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Facing the Husic: Labor’s Industry focus

It was either fortuitous timing or smart politics that led to Labor to unveil its flagship industry policy less than 24 hours after the Prime Minister buried his most...

Let’s formalise a ‘Made in Australia’ Office

22 March 2021 | by James Riley

Australian companies might be concerned about an increasingly protectionist United States and the spectre of a newly issued Made in America presidential executive order, but the Australian Government is...

Liberal Senators’ Big Tech inquiry gets knocked back

18 March 2021 | by Denham Sadler

A Liberal Senator has failed in his second attempt to launch an inquiry into the influence of Big Tech in Australia, after the motion was blocked by Labor and...

Govt backs off proposed Big Tech inquiry

26 February 2021 | by Denham Sadler

A Liberal Senator has withdrawn his attempt to launch a parliamentary inquiry into the influence of Big Tech in Australia on the same day the federal government passed its...

Husic on industrial policy in the post-COVID era

2 February 2021 | by James Riley

When Labor leader Anthony Albanese gave his new Industry and Innovation spokesman Ed Husic his marching orders ahead of the shadow cabinet reshuffle last week, the heavy emphasis was...

Science and tech at the centre of Albo’s reshuffle

28 January 2021 | by Denham Sadler

Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese has placed science, technology and advanced manufacturing front and centre in Labor’s policy structures as a part of a significant shadow cabinet reshuffle ahead of...

Husic gets Industry and Innovation portfolio

28 January 2021 | by James Riley

Federal Labor’s sharpest tech sector advocate Ed Husic has been handed the shadow Industry and Innovation portfolio as part of a sweeping reshuffle of the opposition frontbench unveiled by...

Jane Hume promoted: digital economy minister

18 December 2020 | by Denham Sadler

Victorian senator Jane Hume has been promoted to Minister for the Digital Economy within the Treasury portfolio as part of Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s cabinet reshuffle. Surprisingly, the reshuffle...

Husic to bring his tech focus to shadow cabinet

18 November 2020 | by Denham Sadler

The government needs to set its ambitions for tech and innovation much higher and encourage creation rather than just adoption, newly appointed shadow minister for agriculture and resources Ed...

Ed Husic is back on the Labor frontbench

10 November 2020 | by Denham Sadler

Labor’s strongest tech sector advocate Ed Husic is back on the frontbench after stepping down as shadow minister for the digital economy last year. Mr Husic will initially serve...

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