Tony Burke

Anthony Stephen "Tony" Burke (4 November 1969-), Australian politician, was elected to the House of Representatives as member for the seat of Watson, New South Wales for the Australian Labor Party at the 2004 federal election. ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1052x1379, 170 KB) Photo by User:Adam Carr, September 2005. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1052x1379, 170 KB) Photo by User:Adam Carr, September 2005. ... November 4 is the 308th day of the year (309th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 57 days remaining. ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... Australian House of Representatives chamber Entrance to the House of Representatives The Australian House of Representatives is one of the two houses (chambers) of the Parliament of Australia. ... The Division of Watson is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of New South Wales. ... Emblems: Floral - Waratah (Telopea Speciosissima); Bird - Kookaburra (Dacelo Gigas); Animal - Platypus (Ornithorhynchus Anatinus); Fish - Blue Groper (Achoerodus Viridis) Motto: Orta Recens Quam Pura Nites (Newly Risen, How Brightly You Shine) Slogan or Nickname: First State, Premier State Other Australian states and territories Capital Sydney Government Governor Premier Const. ... The Australian Labor Party or ALP is Australias oldest political party. ... Legislative elections were held in Australia on 9 October 2004. ...

A background in Small Business and fighting for workers' rights

Tony Burke was educated at St Patrick's College, Strathfield and the University of Sydney, where he graduated in arts and law. Luceat Lux Vestra (Let Your Light Shine) St Patricks College is an all boys Catholic school, in Strathfield, New South Wales, Australia. ... The University of Sydney, established in Sydney in 1850, is the oldest university in Australia. ... BA or Ba may stand for: // Abbreviations Bachelor of Arts, see Bachelors degree barium (Ba), the chemical symbol for the chemical element Bashkir language (ISO 639 alpha-2, ba) Boston and Albany Railroad (AAR reporting mark BA) Corporations & institutions Boeing Company (stock symbol) British Airways British Association for the... The degree of Bachelor of Laws is the principal academic degree in law in most common law countries. ...

Tony has a background in Small Business and in Industrial Relations. He was a founding director of Aticus Pty Ltd, which continues to be a successful advocacy training business across Australia. From 1997-2003 Tony worked as an organiser for the Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees' Association, where he worked at a grassroots level to help retail workers secure decent wages and conditions. The Shop Distributive and Allied Employees Association (SDA) is the largest trade union in Australia with more than 230,000 members and branches in every state and one in the Newcastle, Hunter Valley and Central Coast region. ...

Immediately before entering Federal Parliament, Tony Burke served as a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council. He chaired the NSW State Development Committee, conducting inquiries into Ports Infrastructure and into Science and its commercialisation in NSW. The Legislative Council, or upper house, is one of the two chambers of the parliament of New South Wales in Australia. ...

In Federal Parliament

Burke was appointed as the Shadow Minister for Small Business immediately after his election in 2004.

In June 2005 Burke was elevated to the be the Shadow Minister for Immigration. From this position he has been able to garner considerable support from Australians who are concerned about the way the Howard government has approached this portfolio.