Troy Bramston is a senior writer and columnist with The Australian newspaper, where he writes news, features and opinion on politics, policy and popular culture.

He is a best-selling biographer and historian who has written or edited eleven books, including Bob Hawke: Demons and Destiny (2022), Robert Menzies: The Art of Politics (2019) and Paul Keating: The Big-Picture Leader (2016).

Troy was a judge of the Prime Minister's Literary Awards for non-fiction and history in 2021 and 2022. He was awarded the Centenary Medal in 2001 for his contribution as a member of the NSW Centenary of Federation Committee.

He was co-winner of the 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).