Andrew graduated from the University of Sydney with a Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Law with First Class Honours in 1998. In 2001, he graduated from the University of Tasmania with a Graduate Diploma in Environmental Studies, having been awarded the Butterworths Prize for Environmental Law in 2000. Andrew was also the recipient of an exchange award to the University of Texas in 1997.
After leaving university, Andrew worked as a solicitor at Mallesons Stephens Jacques and later at Minter Ellison, where he was a member of the firm’s environmental and planning law group.

Andrew has also tutored in law at several colleges at Cambridge University and has worked as a legal officer at Cambridge City Council. Prior to joining the ANU College of Law, Andrew was Deputy Director of The Australia Institute and has previously worked as an environmental advisor to the Australian Democrats.

Andrew has written extensively on environmental law and policy, particularly climate change. He is currently co-writing a history of the environment and heritage portfolio under the Howard Government.