New Top Liberal Doubles Down on Anti-Immigration Stance

Newly elected Leader of the Opposition Angus Taylor speaks to the media during a press conference after a special party room meeting at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia on Feb. 13, 2026. AAP Image/Lukas Coch

The freshly minted Liberal leader has doubled down on plans for a hardline immigration policy, pledging to cut migrant numbers and focus on those who reject Australian values.

But Angus Taylor has offered few details of how the coalition he now leads will deliver on the promise to weed out those who “reject our way of life.”