Don Burke (born 16 July 1947) is an Australian television personality and author. He is best known as the long time host of Burke's Backyard, a lifestyle program which ran for 17 years from 1987 to late 2004 on the Nine Network. It has returned several times over recent years with a number of Burke's Backyard Specials. The show has now returned again with several segments on Nine's A Current Affair.

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  • Don Burke (born 16 July 1947) is an Australian television personality and author. He is best known as the long time host of Burke's Backyard, a lifestyle program which ran for 17 years from 1987 to late 2004 on the Nine Network. It has returned several times over recent years with a number of Burke's Backyard Specials. The show has now returned again with several segments on Nine's A Current Affair. Burke was a pioneer in lifestyle TV shows, breaking new ground on Australian TV, with his show paving the way for numerous other shows such as Our House and Getaway. His television shows have launched or furthered the on-air careers of a number of Australian media personalities including Harry Cooper, Dr Rob Zammitt and Jamie Durie. They have also brought controversy: his "road tests" of varying dog breeds and his outspokenness on welfare problems in pedigree dog breeding have attracted both criticism and applause, particularly for his supportive stance regarding designer dog breeding. In 2004, Business Review Weekly listed Burke amongst its top 50 entertainers list, saying he earned 8.5 million Australian dollars in 2003. Burke is a former board member of Landcare Australia Limited and has been active in a number of other community and environment-related roles. He has been an outspoken critic of environmental advocacy groups. In July 2005, Burke became the Chair of the Australian Environment Foundation, a group established in opposition to the broader environmental movement, with links to the Institute of Public Affairs, a conservative thinktank. Burke recently made a guest appearance on the Australian sketch show Thank God You're Here using his well known segment of celebrity gardens as a skit situation. In 2009 Burke also was granted a regular gardening segment on the Nine Network's A Current Affair.
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  • Don Burke (born 16 July 1947) is an Australian television personality and author. He is best known as the long time host of Burke's Backyard, a lifestyle program which ran for 17 years from 1987 to late 2004 on the Nine Network. It has returned several times over recent years with a number of Burke's Backyard Specials. The show has now returned again with several segments on Nine's A Current Affair.
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