''Viewpoint'' is an Australian

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commentary program broadcast on

Sky News Australia Sky News Australia is an Australian news channel owned by News Corp Australia. Originally launched on 19 February 1996, it broadcasts rolling news coverage throughout the day, while its prime time lineup is dedicated to opinion-based programs f ...

. The program is hosted by

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journalist and commentator

Chris Kenny Chris Kenny (born 28 September 1962) is an Australian conservative political commentator, author and former political adviser. He is a columnist for '' The Australian'' newspaper as well as the host of a weeknight current affairs program, '' ...

. The program, similar to ''

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'', sees Kenny and his rotating panel of usually conservative pundits discuss political news of the week. The program is broadcast from the Sky News centre in the Sydney suburb of

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. Initially broadcast on Sunday nights, the program was expanded to twice weekly in 2015 airing also on Friday nights, replacing ''

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'' which Kenny also hosted. A third weekly show was added to Monday nights from 25 April 2016. The series has been on air in its current format since at least 2012. Sky News has previously aired a program titled ''Viewpoint'' which was broadcast between at least 2003 and 2004. Speculation over the future of the program began when it was omitted from Sky News programming announcements for 2017. It was confirmed that Kenny will move to a new late night format ''Heads Up'' in 2017.

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Sky News Official site
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