian former politician, who served as a member of the Australian House of Representatives for the seat of Canberra representing the Australian Labor Party from 2010 until 2019.

Former Canberra member Gai Brodtmann serves as the Shadow Assistant Minister for Defense and Cybersecurity. Gai had her own small business for five years before serving as the Member for Canberra from 2010 to 2019. She worked for the federal government for ten years before that, mostly for the Attorney General’s Office and Foreign Affairs and Trade.

Born in Canberra on November 24, 1963, Gai Marie Brodtmann is a former politician from Australia who represented the Australian Labor Party in the Australian House of Representatives from 2010 until 2019.