Troy Bramston

Troy Bramston is a senior writer with The Australian newspaper, reporting on politics, policy and popular culture. He is an award-winning and best-selling author or editor of twelve books, including g: 0em;">Gough Whitlam: The Vista of the New (2025), Bob Hawke: Demons and Destiny (2022), Robert Menzies: The Art of Politics (2019) and Paul Keating: The Big-Picture Leader (2016). He was co-winner of an Australian Book Industry Award (2016), finalist for the Walkley Book Award (2017), shortlisted for the National Biography Award (2018) and shortlisted for the Australian Political Book of the Year Award (2022). Troy is a member of the Library Council of the State Library of NSW and the National Archives of Australia Advisory Council. He was a judge of the Prime Minister's Literary Awards in 2021 and 2022. Troy was awarded the Centenary Medal in 2001 for his contribution as a member of the NSW Centenary of Federation Committee. He lives in Sydney with wife, Nicky, and children, Madison and Angus.