Albanese Pays Tribute to Departing MPs Linda Burney and Brendan O'Connor

New ministerial portfolios will be assigned by July 29.

Australian Minister for Indigenous Australians Linda Burney attends the Garma Festival at Gulkula in East Arnhem, Australia on July 30, 2022. Tamati Smith/Getty Images

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has paid tribute to Indigenous Minister and Barton MP Linda Burney after she announced she would step back from politics.

He has also acknowledged fellow Labor MP for Gorton and Skills and Training Minister Brendan O'Connor, who announced his impending departure from politics.