In 2006–07 season, he repeated his Newcastle heroics with another match winning unbeaten century to beat NSW in the 4th innings.

It took his first thousand-run season in 2007–08 (he made 1,008 in the Pura Cup at 56) before he was finally chosen for a tour, the ODI series in the West Indies in 2008, and earned his first Cricket Australia contract.

Hussey played as a Twenty20 all-rounder, bowling in all Victoria's matches with success (a wicket in all but one game and leaving him with 10 for the tournament).

In 2004, Hussey played four one-day internationals (ODIs) for Australia A, scoring a century against the West Indies.

Hussey's international representative career continued with selection for the ODI tour of the West Indies in the Australian off-season of 2008.

He made his debut at Basseterre on 4 July 2008 in the fourth ODI of the bilateral series against the West Indies and scored 52, involved in a 50 partnership with brother Michael.

Incidentally, earlier in the same match, wicket keeper Luke Ronchi scored his half century off just 21 balls only to see it eclipsed by Hussey minutes later.

[8] During England's innings, Hussey took figures of 2/42 off six overs with the ball, but was not required to bat during Australia's successful run chase.

On 6 February 2011 he scored 60 in the 3rd ODI match against England as Australia completed a resounding 6–1 series win at the WACA in Perth.

Despite his exemplary first class average of 55.27 (as of the end of the 2010/11 season), Hussey has never been selected to play a Test Match for Australia.

[11] In the fourth season, Hussey attracted the biggest price for an Australian on the opening day of the two-day auction at Bangalore and was contracted by Kings XI Punjab for US$1.4 million.