• Australian Labor Party Representative for Watson
• Minister for Immigration and Citizenship (since 13 May 2025)
  Minister for Cyber Security (since 29 Jul 2024)
  Minister for Home Affairs (since 29 Jul 2024)
  Minister for the Arts (since 1 Jun 2022)
  Leader of the House (since 1 Jun 2022)
• Entered House of Representatives on 9 October 2004 — Federal election
• Email me whenever Mr Tony Burke speaks (no more than once per day)

• Voting record
• Numbers
• Register of Interests

Condolences: Bondi Beach Attack Victims (19 Jan 2026)

“On a hot Sunday afternoon, someone living a couple of kilometres from my place had a call from his friend and said, 'Let's go to the beach.' It's a fair way to the beach from my part of Sydney, so they weren't sure which beach to go to. Their options were to go to either Brighton or Bondi. They tossed it up and Ahmed said: 'I haven't been to Bondi for ages. Let's go there.' They went there...”

Business: Rearrangement (19 Jan 2026)

“I move: That so much of the standing and sessional orders be suspended as would prevent: (1) the arrangement of business for Monday, 19 January 2026 being as follows: (a) the Prime Minister moving a motion of condolence in relation to the Bondi antisemitic terror attack, the Speaker inviting Members to signify their respect and sympathy by rising in their places, after which the Prime...”

Business: Suspension of Standing and Sessional Orders (27 Nov 2025)

“I move: That so much of the standing and sessional orders be suspended as would prevent no more than six Members immediately making statements of no longer than five minutes each. Question agreed to, with an absolute majority.”

More of Mr Tony Burke's recent appearances

RSS feed (?)

Please note that numbers do not measure quality. Also, Representatives may do other things not currently covered by this site. (More about this)

• Has spoken in 159 debates in the last year — well above average amongst Representatives.
• People have made 2 comments on this Representative's speeches — above average amongst Representatives.
• This Representative's speeches are understandable to an average 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 50 people are tracking whenever this Representative speaks — email me whenever Mr Tony Burke speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 1469 times in debates — well above average amongst Representatives. (Why is this here?)

Mr Tony Burke's latest interest statement