Early Life
Steve Bracks was born in Ballarat, where his family owns a fashion business. He is a Lebanese Australian; his paternal grandfather, whose family name was Barakat, came to Australia as a child from Zahlé in the Beqaa Valley of Lebanon in the 1890s.
Bracks was educated in Ballarat at St Patrick's College and the Ballarat College of Advanced Education (now the University of Ballarat), where he graduated in business studies and education. He became a keen follower of Australian rules football, supporting the Geelong Football Club.
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