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Andrew Hastie

Andrew Hastie

Andrew Hastie is the Liberal member for Canning in WA and the federal opposition spokesman for defence.

Andrew Hastie with his wife, Ruth, and their children, Jonathan, Beatrice and Jemimah (front).

The horror of Islamic State, then the gift of a child: My Christmas to remember

The federal opposition defence spokesman and former SASR captain recalls the Christmas of 2014. For good and bad, it was one he’ll never forget.

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Your home network is only as strong as the weakest link, which means any internet-connected device without the latest software updates.

Small phone, big threat: School your kids (before someone else does)

Hackers are here to stay and those who ignore basic cybersecurity on their devices, or their kids’ devices, do so at their peril. But help is out there, too.

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Canning MP and Assistant Defence Minister Andrew Hastie.

Returning 10th Light Horse to full strength a reminder of WA’s strategic importance

By increasing its size to a full regiment, the 10th Light Horse will play an important role supporting ADF operations here in WA and across the Indo-Pacific.

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A traditional view of war has been a contest waged on a battlefield until one side triumphs through overwhelming force.

Challenge to democracy to counter Russia, China

We have entered a new era of great power competition between authoritarian and democratic states. Western powers need to recalibrate accordingly.

  • Andrew Hastie