A Taylor government would make conformity with Australian values legally binding for immigrants, and make non-citizens wait longer for access to the social security system.
Outlining the first instalment of the Coalition’s long-awaited tougher approach to immigration, Opposition Leader Angus Taylor on Tuesday also said the 1,700 who came to Australia from Gaza after the outbreak of the Middle East conflict presented a high risk and “must be re-assessed entirely with far greater scrutiny”.
Taylor said in a Tuesday speech to the Menzies Research Centre that was attended by former prime minister John Howard: “We must dispense with the naive thinking that has dominated our immigration policy fo too long. Our nation has paid the price for believing that anyone, from anywhere, will embrace our way of life.
