Personal
McKew was born and grew up in Brisbane, Queensland. Her father, Bryan McKew, was a boilermaker who at times struggled with alcoholism. When Maxine was five, her mother Elaine died, and she was sent to live with her grandparents for three years. Maxine and her sister Margo moved to Moorooka to live with their father after he remarried. McKew attended All Hallows' School in Brisbane. McKew currently lives in the Sydney suburb of Epping with her partner, former ALP National Secretary Bob Hogg (they have chosen not to marry as McKew is Roman Catholic and Hogg is divorced). McKew had previously indicated active plans to move into the electorate of Bennelong, before doing so in March 2007.
On 3 March 2007, allegations of death threats against McKew were widely reported. There has been speculation that attempts to tamper with her car were by car thieves looking for spare parts rather than by politically motivated individuals.
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