Andrew Hastie — Findings & Analysis

Andrew Hastie — Investigation Brief

Subject Profile

Andrew Hastie — Shadow Minister for Defence, Member for Canning.

Party: Liberal Party

Electorate/Jurisdiction: Canning

Accountability Rating: C

(50/100)

Liberal MP for Canning (WA). Former SAS officer. Shadow Minister for Defence. Co-sanctioned by China alongside Paterson in 2021. Fellow member of the 'Wolverine' group of China-hawkish MPs. Close political ally of Paterson on national security matters.

Pattern Analysis

Serial Appointments ('Jobs for the Boys'): 4 roles, multiple appointments under Scott Morrison, Anthony Albanese. Pattern suggests patronage.

Revolving Door: 4 government roles held: Minister of Australia as leader of the m → Assistant Minister for Defence → Minister for Home Affairs in Ley's first → Minister for Industry and Sovereign Capa

Key Appointments (4)

**Minister of Australia as leader of the majority party in the House of Representatives** (Australian Government)

— Jan 2018 to present

— *Appointed during Scott Morrison's period in government*

**Assistant Minister for Defence** (Australian Government)

— Jan 2020 to present

— *Appointed during Scott Morrison's period in government*

**Minister for Home Affairs in Ley's first shadow ministry** (Australian Government)

— Jan 2025 to present

— *Appointed during Anthony Albanese's period in government*

**Minister for Industry and Sovereign Capability** (Australian Government)

— Jan 2026 to present

— *Appointed during Anthony Albanese's period in government*

Accountability Record (20 items)

**0** Delivered / Positive

**0** Mixed / Under Review

**1** Broken / Failed / Negative

**19** Unverified / Pending

Key Concerns (1)

Controversy (from Wikipedia)

Andrew William Hastie (born 30 September 1982) is an Australian politician and former military officer who has served as the deputy leader of the Opposition and the deputy leader of the Liberal Party in the House of Representatives since 2026. He has been the member of parliament (MP) for the Western Australian division of Canning since 2015.

Born in Wangaratta, Victoria, Hastie graduated from the

Source: Wikipedia

— [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Hastie...](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Hastie)

Conflicts of Interest (15)

[ALLEGED] Appointed during Anthony Albanese's tenure

Andrew Hastie was appointed to 'officer who has served as the deputy leader of the Opposition and the deputy leader of' (starting 2026-01-01) while Anthony Albanese served as 'Prime Minister of Australia' (2022-05-23 – present). Potential patronage appointment — requires investigation.

Evidence: Auto-detected career overlap

[ALLEGED] Pat Dodson's org Australian Government is a grant recipient

Associate Pat Dodson has career ties to Australian Government, which matches grant recipient 'Australian Government Actuary Commonwealth of Australia'. Connected to Andrew Hastie.

Evidence: Auto-detected grant recipient match

[ALLEGED] Brian Houston's org Andrew Evans is a grant recipient

Associate Brian Houston has career ties to Andrew Evans, which matches grant recipient 'ANDREW EVANS'. Connected to Andrew Hastie.

Evidence: Auto-detected grant recipient match

[ALLEGED] John Holland Group / CCCC linked to contractor John Holland

Associate John Holland Group / CCCC has a name match with contractor John Holland. This associate is connected to Andrew Hastie. Requires verification.

Evidence: Auto-detected contractor-associate name match

[ALLEGED] John Holland Group / CCCC's role at CPB Contractors links to contractor CPB Contractors

Associate John Holland Group / CCCC held the role 'Connection to CPB Contractors' at CPB Contractors, which matches contractor CPB Contractors. Connected to Andrew Hastie.

Evidence: Auto-detected career-contractor overlap

[ALLEGED] John Holland Group / CCCC matches donor 'John Holland Group — CUMULATIVE TOTAL (pre-CCCC)' ($190031.00 to Australian Labor Party (all branches))

Associate John Holland Group / CCCC name-matches political donor 'John Holland Group — CUMULATIVE TOTAL (pre-CCCC)' who donated $190031.00 to Australian Labor Party (all branches) (2000-2010). This associate is connected to Andrew Hastie.

Evidence: Auto-detected donor-associate name match

[ALLEGED] John Holland Group / CCCC's org CPB Contractors is a grant recipient

Associate John Holland Group / CCCC has career ties to CPB Contractors, which matches grant recipient 'CPB CONTRACTORS PTY LIMITED'. Connected to Andrew Hastie.

Evidence: Auto-detected grant recipient match

[ALLEGED] Ben Davis's role at GHD links to contractor GHD

Associate Ben Davis held the role 'Connection to GHD' at GHD, which matches contractor GHD. Connected to Andrew Hastie.

Evidence: Auto-detected career-contractor overlap

[ALLEGED] Ben Davis's org GHD is a grant recipient

Associate Ben Davis has career ties to GHD, which matches grant recipient 'GHD (FIJI) PTE LTD'. Connected to Andrew Hastie.

Evidence: Auto-detected grant recipient match

[ALLEGED] Linda Hurley's role at GHD links to contractor GHD

Associate Linda Hurley held the role 'Connection to GHD' at GHD, which matches contractor GHD. Connected to Andrew Hastie.

Evidence: Auto-detected career-contractor overlap

[ALLEGED] Linda Hurley's org GHD is a grant recipient

Associate Linda Hurley has career ties to GHD, which matches grant recipient 'GHD (FIJI) PTE LTD'. Connected to Andrew Hastie.

Evidence: Auto-detected grant recipient match

[ALLEGED] Tim Ayres's org Australian Government is a grant recipient

Associate Tim Ayres has career ties to Australian Government, which matches grant recipient 'Australian Government Actuary Commonwealth of Australia'. Connected to Andrew Hastie.

