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Andrew Bolt
Born
(1959-09-26) 26 September 1959 (age 64)
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Nationality
Australian, Dutch[1]
Occupations
Columnist
TV host
radio host
Years active
1993–present
Employers
Herald Sun
Sky News Australia
Television
The Bolt Report
Spouse
Sally Morrell
(m. 1989)
[2]
Website
heraldsun.com.au/andrewbolt
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Andrew Bolt (born 26 September 1959[3]) is an Australian conservative social and political commentator.[4] He has worked at the News Corp-owned newspaper company The Herald and Weekly Times (HWT) for many years, for both The Herald and its successor, the Herald Sun. His current roles include blogger and columnist at the Herald Sun and host of television show The Bolt Report each weeknight. In Australia, Bolt is a controversial public figure, who has frequently been accused of abrasive demeanour, racist views and inappropriate remarks on various political and social issues.[5][6][7]
^Strathearn, Peri (11 May 2015). "Profile: Conservative commentator Andrew Bolt reveals his origin story/bio". The Murray Valley Standard. Archived from the original on 3 September 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
^"Andrew Bolt". FrostSnow. 24 March 2016. Archived from the original on 7 August 2017. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
^Barry, Tony. "The Outsider". Institute of Public Affairs. Archived from the original on 11 June 2011. Retrieved 29 May 2011.
^Summers, Anne (7 October 2011). "Bolt from the blue: The rise of a right-wing polemicist". The Sydney Morning Herald. Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 17 December 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
^Mason, Max (7 June 2015). "Andrew Bolt case shouldn't frame 18C debate, media industry says". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax. Archived from the original on 11 July 2019. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
^"Panellist: Andrew Bolt". ABC. Archived from the original on 17 November 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
^Earp, Joseph (August 2019). ""Where Are The Adults?": 16-Year-Old Climate Activist Greta Thunberg Just Wrecked Andrew Bolt". Junkee.com. Archived from the original on 17 August 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
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