In this episode of The Issue, the former federal cabinet minister Ed Husic gives a blunt assessment of where Australia is heading and where he believes things are going wrong.

After being dropped from the Albanese government’s frontbench, Husic reflects on the political realities inside Labor, the growing threat of anti-Muslim hatred in Australia, and why he believes the country risks falling behind in the global race for artificial intelligence.

<p>In this episode of The Issue, the former federal cabinet minister Ed Husic gives a blunt assessment of where Australia is heading and where he believes things are going wrong.</p>
<p>After being dropped from the Albanese government&rsquo;s frontbench, Husic reflects on the political realities inside Labor, the growing threat of anti-Muslim hatred in Australia, and why he believes the country risks falling behind in the global race for artificial intelligence.</p>

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