Outspoken backbencher Ed Husic has hit out at senior Labor figures for quashing debate on Gaza as the party's three-day national conference wrapped up in Adelaide.

Criticism comes as prime minister frames unity as point of difference to political opponents, saying ALP chooses ‘progress over protest’

Far from sulking on the sidelines, Husic has turned into the chief irritant within Labor’s caucus and, at this week’s national conference, the lead advocate on issues of…