delivering her inaugural speech to the NSW Parliament in a theatrical production called I am Eora. She gave the Lowitja O'Donoghue Oration at the Don Dunstan Foundation in Adelaide on 31 May 2022, in which she spoke about the Albanese government's commitment to the Uluru Statement from the Heart. Recognition Burney's achievements have been recognised with the following honours and awards: 1992: Department of School Education (NSW) Director General's Award for Outstanding Service to Public Schools 2002: Centenary Medal 2002: Honorary doctorate from Charles Sturt University 2010: Meritorious Service to Public Education and Training Award 2014: NAIDOC Lifetime Achievement Award Personal life Burney has a son and a daughter. Her partner for a number of years, until his death in 2006, was Rick Farley. Her son, Binni, died suddenly on 24 October 2017. References External links Hon Linda Burney MP Official Australian Parliament web page Linda Jean Burney MP – Parliament of NSW biography (archived link) Targeted Earlier Intervention program 1957 births Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Australia Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of New South Wales Australian people of Scottish descent Indigenous Australian politicians Labor Left politicians Living people Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly Members of the Australian House of Representatives Members of the Australian House of Representatives for Barton People from the Riverina Wiradjuri people Women members of the Australian House of Representatives 21st-century Australian politicians 21st-century Australian women politicians Women members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly Albanese Government