Deportations, ICE-Like Taskforce: Opposition Pushes Hardline Reset of Immigration Policy

Opposition Leader Angus Taylor speaks during a press conference after a Liberal Party leadership spill at federal Parliament House in Canberra, Australia on Feb. 13, 2026. Hilary Wardhaugh/Getty ImagesAustralian Opposition Leader Angus Taylor has pledged a tough overhaul of the country’s migration policy aiming to deal with migrants with “subversive intent.”Amid pressure in the polls from the conservative-leaning One Nation, the centre-right Liberal Party leader outlined his “Australian Values Migration Plan.”