He gained national attention in 2006 due to his controversial appearance on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) program Lateline, where he assumed an anonymous pseudonym and made allegations about child sexual abuse in Indigenous communities in the Northern Territory.
[18] His allegations were later found to be false by an Australian Crime Commission investigation,[19] contributing to the moral panic that justified the Howard government's Northern Territory Intervention.
[23] In a statement to ABC News, Andrews claimed to have suffered harassment and abuse from his appearance on Lateline, urging those criticising the program to instead "channel their energy into the protection of women and children".
[24] On 2 November 2023, Andrews begun a hunger strike on the lawns of Australian Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, protesting the lack of government action on climate change.
[25] From August to September 2024, Andrews set out on a community awareness trip, intending to cycle 4,500 km (2,800 mi) across Australia from west to east on an ebike.