Australian Opposition Pledges Crackdown on 65,000 Individuals in Immigration Policy Reset

Angus Taylor pointed to the European immigration experience and warned against migrants of ’subversive intent.’

Opposition Leader Angus Taylor speaks during a press conference after a Liberal Party leadership spill at federal Parliament House in Canberra, Australia on Feb. 13, 2026. Hilary Wardhaugh/Getty Images

Australian Opposition Leader Angus Taylor has pledged a tough overhaul of the country’s migration policy aiming to deal with migrants with “subversive intent.”

Amid pressure in the polls from the conservative-leaning One Nation, the centre-right Liberal Party leader outlined his “Australian Values Migration Plan.”