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The Australian
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Australian
Macnamara MP Josh Burns and Victorian Animal Justice councillor Georgie Purcell share baby news
Melbourne Labor MP Josh Burns and Victorian Animal Justice MP Georgie Purcell have announced that they're expecting a baby girl due in the new year. 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'. Jessica Wang NewsWire Federal Politics Reporter Jessica Wang is a federal politics reporter for NewsWire based in the Canberra Press Gallery. She previously covered NSW state politics for the Wire and has also worked at and Mamamia covering breaking news, entertainment, and lifestyle. @imjesswang_ Jessica Wang
News.com.au
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- News.com.au
Macnamara MP Josh Burns and Victorian Animal Justice councillor Georgie Purcell share baby news
Melbourne Labor MP Josh Burns and Victorian Animal Justice MP Georgie Purcell have announced that they're expecting a baby girl due in the new year. 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.' 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. 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'.
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
Political duo share surprise baby news
Melbourne Labor MP Josh Burns and Victorian Animal Justice councillor Georgie Purcell have announced that they're expecting a baby girl due in the new year. 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.' 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. 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'.
Daily Mail
3 days ago
- Politics
- Daily Mail
Political opponents Josh Burns and Georgie Purcell expecting first child together - a year after the MPs who hold VERY different views on Palestine went public with unlikely romance
Josh Burns and Georgie Purcell have stunned their followers by announcing that they are expecting their first child together. Purcell is a Victorian state MP representing the Animal Justice Party (AJP) and Burns is a federal MP with Labor. Described as 'one of the most unlikely political pairings in recent memory' the romance between the pair, who went public just over a year ago, has garnered attention over their opposing views on key issues like Palestine. Burns posted the good news of the pair's impending parenthood on Instagram, cuddling up to Purcell as they showed off a positive pregnancy test in a sweet selfie. '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,' he wrote in the caption. '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 continued. '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.' The two also showed off their sonogram image, and revealed that they are having a baby girl. Though they are both from left wing parties, Burns and Purcell's opposing views on the Middle East have raised many eyebrows. Burns, 37, is Jewish, a Zionist and a very prominent supporter of Israel, while Purcell, 31, is a pro-Palestinian activist who is regularly seen at protest marches. Purcell, a former stripper with multiple tattoos, has over 200,000 followers on Instagram, where she regularly posts about Palestine. Burns said he and Purcell are able to find common ground on the issue, despite their seemingly distant viewpoints. 'We agree on so much and we talk about the rest. I respect her and she respects me. We agree on what is important – we want peace and an end to the violence,' he said. After going public with their romance, the AJP MP asked for some privacy over her relationship with the rising Labor star. 'I give more of myself to public life than most politicians, whether it be my past in sex work, my abortion experience or suffering from mental ill health – and it does take a toll,' she told the Herald Sun. 'Victorians have a right to judge my policies and my voting record, but all I ask is for some privacy in the parts of my personal life I choose not to share.' Last June, Burns' St Kilda electoral office was set on fire and windows were smashed in what the MP called a 'politically motivated attack '. The walls of the building were covered in red paint and graffitied with a slogan reading 'Zionism is fascism'. Zionism refers to the ideology that Jews deserve their own state in their ancestral homeland of Israel. It came amidst a string of acts of vandalism targeting the offices of state and federal MPs in the wake of the conflict in Gaza.
News.com.au
3 days ago
- Politics
- News.com.au
Animal Justice MP Georgie Purcell pregnant with Labor MP Josh Burns' baby
Victorian Animal Justice MP Georgie Purcell has announced she is expecting her first child, a girl, with Labor MP Josh Burns. The political odd couple announced the happy news on Sunday night confirming they were thrilled to be welcoming a daughter early next year. The couple attended the Midwinter Ball in Canberra last year after weeks of speculation about their unlikely romance. Ms Purcell is a vegan and pro-Palestine activist, while her partner is a Jewish MP and divorced dad with a 7-year-old daughter, Tia. 'So excited to share with you that we're expecting a baby girl in the very first few days of 2026,'' Mr Burns said. '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. '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.' Ms Purcell said she was excited about embracing motherhood. 'This is obviously a vegan pregnancy!,'' she said. '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. 'But this new life stage hasn't been without challenges. 'Some of you will have seen me talk in the past about my auto-immune disease, it means I'm never getting pregnancy and chronic illness, and because of a range of antibodies, I am positive for, I am officially in the high-risk category. 'It's weekly hospital visits for the time being. And I'm so grateful to the incredibly kind and reassuring and supportive medical care I've been receiving. 'Some people might be wondering if I'll still be contesting the state election in 2026? 'Absolutely yes. I'll be working right up until the end of the parliamentary year, and I'll return to sitting weeks as usual in February, with every intention to campaign and contest the 2026 election. 'I know that two members having two different parliaments, having a baby is a bit unique, and there's bound to be interest in it. 'While we are indeed in public life, pregnancy is an incredibly personal experience, so I ask that we're granted respect and privacy, just like anybody else, but I do look forward to sharing the parts of you that we are willing to share.' A pro-choice advocate for women's reproductive choices, Ms Purcell has previously spoken out about abortion and hospital staff who refuse medical treatment based on their religious beliefs. Several years ago, she told the Victorian parliament that when she needed her copper IUD, a birth control implant, removed, she had to seek the procedure at a non-religious hospital. It had lodged itself in her uterine wall and had created a risk of perforating it. 'All over Victoria, there are hospitals conscientiously objecting to all reproductive healthcare services for women and gender diverse people,'' she said. 'Women who were denied contraception after giving birth. Women who had to terminate wanted pregnancies for medical reasons were forced to seek out another hospital to accept them,' she said. 'Women who are hospitalised for emergencies and denied their prescription birth control while in the hospital bed, in the public system where patients can't choose their provider or are literally zoned to them due to location. Hospitals should not be allowed to deny essential, and sometimes life saving healthcare services.'
