Julia Baird

Julia Baird is an Australian journalist, broadcaster, and author. She writes columns for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, the Sydney Morning Herald, and the Age and cohosts the ABC’s Not Stupid podcast. She has previously been senior editor at Newsweek, a Joan Shorenstein fellow at Harvard, and an op-ed contributor for the New York Times. Her books include Media Tarts; a biography of Queen Victoria which was named one of the New York Times’ Ten Best Books of 2016; and the multi-award-winning international bestseller Phosphorescence. Julia lives near the sea with two children and an abnormally large dog.