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Monday, 13 April 2026
Migration·Democracy

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

Monday, 13 April 2026 · 1 min read
Based on: The Guardian

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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