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Migration·Democracy

Australia's opposition proposes social media vetting for tourists and migrants in hardline immigration overhaul[Updated]

Monday, 13 April 2026, 14:03 · 1 min read
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Taylor further defended the policy by claiming that migrants from liberal democracies are more likely to share Australian values than those from 'other places,' and characterised people from Gaza as presenting a 'high risk' to Australia. He argued that while Australia has a non-discriminatory immigration program, it must 'discriminate based on values' to serve the national interest. The Greens have accused the Coalition of reviving the White Australia policy, while opposition leader Peter Dutton claimed Australians are 'fed up' with Labor's immigration policies.

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Australia's main opposition Coalition party has unveiled a sweeping immigration policy that would require all visa applicants — including tourists — to submit their social media accounts for government vetting, mirroring measures introduced by US President Donald Trump. Opposition treasury spokesman Angus Taylor, speaking at the Menzies Institute in Sydney, also proposed reviewing visas granted to more than 2,000 Palestinians following the 7 October 2023 Hamas attacks, restoring temporary protection visas abolished by the current Labor government, and introducing a 'safe country list' to fast-track rejections of asylum seekers. The policy, which Taylor framed as a necessary corrective to what he called decades of politically correct immigration policy, risks deepening the Coalition's estrangement from multicultural communities in key urban electorates ahead of the next federal election.

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The GuardianTourists to Australia would have social media accounts vetted under Trumpian Coalition plan ↗︎
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