Sky News Australia will launch the Sky News Election Channel on Friday 28 June, a dedicated political news channel covering campaign trails across Australia and the world. The Election Channel will provide coverage of the latest political news conferences, leaders’ debates, policy announcements, and events. The channel will provide insight into political issues as they unfold around the world and have access to international news services including Sky News UK, C-SPAN, CNN, Fox News, Reuters, AP, and AFP.
The launch of the channel will include the first US Presidential debate of 2024 as Joe Biden and Donald Trump go head-to-head in the CNN Presidential Debate Simulcast live at 11:00 am AEST. Sky News Washington Correspondent Annelise Nielsen will be reporting live from Atlanta, Georgia. Coverage of France’s snap parliamentary election gets underway on Sunday 30 June as first-round voting commences, followed by second-round voting on Sunday 7 July.
Just weeks out from the Paris Olympic Games, President Emmanuel Macron’s gamble could see his centrist Renaissance party defeated by Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally. The Election Channel will also feature coverage of the UK General Election on Friday 5 July, live from 7:00 am AEST, with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his Conservative Party facing a wipeout by Keir Starmer’s Labour Party. Sky News Anchor Laura Jayes will be live on the ground in London for the latest results and implications for Australia.
Paul Whi.
