Tony Burke MP

Manager of Opposition Business.

Tony Burke MP

Manager of Opposition Business

Member for Watson, New South Wales

(02) 9750 9088

https://www.tonyburke.com.au/

Tony.Burke.MP@aph.gov.au

WHY IS HOLLYWOOD MORE IMPORTANT THAN AUSTRALIAN FILM?

TONY BURKE MP

Fri, Jul 17, 2020 5:34 PM

Funding film production in Australia creates jobs – and so Labor welcomes the government’s location offset announce...

Communications and the Arts

TIME RUNNING OUT FOR ARTS SECTOR

TONY BURKE MP

Wed, Jul 15, 2020 12:48 PM

Today marks 20 days since Scott Morrison announced his much-delayed relief package for the Australian arts and ente...

Communications and the Arts

NEW DATA REVEALS DANGER TO LOCAL COMMUNITIES IF JOBKEEPER ENDS TOO SOON

ANTHONY ALBANESE MP 

Fri, Jul 10, 2020 5:10 PM

New data shows cutting JobKeeper too early could have devastating consequences for workers, businesses and communit...

Finance

ARTS PETITION SHOWS VALUE OF PEOPLE POWER

TONY BURKE MP

Thu, Jul 9, 2020 2:25 PM

The official Parliamentary petition which successfully lobbied the Morrison Government to provide a relief package...

Communications and the Arts

LABOR AND UNIONS SECURE VICTORY FOR AUSTRALIA POST WORKERS

TONY BURKE MP

Tue, Jul 7, 2020 1:53 PM

Labor welcomes today’s surrender by the Morrison Government on the jobs and wages of Australia Post workers, only a...

Employment

UNIONS AND EMPLOYERS JOIN TOGETHER TO CALL FOR AVIATION PLAN

TONY BURKE MP

Tue, Jul 7, 2020 1:52 PM

The joint letter released today by unions and employers in the aviation sector once again highlights the dangers po...

Employment

ARTS INDUSTRY FORCED TO WAIT MONTHS MORE FOR HELP

TONY BURKE MP

Wed, Jul 1, 2020 3:25 PM

Australia’s arts and entertainment sector waited more than 100 days for the Morrison Government to announce a coron...

Communications and the Arts

NOW IS THE WORST POSSIBLE TIME FOR A PENALTY RATE CUT

TONY BURKE MP

Wed, Jul 1, 2020 7:32 AM

Retail and pharmacy workers will be up to $4800 worse off over the next 12 months because of the double whammy of C...

Employment

ENDING JOBKEEPER TOO EARLY A HANDBRAKE ON RECOVERY: GRATTAN

JIM CHALMERS MP

Mon, Jun 29, 2020 4:49 PM

The Grattan Institute has added its voice to the broad and growing concern about the Morrison Government’s current...

Finance

FLETCHER REFUSES TO COMMIT TO RETURN OF CONTENT QUOTAS

TONY BURKE MP

Sun, Jun 28, 2020 11:41 AM

The Morrison Government is refusing to commit to the return of local content quotas for new Australian drama, docum...

Communications and the Arts

QANTAS JOB LOSSES

TONY BURKE MP

Thu, Jun 25, 2020 4:31 PM

Today is another dark day for Australia’s aviation industry. This morning’s announcement is devastating for t...

Employment

MINIMUM WAGE CASE

TONY BURKE MP

Fri, Jun 19, 2020 11:50 AM

Labor welcomes the Fair Work Commission's decision to lift the minimum wage by $13 a week. While this year's...

Employment