Albanese Pays Tribute to Departing MPs Linda Burney and Brendan O’Connor

Published on July 26, 2024

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has paid tribute to Indigenous Minister and Barton MP Linda Burney after she announced she would step back from politics. He has also acknowledged fellow Labor MP for Gorton and Skills and Training Minister Brendan O’Connor, who announced his impending departure from politics. Both will retire at the next election and will step down as ministers. Mr. Albanese praised Ms. Burney for her passion and empathy and for being a wonderful friend. “Linda’s life is a remarkable story of firsts. Both in her personal life and in the New South Wales and federal parliaments,” he said in a statement....

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