Linda Burney hailed for ‘courage’ and ‘dedication’ amid departure as minister for Indigenous Australians

Burney, a Wiradjuri woman and the first Aboriginal woman to be elected to federal House of Representatives, has ‘a record of profound firsts’, PM says

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Kindness, grace, resilience and integrity are the values Linda Burney says have driven her 21 year political career, and they were on display as she announced her departure as minister for Indigenous Australians on Thursday.

Burney is relinquishing the ministry but will stay on as the member for Barton until the next election. The prime minister, Anthony Albanese, says he will announce her successor on Sunday.