Shadow Minister for Home Affairs Andrew Hastie at a Coalition joint party room meeting at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, on July 21, 2025. AAP Image/Mick Tsikas
Shadow Home Affairs spokesperson Andrew Hastie has reignited the debate on Australia’s industrial future, urging a return to car manufacturing while criticising current government policy for pushing “soulless” Chinese-made electric vehicles onto local roads.
His comments, delivered in a social media video alongside an older Australian-made car, tapped into a broader argument over whether Australia needs to reboot its manufacturing base, which has largely been sent offshore to Asia.
