Edham Nurredin "Ed" Husic (born 3 February 1970) is an Australian politician serving as Minister for Industry and Science since 2022.
His father, Hasib Husić, a welder, worked on iconic projects undertaken by the Chifley government such as the Snowy Mountains Scheme.
[12] Following the decision by Roger Price not to run for re-election, Husic contested and won the safe Labor seat of Chifley in 2010.
[15][16][17] During October 2020, Husic said his potential to be chosen by fellow Labor politicians for future party leadership rested with the Australian population moving beyond their concerns about Islam.
[18] In March 2021, Husic's parliamentary speech critiqued the Coalition government's approach toward the Australian Muslim community through its use of the expression Islamic terrorism in relation to national security.
[17] Husic stated that several politicians preferred to overlook problems affecting conservatism and described concerns said by some conservative senators over the term right wing extremism as being "politically convenient".
[25] Husic was the primary advocate for a parliamentary investigation into the "Australia Tax," the significant price difference for certain IT products compared to overseas markets.