Tim Blair

Who is Tim Blair?

Tim Blair is an Australian editor, journalist, conservative political commentator and prominent blogger. He is based in Sydney, Australia.

Blair was raised and educated in Werribee, Victoria. He began a journalism cadetship in 1988 at the now-defunct Truth newspaper in Melbourne. In mid-2001 he began blogging at Blogspot. By 2004 Blair had attracted a significant following, the Sydney Morning Herald describing him as a "top dog among the new Australian digerati" who "some days draws more than 20,000 readers to his website." In 2006 his relocated blog, timblair.net, was voted second "Best Australian or New Zealand Weblog" in the 2006 Weblog Awards.

In addition to running his blog, Blair is the opinion editor for the Sydney Daily Telegraph, where he also writes a weekly column. He was previously a news editor and regular columnist for the now-defunct The Bulletin. He has also worked as a journalist and senior editor at Time, Truth and Sports Illustrated, and has also written for Fox News. Blair has also appeared on 4BC, Radio National and the ABC programme Insiders.