Julia Baird (journalist)

Julia Baird
Baird in 2019
Born (1970-02-19) 19 February 1970
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
EducationRavenswood School for Girls
Alma materUniversity of Sydney
Occupation(s)Journalist, author
Years active1998–present
EmployerAustralian Broadcasting Corporation
TelevisionThe Drum
Children2
Parent(s)Bruce Baird, Judy Baird
RelativesMike Baird, Steve Baird (brothers)

Julia Woodlands Baird (born 19 February 1970) is an Australian journalist, broadcaster and author. She contributes to The New York Times and The Sydney Morning Herald and has been a regular host of The Drum, a television news review program on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). Her non-fiction work includes a bestselling memoir, a biography on Queen Victoria and a meditation on the experience of grace during a time of dark politics.