• Former Australian Labor Party Representative for Chisholm
• Changed party from Speaker on 5 Aug 2013; from Deputy-Speaker on 9 Oct 2012; from Australian Labor Party on 11 Feb 2008
• Left House of Representatives on 9 May 2016 — retired
• Entered House of Representatives on 3 October 1998 — Federal election

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Grievance Debate: Do Not Call Register Legislation (19 Jun 2006)

“I am not here to grieve today; I am here to crow. I am here to absolutely crow about a piece of legislation the government was forced to introduce last week. Sadly, I could not be here last week because of a terrible cold—and it still has not gone away, so bear with me.”

Grievance Debate: Do Not Call Register Legislation (19 Jun 2006)

“No, I am not. Labor first announced its policy for a national Do Not Call Register to protect Australians from invasive telemarketing calls in 2004. The then Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts dismissed our policy, saying it would not work. How times have changed! But it has been an uphill battle to get the Howard government to do something about the problem of...”

Appropriation Bill (No. 1) 2006-2007: Consideration in Detail (14 Jun 2006)

“Minister, you’re not answering the question.”

More of Ms Anna Burke's recent appearances

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• Has spoken in 54 debates in the last year — average amongst Representatives.
• People have made 1 comment on this Representative's speeches — average amongst Representatives.
• This Representative's speeches are understandable to an average 15–16 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 21 people are tracking whenever this Representative speaks .
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 588 times in debates — well above average amongst Representatives. (Why is this here?)