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Josh Burns

Australian Labor Party · House of Representatives · Macnamara (VIC) · incumbent

Early life & education encyclopedia

Joshua Solomon Burns was born on 6 February 1987 and raised in Caulfield, Victoria; his maternal grandmother came to Australia as a refugee from Nazi Germany, and his paternal grandfather was born in London and came to Australia via Israel, while his paternal grandmother was born in Scotland. He was educated at Mount Scopus Memorial College before obtaining a Bachelor of Arts from Monash University.

Background encyclopedia

Special Envoy for Social Housing and Homelessness, a position considered separate from the Second Albanese ministry. Australian Labor Party MP for Macnamara.

Federal ministry Special Envoy for Social Housing and Homelessness (Second Albanese ministry). [the ministry] [source]

2025 election · Macnamara BURNS, Josh (Australian Labor Party) was elected with 36,228 first-preference votes. Two-candidate-preferred count: BURNS, Josh (Australian Labor Party) 62,004, SAULO, Benson (Liberal) 38,334. [AEC results]

Sourced positions

Each position is the member's own stated view or vote, supported by the listed sources. The badge says what kind of source backs it — official record (Hansard, a parliament, a government or an electoral commission), own statement (their own site or their party's), news report (journalism or a third-party organisation) or encyclopedia. That is a statement about the evidence, not about how much we believe it. This page records public statements and conduct only — see methodology.

AyeNoPairedDid not vote

Immigration encyclopedia

Burns has advocated for refugees, moving a parliamentary motion urging the government to free refugees held in onshore and offshore detention.

Votes on record · 1

Faith & religion encyclopedia

Josh Burns is Jewish. He has spoken publicly as a Jewish person.

Foreign policy & aid encyclopedia

Burns supports a two-state solution and says he "desperately want[s] to see a peace agreement signed between the Israelis and the Palestinians." Following the 7 October 2023 attack he opposed an immediate ceasefire, arguing it would allow Hamas to regroup, and he opposed the government's vote in favour of UN General Assembly Resolution ES-10/22. In October 2022 he criticised the Albanese government for revoking Australia's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital.

Economy & tax recorded votes

Votes on record · 7

Workplace & industrial relations recorded votes

Votes on record · 2

Drugs & law and order recorded votes

Votes on record · 5

Gambling & gaming reform recorded votes

Votes on record · 1

First Nations & treaty recorded votes

Votes on record · 2

Integrity & anti-corruption recorded votes

Votes on record · 2

Health recorded votes

Votes on record · 5

Education recorded votes

Votes on record · 2

Environment & water recorded votes

Votes on record · 9

Votes are shown as the official record lists them — Hansard federally and in New South Wales; Votes and Proceedings, Minutes of the Proceedings and Hansard in Victoria; the Record of Proceedings in Queensland; the Votes and Proceedings and Minutes of Proceedings in Western Australia; the Votes and Proceedings (House of Assembly) and Hansard (Legislative Council) in South Australia; the Votes and Proceedings of both chambers in Tasmania. "Did not vote" means the member held the seat that day and is on neither list — the record says who was in the chamber, not why, so it is never an abstention. Western Australia’s record prints no pairs, so a member paired there shows as did not vote. Nothing is shown for a presiding officer who by law gives only a casting vote (the Speaker and the President in South Australia, the President in Tasmania), nor for the member presiding at a Tasmanian division, which Tasmania’s journals record. Which bills sit under which issue is an editorial choice, made bill by bill with a reason read from the second-reading speech. A bill decided by an earlier parliament (Queensland’s 2018 abortion law reform, for one) is shown with that parliament named, read from the official record of the day. For Queensland and the federal parliament “did not vote” there means the member held a seat that day, as their service is recorded; for the other earlier parliaments the record of who held a seat could not be read, so only the printed Aye, No and paired votes are shown.

Record last updated 2026-10-10.