Ed Husic

Latest speeches

1. House Standing Committee on Economics · Australian Parliament · 18 September 2026

   • Opening of hearing and macroeconomic context

     “Good morning. I declare open this hearing of the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics for the review of the Reserve Bank of Australia Annual Report 2023. I want to begin by acknowledging the Ngunnawal and Ngambri peoples who…”

     Watch from 15:04

   • Opening of hearing and macroeconomic context

     “Thank you very much. I remind you that although the committee does not require you to give evidence under oath, this hearing is a legal proceeding of the parliament and therefore has the same standing as proceedings of the House.…”

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   • RBA institutional reform and RBA Review implementation

     “Thanks so much, Governor. In my opening statement I referenced the US Federal Reserve decision to raise interest rates by 25 basis points yesterday and it appears an important moment to obtain the observations of the RBA about what's happening…”

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2. House of Representatives Chamber (part 1 of 2) · Australian Parliament · 17 September 2026

   • Customs Safeguard Inquiries bill: trade remedies consolidation

     “Thanks Deputy Speaker and it is a pleasure to follow the member for Blair on this because I do know what a big deal this is for manufacturing in his electorate as it is in many electorates. This bit of…”

     Watch from 2:37:15

3. Federation Chamber (part 2 of 3) · Australian Parliament · 15 September 2026

   • Local service and community recognition statements

     “Deputy Speaker, you think you know someone and you always discover a surprise. I knew Gail Barbagallo for decades and it was only recently I discovered that one of her favorite animals was an elephant. The elephant for her and…”

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4. House of Representatives Chamber (part 2 of 2) · Australian Parliament · 10 September 2026

   • Adjournment: West Bank settler violence and sanctions debate

     “Thanks, Deputy Speaker. Let me tell the House about 14-year-old Wasal Al-Nassan. This 14-year-old, shot in the head by a West Bank settler outside his school in April, his last moments filmed on a phone. What about the Palestinian amputee,…”

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5. House of Representatives Chamber (part 3 of 3) · Australian Parliament · 9 September 2026

   • Minister Husic: importance of early childhood educators

     “Thank you, thank you very much, Deputy Speaker, and it is great pleasure to follow the very thoughtful contribution by the member for Hughes. He and I both Sydney-based MPs and understand the experience of people we're proud to represent…”

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   • Early childhood wages bill: funding, outcomes and workforce effects

     “And so the bill seeks to inject a further 3.6 billion into the Wage Justice Special Account, and it extends support through the end of 2029. So it locks in wage increases, it helps keep hold on to those early…”

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   • Real wages, cost of living and generational inequality

     “That puts a big challenge on parliament's uh here and and moving forward. And the test is what will we do about it? Um because the other thing is too that's worth noting is that for a growing number of…”

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6. Federation Chamber (part 2 of 2) · Australian Parliament · 9 September 2026

   • Minister Husic: human toll, vigils and emissions responsibility

     “Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. I think anyone who watched the vision of furious walls of water sweep through Nepal, knowing the consequence, knowing what would happen as a result of that, could not fail to be moved by that,…”

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