Maxine McKew

Maxine McKew is an Honorary Fellow of the Melbourne Graduate School of Education at the University of Melbourne. At the 2007 federal election she defeated sitting prime minister John Howard in the seat of Bennelong. Before entering politics Maxine was a respected award-winning journalist. Class Act is her second book, following the success of her political memoir, Tales from the Political Trenches , published in 2012. Maxine lives in Melbourne, where she is involved in a broad range of...See more

Maxine McKew is an Honorary Fellow of the Melbourne Graduate School of Education at the University of Melbourne. At the 2007 federal election she defeated sitting prime minister John Howard in the seat of Bennelong. Before entering politics Maxine was a respected award-winning journalist. Class Act is her second book, following the success of her political memoir, Tales from the Political Trenches , published in 2012. Maxine lives in Melbourne, where she is involved in a broad range of activities, including directorships of Per Capita, Playgroup Australia and the John Cain Foundation. See less