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Interview: Jaynie Seal, Sky News
THE HON ANDREW HASTIE MP
SHADOW MINISTER FOR INDUSTRY AND SOVEREIGN CAPABILITY
FEDERAL MEMBER FOR CANNING
FEDERAL MEMBER FOR CANNING
TRANSCRIPT
INTERVIEW WITH JAYNIE SEAL, SKY NEWS
Tuesday 23 June 2026
Topics: Keir Starmer resignation; energy; immigration; Budget changes; One Nation; Teals.
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JAYNIE SEAL: Andrew Hastie, great to see you. Thank you so much for joining us. I wanted to get your reaction on the resignation of Keir Starmer, and also Donald Trump's reaction—earlier he commented on the resignation. Here's what he had to say.
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JAYNIE SEAL: Do you think he hurt himself badly, including on immigration, energy, and crime?
ANDREW HASTIE: Well, look, it was tough to watch a UK Prime Minister torn down by his own party so soon after a massive landslide victory back in 2024. But I do think that Keir Starmer failed to address some of the big issues facing the United Kingdom. Immigration, energy, and also the challenge of social cohesion, which is a big issue for a lot of people in the UK. So, a tough day for him, but let's see what happens with the new leader.
JAYNIE SEAL: And do you think we are seeing similar situations here in terms of messing up with our energy, and also immigration and crime?
ANDREW HASTIE: Look, I think Labor's Net Zero is hurting Australians. Cost of living is through the roof. Energy prices have gone up 40% over the last four years, families have less disposable income. Small businesses are struggling. Heavy industry is moving offshore. We're seeing that with Labor having to bail out smelters around the country. And then, of course, immigration remains a red-hot issue. 1.4 million people have come to Australia over the last four years. We're not building enough homes, which is why young Australians are locked out of the housing market. Quite a few Australians are homeless because they cannot get into a rental, and that is why our plan is to cut immigration—cut it right back and peg it to housing completions to give young Australians hope about owning a stake in our country.
JAYNIE SEAL: In Parliament today, it looks like the Albanese Government could be pressured to make more changes to the Budget. The Greens, certainly adamant for people to buy investment properties through self-managed super funds. What do you think is going to happen here today?
ANDREW HASTIE: I think Labor has realised that there's a huge cost to introducing new taxes without a mandate from the Australian people. Anthony Albanese, before the last election, ruled out changes to capital gains tax, negative gearing, and what has he and Jim Chalmers done? They brought in these new taxes, and so they're trying to minimise the damage now, which is why they've come up with carve-outs, but all they're doing is adding a layer—more layers of bureaucracy on small businesses. And this morning I spent time trying to understand arrangements for innovative start-ups. There's a consultation paper here from the government, and it's confusing. It's just more work for young, risk-taking Australians who want to start a business, and that's why the Coalition will not only repeal these taxes, but we will cut taxes for small business, because we believe they are the engine room of the Australian economy.
JAYNIE SEAL: And we continue to see the rise in One Nation—today there are reports that One Nation has surged past the Coalition to become the second most popular political party in New South Wales. That's according to recent polls. What are your thoughts on that poll?
ANDREW HASTIE: Look, the Australian people are sending a signal that they're not happy with the current settings, and of course, we have a Labor government in New South Wales and a Labor government nationally. But the Coalition has to work hard, and that's why we're going through a policy formulation process. We're getting out of Net Zero. We've committed to that back in November, but we're going to make it clear until people are sick and tired of hearing it. We are out of Net Zero. We're going to make energy cheaper in this country. We're going to give people more of their own hard-earned money back through an automatic tax cut every single year. We are going to cut immigration, pegging it to housing completions. We are going to create a sovereign wealth fund using windfall profits from the commodity sector to build nation-building infrastructure. We have a plan, and our task is to get out there, sell that to people, so they know what we stand for.
JAYNIE SEAL: Are you nervous about what could potentially happen with the amalgamation of Teals—independents—that we may hear more about, which they could label their party with at least the word 'community'?
ANDREW HASTIE: I think we would welcome the creation of a Teal party. They function as a party. They're funded by Climate 200. They share the same green left worldview. They vote consistently with the Greens in the Parliament, and it would just make it easier for everyone if they stopped masquerading as community heroes and just came out and embraced their status as a green left party.
JAYNIE SEAL: Andrew Hastie. Thank you so much for joining us.
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