Stephen Mayne Commentator & Councillor

Stephen ended a record losing streak when he was elected as a councillor for the City of Manningham in 2008, a position he still holds.

An award-winning journalist, Stephen served as press secretary to the then Premier Jeff Kennett before turning his back on his boss to stand against him in the 1999 election.

He subsequently founded the Jeffed.com website, which went on to become Crikey, Australia’s much loved independent news outlet.

As well as his work with local government, Stephen is an outspoken shareholder activist, a regular on ABC radio, and writes for Crikey and for his own corporate governance website, The Mayne Report.