Angus Taylor's Budget reply pledges deep immigration cuts

politicsMay 14, 202630425

In his official budget reply, Opposition leader Angus Taylor pledged to reduce immigration and restrict migrants' access to selected welfare payments, framing the moves as necessary to fix Australia’s housing crisis. Taylor presented the plan as a major shake-up of Coalition policy, putting migration cuts at the center of the party's alternative to Labor's budget. The proposals would reshape Australia’s migration and welfare settings, affect labor supply and entitlement access for new arrivals, and signal a rightward shift for the Liberal Party ahead of the next election.

stranger

@strangerous.bsky.social

Jerome Laxale says he’s not looking forward to Angus Taylor’s budget-reply coz it’ll be “one long, disgusting dog-whistle” seeking to claw back votes from One Nation. Says lurching even further to the right tonight will signal the “death of the Liberal Party.”🔥 #auspol

10445d ago

Jan575

Indeed. If Abbot becomes the president then it's assured.

Bethany Williams

@bethanyincbr.bsky.social

Thank GOODNESS the LNP are so utterly crap! Angus Taylor has plagiarised the Trump/MAGA playbook in his Budget reply speech, and I don’t want these people anywhere near the leadership of this country. There will be no “fairer, freer and better” Australia if the LNP gets back in power.

3745d ago

Greg Jericho

@grogsgamut.bsky.social

Angus Taylor commits to indexing the bottom two tax thresholds with inflation When Howard lost office the second highest tax threshold was $75k. With inflation it would now be $123,000 not $135,000... The prob with such indexing is it costs the budget every year on year live.thepoint.com.au

3045d ago

Pup Fiction

@pupfiction.bsky.social

BREAKING In his budget reply speech Angus Taylor will announce a new 'One In One Out' Parliament Housing policy whereby The Liberals will only jettison one 'Liberal Party value' for each seat they prevent migrating to One Nation

2645d ago

Parker

@parkerishere.bsky.social

Angus Taylor: the blame for everything that's wrong with this country clearly lies with the people who aren't even here yet #auspol

2045d ago

Paul Dutton

@pdutts68.bsky.social

Taylor is basically claiming tax paying Permanent Residents migrants are on “welfare.” Nothing like a heavy dose of mud thick racism. #Budget2026 #ReplySpeech

1845d ago

Lou Pollard

@loupollard.bsky.social

Sorry I can’t watch Anus Taylor’s no policy ideas budget reply speech filled with regurgitated racist tropes, I’m busy watching paint dry #auspol

2045d ago

Virgil2

It’ll be a laugh… he’ll fluff his delivery and talk Hastie into a job… he’s a lightweight…

Marcus Kelson

@marcuskelson.bsky.social

like all of you I'm keen to hear the budget reply speech from The Federal Opposition Leader, Angus Taylor, tomorrow night...

1646d ago

Ian Graves

@xskinn.bsky.social

I don’t believe I’m watching WELL DONE ANGUS and his budget reply but I just wanna see how One Nation it is. HA!😳😂😂Ian

1945d ago

Jen2

I’m watching it too and honesty I can’t get beyond the bottom row of his teeth. They look like they’re about to pop out Anyway, he’s just another compulsive liar

Obsessive Compulsive2

Did half the Opposition not turn up or is this how diminished they are?

MzMeg2

Same. Watching Hastie in the background- reckon he will make a move in the future. Just waiting for Angus

bronianotbrony.bsky.social2

Why are you doing this? Turn it off and pat the pets. You need help. 😘😘

Ewart, Dave

@davidewart.bsky.social

Budget a 'fraud', says opposition leader Angus Taylor | ABC NEWS share.google/gvkBSWfliV63... he gets to reply tomorrow. What about a non partisan critique in the meantime

946d ago

tonybrain2.bsky.social6

Nobody understands fraud better than Anus. Well done Anus Great job Anus

Deja Vu2

How inane is news media that thinks it’s job is done when it reports ‘Trump says’, ‘Angus or Barnaby or McKenzie or the clown with the swag & the coal face says’ without the headline suggesting the reporter isn’t auto-accepting their claim?

ChattyCathyPRGuysGrandma

@chattycathyau.bsky.social

"The budget reply you have when you're not having a budget reply." An(g)us gives a Clayton's budget reply. Well done!!!!! #AusPol

1445d ago

Bankstown Boy

@bankstownboy.bsky.social

How boring is this Budget Reply? One of the most tedious ever, not to mention the blatant lies, racist dog-whistling and attempt to paint himself as the "everyman". #Budget2026 #BudgetReply #Boring #Auspol

745d ago

Ashraf Ghebranious

@ashrafghebranious.bsky.social

Oh So you can be a non citizen but you get no services. Does that mean non citizen dont have to pay tax either? Since that is a service.. Get this moron off my tv asap #auspol #budgetreply2026

845d ago