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SPEECH: House of Reps - Final day of a terrible week for the Government
SPEECH: House of Reps - Final day of a terrible week for the Government

The Prime Minister told the truth today when he said he was transparent. When the Prime Minister said he was transparent, he was spot on, because no-one has missed the transparency of a Prime Minister who will do and say anything to cling to office.

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Tony Burke17 August 2017
SPEECH: House of Representatives - The Prime Minister clinging to his majority of one
SPEECH: House of Representatives - The Prime Minister clinging to his majority of one

This is a government without legitimacy. This is a government that has had to, for the first time in the history of this country go to the High Court and ask whether or not it in fact has a majority.

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Tony Burke15 August 2017
SPEECH: House of Reps - Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Amendment Bill 2017
SPEECH: House of Reps - Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Amendment Bill 2017

The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Amendment Bill 2017 contains a series of amendments to the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act to rectify a series of unintended consequences of the sunsetting regime.

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Tony Burke15 August 2017
TRANSCRIPT: Interview - ABC AM with Sabra Lane
TRANSCRIPT: Interview - ABC AM with Sabra Lane

SUBJECTS: Barnaby Joyce’s NZ Citizenship discovery

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Tony Burke15 August 2017
SPEECH: This Government is engaging in the removal of protected areas in the history of and Government on the planet
SPEECH: This Government is engaging in the removal of protected areas in the history of and Government on the planet

When the Australian Government appeared at that conservation conference they put on the record what they believed were the achievements from Australia and why Australia should be recognised as a good citizen in terms of protection of the ocean.

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Tony Burke14 August 2017
SPEECH: The Deputy Prime Minister should stand aside and the Government shouldn't accept his vote
SPEECH: The Deputy Prime Minister should stand aside and the Government shouldn't accept his vote

The opposition will be supporting this motion and the Leader of the House is right in saying that we are making history. But we are making history for a slightly different reason.

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Tony Burke14 August 2017
SPEECH: Krishna Janmashtami
SPEECH: Krishna Janmashtami

On behalf of Labor I extend my best wishes to Hindu communities in Australia and around the world on the celebration of Krishna Janmashtami.

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Tony Burke14 August 2017
SPEECH: Parliament House; House of Representatives - Murray-Darling Basin - Matter of Public Importance
SPEECH: Parliament House; House of Representatives - Murray-Darling Basin - Matter of Public Importance

Ordinarily, at the end of an MPI, after question time, we get to the end of this debate and just move on to other legislation.

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Tony Burke9 August 2017
SPEECH: Parliament House; House of Representatives Debate - The Government's unfair changes to Australian Citizenship Legislation
SPEECH: Parliament House; House of Representatives Debate - The Government's unfair changes to Australian Citizenship Legislation

There's lots of legislation that will go back and forth in this parliament where people will have strong and passionate views, and a lot of those issues will be relevant to what sort of country we are.

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Tony Burke9 August 2017
TRANSCRIPT: Interview - Sky News Peter Van Onselen and Paul Kelly
TRANSCRIPT: Interview - Sky News Peter Van Onselen and Paul Kelly

SUBJECTS: Marriage equality, Citizenship legislation changes, Murray-Darling Basin, Trump/Turnbull transcript, Constitutional recognition for Indigenous and Torres Strait Islander Australians

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Tony Burke7 August 2017
TRANSCRIPT: Interview - Lateline
TRANSCRIPT: Interview - Lateline

SUBJECTS: Senator Matt Canavan resignation; response to Four Corners shocking report on the Murray-Darling Basin

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Tony Burke25 July 2017
SPEECH: Bastille Day 14th July
SPEECH: Bastille Day 14th July

Named after the infamous Parisian prison fortress that was invaded by revolutionary forces in the 18th century, Bastille Day commemorates the beginning of the French Revolution.

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Tony Burke14 July 2017
TRANSCRIPT: Doorstop - BURKE, ALBANESE & BUTLER
TRANSCRIPT: Doorstop - BURKE, ALBANESE & BUTLER

Joint Press Conference: Tony Burke, Mark Butler & Anthony Albanese

SUBJECTS: Great Barrier Reef, Climate Change, Tourism in Far North Queensland, Roads infrastructure in Far North Queensland, Penalty rates.

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Tony Burke5 July 2017
TRANSCRIPT: Interview with Sabra Lane ABC AM Radio -  Murray-Darling Basin Plan
TRANSCRIPT: Interview with Sabra Lane ABC AM Radio - Murray-Darling Basin Plan

SUBJECTS:  Murray Darling Basin Plan.

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Tony Burke27 June 2017
TRANSCRIPT: ABC INSIDERS
TRANSCRIPT: ABC INSIDERS

SUBJECTS:  Malcolm Turnbull’s unfair cuts to schools; the Government's ridiculous citizenship legislation changes; the Yarra three

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Tony Burke25 June 2017
TRANSCRIPT: Interview with Sky News AM Agenda - Citizenship legislation changes
TRANSCRIPT: Interview with Sky News AM Agenda - Citizenship legislation changes

SUBJECTS: Citizenship legislation changes

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Tony Burke22 June 2017
TRANSCRIPT: Doorstop - Labor will oppose the Government's changes to citizenship legislation
TRANSCRIPT: Doorstop - Labor will oppose the Government's changes to citizenship legislation

Labor caucus today made a unanimous decision to oppose the Governments changes to Australian citizenship.

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Tony Burke21 June 2017
SPEECH: Martyrdom of Guru Arjan Dev Sahib ( Sikh) 16th June 2017
SPEECH: Martyrdom of Guru Arjan Dev Sahib ( Sikh) 16th June 2017

I next want to acknowledge the Sikh communities in Australia, who, on 16 June, here and around the world will be commemorating the martyrdom of Arjan Dev Sahib.

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Tony Burke16 June 2017
TRANSCRIPT: ABC RN WITH FRAN KELLY: Citizenship legislation; foreign donations
TRANSCRIPT: ABC RN WITH FRAN KELLY: Citizenship legislation; foreign donations

Legislation will be introduced into the parliament today to usher in new citizenship laws which the Prime Minister says will be central to our national security.

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Tony Burke15 June 2017
TRANSCRIPT: Doorstop - Citizenship changes
TRANSCRIPT: Doorstop - Citizenship changes

If Peter Dutton wants Labor to support a change, he should put forward something that is in the interests of national unity. He should stop behaving like a dill demanding that people support a document that has not even been written.

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Tony Burke13 June 2017
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