Liberal frontbencher Andrew Hastie will receive additional security measures at his home and electorate office. Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke advised Hastie of the security measures, though Burke did not disclose the specific nature of the threats.

Hastie attributes the need for heightened security to his political conflict with One Nation and his stance on charges against Ben Roberts-Smith. He told colleagues he believes the decision to provide security was a response to an online campaign from One Nation and its supporters over several months. Hastie served alongside Roberts-Smith as a former SAS soldier in Afghanistan.

Roberts-Smith was charged with war crimes in April and has denied all allegations against him. Roberts-Smith said he had "always acted within my values, within my training and within the rules of engagement." Hastie was subpoenaed to give evidence in Roberts-Smith's defamation trial against Nine newspapers and is a potential witness in the criminal trial. One Nation leader Pauline Hanson referred to Roberts-Smith as a "war hero" and a person "I respect and admire" at a recent rally.

Hastie stated, "I would rather get taken out in a box than bend the knee to One Nation." He added, "I will never surrender to One Nation, and we will do them, and do them slowly." He also accused the party of "weaponising issues" against him and his family, stating he would "fight to the end." Hastie supported hate speech legislation in January, leading to him being labeled a "traitor" in some online circles. He said, "Pauline Hanson's problem is that she is Maga first, even when the Australian people suffer the economic consequences."

One Nation released a statement indicating that it was not driving any campaign against Hastie. The statement also said, "The Liberals are doing plenty of damage to themselves; they don't need our help," and "We make no apology for joining the many Australians who support Ben Roberts-Smith VC."