The Latest Breaking News from Ed Husic

Senior ministers this week have dramatically raised the stakes in the Albanese government’s face-off with gas producers, amid escalating energy prices and dire warnings of worse to come. The question now is: how does the government follow through with effective action to match the rhetoric?

A minister has joined calls for curbs on 'insane' power prices by angrily comparing gas companies to a swam of locusts.

Unions accuse resource minister Madeline King of signing ‘dud deal’ with multinational gas companies

High and rising power prices will become a bigger part of Australia’s inflation problem over time, Treasurer Jim Chalmers has warned, as he foreshadowed more government action to combat high gas prices.

CSIRO will spend $90 million to ensure local communities - including farmers, miners and steelmakers - aren't left behind in the quest for net-zero emissions.

External pressure is rising on the AFL after the abuse allegations levelled against Hawthorn, writes Tracey Holmes, with the Federal Government watching developments closely.

The gender pay gap is alive and well in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) causing women to leave the sector at higher Women continue to be underpaid and underrepresented in senior leadership roles in STEM, according to the latest edition of the federal government’s STEM Equity…

Restaurants and cafes may soon have to tell you where their fish comes from with moves to bring the food service sector into line with supermarket country of origin labelling.

Governments urged to plan for emerging technologies that will allow bidirectional charging so vehicle batteries can power homes

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Industry Minister Ed Husic has given the green light to a series of manufacturing grants which were under review due to fears about the way they were announced by the Morrison government.