Maxine McKew Maxine McKew i(A34292 works by)
Gender: Female
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1 y separately published work icon Rebecca Huntley in Conversation with Maxine McKew Maxine McKew (interviewer), 2019 23469455 2019 single work podcast interview

'Rebecca Huntley is one of Australia’s foremost social researchers. In the Quarterly Essay, Huntley looks at the state of the nation and asks: what does social-democratic Australia want, and why? In this episode of the Readings Podcast, Huntley discuss these essential and timely questions with Maxine McKew.'  (Production summary)
1 Remembering Johnno Maxine McKew , 2017 single work essay
— Appears in: Meanjin , December vol. 76 no. 4 2017; (p. 4-6)

' We're in the Arts West forum at the University of Melbourne on a freezing July evening and David Malouf is telling his audience that he has just re-read Johnno for the first time in more than 40 years: The parts of the book I like best are not about either of the central characters, but all the stuff about Brisbane. It really is a history of Brisbane [in the 1940s and 1950s] which had never been written, and it's an attempt to produce for readers all the detail of what it was like to live in that atmosphere, with that weather, and with that particular social structure. There is a huge amount of detail in the book and I treat that detail as if it were in a poem, so that there is something sensuously felt and emblematic of something larger. I think that's probably the most successful aspect of the book.' (Introduction)
1 Inside the Rudd Hit Maxine McKew , 2012 extract autobiography (Tales from the Political Trenches)
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 27 October 2012; (p. 1, 4) Good Weekend , 27 October 2012; (p. 44-51)
1 18 y separately published work icon Tales from the Political Trenches Maxine McKew , Carlton : Melbourne University Publishing , 2012 Z1897129 2012 single work autobiography 'Julia Gillard was impatient for the prime ministership, and either worked with or allowed others to manufacture a sense of crisis around Rudd's leadership. She then cut down a prime minister in his first term and tried to pretend it was in the national interest to do so. Since then, she has been the architect of her own misfortune.

In Tales from the Political Trenches Maxine McKew counters the view that Julia Gillard was a reluctant deputy who was forced to move against a chaotic and dysfunctional Kevin Rudd and offers a different version of events. Her story is an intimate account of one of the most tumultuous periods in Australian politics, as well as a tale of personal change. She brings a reporter's eye and an insider's knowledge to a story that has caused despair among Labor supporters and produced disillusionment among the electorate.

After winning a spectacular victory against Prime Minister John Howard in 2007, McKew was one of the many casualties of the disastrous 2010 election campaign, when Labor was left clinging to the wreckage and forced into minority government. Still dealing with her own disappointments in a political career cut short by the machinations of her own party, and with more questions than answers, McKew has spent the past year talking to her colleagues in an effort to understand what went wrong. Tales from the Political Trenches is a must-read for those who have followed the events of the past few years and are still asking, "What the hell happened?"' Source: https://estore.mup.com.au/ (Sighted 29/10/2012).
1 Petticoat Power Maxine McKew , 2004 single work review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 18 May vol. 122 no. 6421 2004; (p. 63)
— Review of Truth or Repose Jessie Street , 1966 single work autobiography
1 Lunch with Maxine McKew : Robert Drewe Maxine McKew , 2003 single work biography
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 12 August vol. 121 no. 6385 2003; (p. 40-42)
1 Lunch with Maxine McKew : Mara Moustafine Maxine McKew , 2003 single work biography
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 15 July vol. 121 no. 6381 2003; (p. 38-40)
1 Barry Humphries : Entertainer Maxine McKew , 2003 single work biography
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 27 May vol. 121 no. 6374 2003; (p. 34-36)
1 George Anderson Maxine McKew , 2003 single work biography
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 8 April vol. 121 no. 6367 2003; (p. 62-64)
1 Alana Valentine : Playwright Maxine McKew , 2003 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 4 March vol. 121 no. 6362 2003; (p. 42-44) Savage Grace [and] Love Potions 2006; (p. 13-19)
1 Lunch with Maxine McKew : Robert Dessaix Maxine McKew , 2001-2002 single work biography
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 18 December - 8 January vol. 119 no. 6306 2001-2002; (p. 58-60)
1 Lunch with Maxine McKew : Hilary McPhee Maxine McKew , 2001 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 24 April vol. 119 no. 6271 2001; (p. 40-42)
1 Tom Keneally : writer Maxine McKew , 2001 single work biography
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 6 March vol. 119 no. 6264 2001; (p. 56-58)
1 Marion Halligan : Writer Maxine McKew , 2000 single work biography
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 22 May vol. 119 no. 6275 2000; (p. 54-56)
1 Stephanie Dowrick : Writer-Therapist Maxine McKew , 2000 single work biography
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 21 November vol. 118 no. 6251 2000; (p. 52-54)
1 2 Lily Brett : Writer Maxine McKew , 2000 single work biography
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 5 September vol. 118 no. 6240 2000; (p. 52-54)
1 Elliot Perlman : Writer Maxine McKew , 1999 single work biography
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 9 November vol. 117 no. 6199 1999; (p. 54-56)
1 Hannie Rayson : Writer Maxine McKew , 1999 single work biography
— Appears in: The Bulletin (The Book Bulletin) , 24 August vol. 117 no. 6188 1999; (p. 46-48)
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