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Gas, gambling and negative gearing: Husic challenges Albanese over policy ambition

A dumped cabinet minister is speaking out and daring his Labor colleagues to do the same.

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Labor MP Ed Husic.

Former Labor minister says environment reforms will be abused by future governments

Labor MP Ed Husic said sweeping ministerial powers to be created by Labor’s environment reform will enable Coalition governments to approve damaging projects.

  • Mike Foley
Palo Alto-based venture capital firm Playground Global was an early investor in quantum computing start-up PsiQuantum.

‘I told you so’ moment for Albo as $1b computer bet pays off

The very notion of the Albanese and Queensland governments being ahead of Nvidia or Macquarie at picking an IT winner feels both bizarre and a fluke.

  • Elizabeth Knight
Michelle Ananda-Rajah and Ed Husic reflect the diverging views on artificial intelligence in Anthony Albanese’s team.
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Split in Albanese’s caucus as government moves to kill AI laws

The sprawling technology has become a subject of intense debate within Labor’s inner sanctum.

  • Paul Sakkal
Global pressure is mounting on Israel over starvation in Gaza.

Albanese resists ‘moral momentum’ call to join UK plans for recognising Palestine

British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s major shift in foreign policy follows a declaration that France would recognise a Palestinian state at the UN.

  • Natassia Chrysanthos, David Crowe and Matthew Knott
A charity distributes meals to Palestinians facing food shortages amid ongoing Israeli attacks and severe restrictions in Gaza on July 28.

PM brands Israel’s denial of starvation reports in Gaza ‘beyond comprehension’

Anthony Albanese has rubbished claims from the Israeli embassy on Monday that there was no starvation in Gaza.

  • Paul Sakkal
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Former minister Ed Husic has criticised the envoy’s report, becoming the first Labor MP to break ranks on the issue.

‘Heavy-handed’: Former minister breaks ranks on antisemitism report

Labor MP Ed Husic said he was uncomfortable with Jillian Segal’s criticism of public broadcasters and her call to strip funding from institutions that fail to combat antisemitism.

  • Nick Newling and Matthew Knott
Former industry minister Ed Husic.

Union boss appointed to $15b government fund board without checks

The Australian National Audit Office found several issues with the National Reconstruction Fund Commission since its creation in 2023.

  • Olivia Ireland
Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles was described as a “factional assassin” by his colleague Ed Husic, but denied personal responsibility for axing ministers on Thursday.

Marles praises Dreyfus while refusing to acknowledge he deposed him

Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles also rejected suggestions the move would backfire on either the government’s stability or his own leadership ambitions.

  • Natassia Chrysanthos and Olivia Ireland
Mark Dreyfus and Ed Husic.

Marles a ‘factional assassin’, Husic says in attack after ministerial coup

The former minister said his removal as a cabinet minister was in part retaliation for his outspoken pro-Palestinian advocacy.

  • Paul Sakkal

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