Macnamara MP Josh Burns and Victorian Animal Justice councillor Georgie Purcell share baby news
The political power couple shared the news in separate posts on social media on Sunday night.
'Georgie and I are so excited to share with you that we're expecting a baby girl in the very first few days of 2026,' Mr Burns wrote.
This will be the Macnamara MP's second child, after daughter, Tia, from a former marriage.
'Our little baby already has the most excited and loving big sister in Tia. And she'll have a home full of animals, love, and fun,' he wrote.
'Next year, my team and I will keep working hard for the community we love, but I also plan on being a present and involved dad every step of the way.
'I'm over the moon excited and can't wait for this next chapter with my beautiful partner, Georgie, who I love with all my heart.'
Melbourne Labor MP Josh Burns and Victorian Animal Justice councillor Georgie Purcell shared their baby news on Instagram.
Mr Burns and Ms Purcell publicly announced their relationship during Canberra's Midwinter Ball in 2024, with the couple sharing opposing political views.
Ms Purcell is a prominent pro-Palestinian activist, while Mr Burns has publicly spoken about his Jewish faith and is vocally pro-Israel.
Ms Purcell said it would be a 'vegan pregnancy (and baby),' and said she's been 'feeling good' during the pregnancy.
The couple's first baby together is due in the first few days of 2026. Picture: Instagram
However, she said her auto-immune condition has categorised her pregnancy as 'high-risk,' and this has required weekly hospital visits.
'This is obviously a vegan pregnancy (and baby) and I've been feeling good, which has let me keep pace with sitting weeks, late nights, international travel, community events and the general silliness of this job,' she wrote on Instagram.
'It's weekly hospital visits for the time being, and I am so grateful to the incredibly kind, reassuring and supportive medical care I've been receiving.'
She also acknowledged her past abortions, stating that she was 'more grateful than ever before to have had access to choice so that I could do this on my own terms and timeline, and will always fight for everybody to have the same'.
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