My Favourite Teacher

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Paperback | 1 February 2011

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In My Favourite Teacher high-profile Australians including children's author Mem Fox, comedian Anh Do, retired Chief Justice Michael Kirby, broadcaster Alan Jones and The Chaser's Julian Morrow, along with contributors from all walks of life, share very personal stories of their favourite teachers. Their entertaining, inspiring, and often moving accounts reveal how these teachers inspired their students to follow their dreams.

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Introduction	p. 12
Governor-General	p. 18
Artist	p. 20
All in the family
Author	p. 24
Federal Court Judge	p. 27
Retired Tafe Teacher	p. 30
Teacher	p. 32
Infants and primary school
Professor of Philosophy	p. 36
Novelist	p. 38
Carpenter	p. 40
Publisher	p. 41
Screenwriter and Producer	p. 45
Psychiatrist and Journalist	p. 47
Literary Agent	p. 50
Psychiatrist	p. 51
Writer	p. 54
Former High Court Judge	p. 55
Film Director	p. 59
Grandmother	p. 62
Nurse and Former Teacher	p. 63
Shadow Minister for Climate Action, Environment and Heritage	p. 66
University Lecturer	p. 67
Artist and Poet	p. 69
Entertainer	p. 71
Teacher	p. 73
Publisher	p. 75
Author, Screenwriter and Journalist	p. 76
Educator and Author	p. 79
Olympic Athlete and Gold Coast Mayor	p. 81
Former High Court Judge	p. 84
Mother	p. 86
Broadcaster and Political Activist	p. 88
Artist	p. 89
Author and Physician	p. 91
Secondary school
Actor and Comedian	p. 96
Author, Journalist and Broadcaster	p. 98
Composer	p. 100
Pianist	p. 103
Former High Court Judge	p. 105
Founder Clean Up Australia, Clean Up the World	p. 109
Clinician and Researcher	p. 111
Writer	p. 115
Writer, Lawyer and Academic	p. 118
Author and Television Producer	p. 120
Writer and Broadcaster	p. 124
Writer and Filmmaker	p. 126
Former Finance Minister	p. 130
Scientist and Arts Administrator	p. 132
Film Director and Producer	p. 134
Arts Activist	p. 137
Author and Sociolegal Academic	p. 138
Archbishop of Sydney	p. 140
Television Host	p. 142
Scientist	p. 144
Co-Founder the Chaser, Writer, Producer and Comedian	p. 147
Film Producer	p. 149
Minister for Human Services and Minister for Social Inclusion	p. 152
Journalist	p. 154
Research Biologist	p. 156
Emeritus Professor and Chief Technology Officer, Telstra	p. 159
Literary Agent, Editor and Publisher	p. 161
Composer and Music Teacher	p. 164
Author and Journalist	p. 168
Composer, Artistic Director, Musica Viva	p. 170
Author and Journalist	p. 173
Mathematician	p. 175
Journalist	p. 177
Classmates	p. 180
Journalist	p. 182
Author and Broadcaster	p. 185
Former Secretary, Department of the Prime Minister & Cabinet	p. 187
English and Drama Teacher	p. 190
Public Servant and Businessman	p. 193
Broadcaster and Former Australian Rugby Union Coach	p. 196
Educator	p. 198
Psephologist and Academic	p. 200
Author and Journalist	p. 203
Former Vice-Chancellor, University of Canberra	p. 206
Defence Analyst	p. 208
Parliamentary Secretary for Pacific Island Affairs	p. 212
Teacher	p. 214
Journalist and Children's Author	p. 215
Intensive Care Specialist	p. 218
Journalist	p. 221
Author and Literary Lecturer	p. 222
Businessman	p. 225
Different Strokes
Aviator	p. 230
Artist	p. 233
Senator and Former Act Chief Minister	p. 235
Author, Journalist and Blogger	p. 238
Film Producer and Director	p. 241
Nurse	p. 244
Former High Court Judge	p. 246
Mother	p. 247
Nanny	p. 250
Author	p. 251
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