Ed Husic
Ed Husic
Member for Chifley
Shadow Minister for Employment Services and Workforce Participation
Ed is the Federal Member for Chifley, and describes himself as “Blacktown, through and through.”
Ed was raised in Western Sydney, receiving his education through Blacktown South Public School and Mitchell High School. Later, he was among the initial wave of students to graduate from the University of Western Sydney.
He has held numerous roles within the public and private sector. Before entering Parliament, he was the National President of the Communications, Electrical and Plumbing Union, where he helped workers in Australia Post and Telstra. He was also a Board Member of the Australia Post Superannuation Scheme.
Being involved in the local community is important to him. He has been associated with a number of different community groups including the Blacktown Migrant Resource Centre, the Mt Druitt Community Legal Centre and he co-chaired the ‘Labor against Badgerys’ group, which fought to ensure Western Sydney’s voice was heard on the issue of Sydney’s second airport.
“My whole working life has been about speaking up and working for Western Sydney and its residents – and I’m grateful to have been given the opportunity to keep doing that in Federal Parliament, making sure we get our fair share to help us improve our local standard and quality of living.”
Since his election, Ed’s parliamentary interest and focus has been in areas designed to strengthen the growth of Australia’s digital economy. He has spoken up for the need for improved broadband, infrastructure, education, health and community services.
Contact Ed
6/15 Cleeve Close
Mt Druitt NSW 2770
(02) 9625 4344