Andrew Bolt
A polarizing conservative voice in Australian media whose column and TV show relentlessly challenge progressive orthodoxy and political correctness.
Born 1959 (age 67)·Australian columnist·Birthday: September 26·Baby Boomers
Biography
Andrew Bolt has built a career as Australia's most combative and influential conservative columnist. Starting in newspaper journalism, he developed a blunt, provocative style that found a massive audience at Melbourne's Herald Sun and later through his nightly television program. His commentary, focused on climate skepticism, immigration, and identity politics, deliberately ignites public debate and frequently draws formal complaints and legal action. In 2011, he was found to have breached the Racial Discrimination Act in articles about light-skinned Aboriginal people, a case that intensified national conversations about free speech. Love him or loathe him, Bolt's unwavering platform has made him a central figure in Australia's culture wars, shaping opinion and forcing opponents to engage on his terms.
Baby Boomers
1946–1964
The largest generation in history at the time. Shaped by postwar prosperity, the Vietnam War, the sexual revolution, and Watergate. They questioned every institution their parents built — then ran them.
Andrew was born in 1959, placing them squarely in the Baby Boomers. The events that shaped this generation — postwar prosperity, civil rights, Vietnam, and the counterculture — shaped the world they entered and the choices available to them.
#1 When Andrew Was Born
The biggest hits of 1959
#1 Movie
Ben-Hur
Best Picture
Ben-Hur
#1 TV Show
Gunsmoke
Andrew's Life & Times
The world at every milestone
1959Born
Fidel Castro takes power in Cuba
Gas: $0.30/galHome: $12,400Min wage: $1.00/hrPresident: Dwight D. Eisenhower"The Battle of New Orleans" — Johnny HortonBest Picture: Ben-Hur
1964Started school
Civil Rights Act signed; Beatles arrive in America
Gas: $0.30/galHome: $13,450Min wage: $1.25/hrPresident: Lyndon B. Johnson"I Want to Hold Your Hand" — The BeatlesBest Picture: My Fair Lady
1972Became a teenager
Watergate break-in; last Apollo Moon mission
Gas: $0.36/galHome: $19,550Min wage: $1.60/hrPresident: Richard Nixon"The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" — Roberta FlackBest Picture: The Godfather
1975Could drive
Fall of Saigon ends the Vietnam War
Gas: $0.57/galHome: $27,600Min wage: $2.10/hrPresident: Gerald Ford"Love Will Keep Us Together" — Captain & TennilleBest Picture: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
1977Could vote
Star Wars premieres; Elvis dies
Gas: $0.62/galHome: $31,800Min wage: $2.30/hrPresident: Jimmy Carter"Tonight's the Night" — Rod StewartBest Picture: Annie Hall
1980Turned 21
John Lennon shot and killed in New York
Gas: $1.19/galHome: $47,200Min wage: $3.10/hrPresident: Jimmy Carter"Call Me" — BlondieBest Picture: Ordinary People
1989Turned 30
Berlin Wall falls; Tiananmen Square protests
Gas: $1.00/galHome: $79,100Min wage: $3.35/hrPresident: George H.W. Bush"Look Away" — ChicagoBest Picture: Driving Miss Daisy
1999Turned 40
Columbine shooting; Y2K panic builds
Gas: $1.17/galHome: $113,900Min wage: $5.15/hrPresident: Bill Clinton"Believe" — CherBest Picture: American Beauty
2009Turned 50
Michael Jackson dies; Bitcoin created
Gas: $2.35/galHome: $148,500Min wage: $7.25/hrPresident: Barack Obama"Boom Boom Pow" — The Black Eyed PeasBest Picture: The Hurt Locker
2019Turned 60
First image of a black hole; Hong Kong protests
Gas: $2.60/galHome: $224,400Min wage: $7.25/hrPresident: Donald Trump"Old Town Road" — Lil Nas XBest Picture: Parasite
2026Age 67 today
Gas: $3.91/galPresident: Donald Trump
Key Achievements
- Hosts 'The Bolt Report,' a weeknight television commentary program on Sky News Australia.
- Writes a widely syndicated blog and column for the Herald Sun, one of Australia's most-read newspapers.
- His 2011 court case (Eatock v Bolt) became a landmark legal precedent regarding the Racial Discrimination Act.
- Has authored several books, including 'Still Not Sorry,' a collection of his columns and commentary.
Did You Know?
He was born in Adelaide and began his journalism career at 'The Advertiser' newspaper.
Bolt is a former winner of the 'Columnist of the Year' award at the Australian Commercial Radio Awards.
He is an avid gardener and has written about his passion for cultivating roses.
In his youth, he held left-wing political views before shifting dramatically to the right.
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