Liberal Senator Breaks Ranks, Rejects ‘Negative’ Migration Rhetoric

Opposition Leader Angus Taylor has hardened the party’s immigration policy amid a surge of support to One Nation.

Leader of the Opposition Angus Taylor takes questions during a television interview at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia on May 13, 2026. Hilary Wardhaugh/Getty Images

South Australian Liberal Senator Andrew McLachlan has broken ranks with Opposition Leader Angus Taylor over the Coalition’s new migration policy.

“I have deep concerns, coming from a multicultural community, that we are going to create two types of members in the community going forward with this policy suite,” he said on ABC Radio National Breakfast on May 19.