Evidence: Auto-detected grant recipient match

[ALLEGED] Zed Seselja's org Treasury and Finance is a grant recipient

Associate Zed Seselja has career ties to Treasury and Finance, which matches grant recipient 'Government of South Australia Department of Treasury and Finance'. Connected to Andrew Hastie.

Evidence: Auto-detected grant recipient match

[ALLEGED] Appointed during Scott Morrison's tenure

Andrew Hastie was appointed to 'Assistant Minister for Defence' (starting 2020-01-01) while Scott Morrison served as 'Prime Minister of Australia' (2018-08-24 – 2022-05-23). Potential patronage — requires investigation.

Evidence: Auto-detected career overlap (same jurisdiction)

[ALLEGED] Yorick Piper's org Victorian Government is a grant recipient

Associate Yorick Piper has career ties to Victorian Government, which matches grant recipient 'Victorian Government Department of Families, Fairness and Housing'. Connected to Andrew Hastie.

Evidence: Auto-detected grant recipient match

Financial Interests (1 disclosures)

**Donation Received**: AEC Transparency Register — Liberal Party donations (undisclosed)

Network Connections (38)

**Joel Fitzgibbon**: Shared organisational connection: cfmeu, who. Both Andrew Hastie and Joel Fitzgibbon have documented ties to these organisations.

**Brett Sutton**: Shared organisational connection: cfmeu, who. Both Andrew Hastie and Brett Sutton have documented ties to these organisations.

**Dan Repacholi**: Shared organisational connection: cfmeu, who. Both Andrew Hastie and Dan Repacholi have documented ties to these organisations.

**Jenny Mikakos**: Shared organisational connection: cfmeu, who. Both Andrew Hastie and Jenny Mikakos have documented ties to these organisations.

**Yorick Piper**: Shared organisational connection: cfmeu. Both Yorick Piper and Andrew Hastie have documented ties.

**Luba Grigorovitch**: Shared organisational connection: cfmeu. Both Luba Grigorovitch and Andrew Hastie have documented ties.

**Jeroen Weimar**: Shared organisational connection: cfmeu, who. Both Andrew Hastie and Jeroen Weimar have documented ties to these organisations.

**Aaron Violi**: Same party (Liberal Party), overlapping terms.

**Tim Pallas**: Mentioned in Andrew Hastie's intelligence data. Context: "## Pattern Analysis

Serial Appointments ('Jobs for the Boys'): 8 roles, multiple appoi

**Alexander Downer**: Mentioned in Alexander Downer's intelligence data. Context: "- **Andrew Hastie**: Shared organisational connection: who."

**Anthony Carbines**: Mentioned in Anthony Carbines's intelligence data. Context: "- **Andrew Hastie**: Shared organisational connection: cfmeu, who."

**David Hurley**: Mentioned in David Hurley's intelligence data. Context: "- **Andrew Hastie**: Shared organisational connection: cfmeu, who."

**David Pocock**: Mentioned in David Pocock's intelligence data. Context: "- **Andrew Hastie**: Shared organisational connection: cfmeu, who."

**Julia Gillard**: Mentioned in Julia Gillard's intelligence data. Context: "- **Andrew Hastie**: Shared organisational connection: who."

**Julie Inman Grant**: Mentioned in Julie Inman Grant's intelligence data. Context: "- **Andrew Hastie**: Shared organisational connection: who."

**Kevin Rudd**: Mentioned in Kevin Rudd's intelligence data. Context: "- **Andrew Hastie**: Shared organisational connection: who."

**Martin Foley**: Mentioned in Martin Foley's intelligence data. Context: "- **Andrew Hastie**: Shared organisational connection: cfmeu, who."

**Paul Keating**: Mentioned in Paul Keating's intelligence data. Context: "- **Andrew Hastie**: Shared organisational connection: who."

**Bill Gates**: Mentioned in Bill Gates's intelligence data. Context: "Connection: Bill Gates & Andrew Hastie — Toxic emissions: how net zero became a ‘poisoned’ poli

**Pat Conroy**: Connection confirmed by 9 news article(s). Headlines: Sky News Australia. . Sky News host Danica De Giorgio says h | Hastie and Conroy discuss Defence

Open Questions (19 items requiring verification)

Connection: Andrew Hastie & Pat Conroy — Sky News Australia. . Sky News host Danica De Giorgio says her “play of the day” goes to Liberal MP Andrew Hastie for bringing the book 'The Art of War' into p

(source: Google News)

Ben Roberts-Smith entitled to presumption of innocence but ‘none of us are above the law’, Andrew Hastie says - The Guardian

(source: Google News)

Ben Roberts-Smith: John Howard says no one is above the law as Andrew Hastie calls arrest ‘sobering’ - 7NEWS

(source: Google News)

Andrew Hastie's previous evidence against Ben Roberts-Smith was weaponised against him — will it happen again? - Crikey

(source: Google News)

Ben Roberts-Smith: Why decorated soldier's war crime case is so historic for Australia - BBC

(source: Google News)

Andrew Hastie reveals he could be called to testify in Ben Roberts-Smith trial - Sky News Australia

(source: Google News)

We will all pay higher costs for Made in Australia - AFR

(source: Google News)

Bolt: Nation’s response to Ben Roberts-Smith’s charges a ‘test of our values’ - Sky News Australia

(source: Google News)

‘Good friends’: Taylor dismisses talk of rift with Hastie - Sky News Australia

(source: Google News)

Is Andrew Hastie hoping to lead the MAGA right, or to defeat it? - Crikey

(source: Google News)

Evidence Index

**Google News**

(19 references)

**Wikipedia**

(1 references)