Outgoing Industry and Science minister Ed Husic has been hailed for his efforts to shift the dial on Australia’s key science and technology challenges during his three years in office.
Tributes flowed from industry leaders on Friday as news of Mr Husic’s departure from Cabinet and the all-important Industry portfolio reverberated across the country.
He has been thanked for his leadership of the portfolio and for setting “Australia in the right direction”, with many commenting on his passion and drive for growing the local tech industry.
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I only know of Ed Husic via TV and Question Time but he came across as a passionate advocate of his ministry. I’m sorry that the PM saw fit to ignore such a competent person (I’m not a Muslim, by the way) and just let him be removed from the list of those eligible for the inner ministry.