Pauline Hanson’s speech at the National Press Club yesterday was “not a credible plan”, Opposition Leader Angus Taylor has said, as he criticised the One Nation leader for judging people “based on the colour of their skin”.
“There are lots of questions to answer for One Nation. I judge people on their character and their conduct, that’s how the Liberal and National parties approach things. If she wants to judge people based on the colour of their skin or their race, One Nation needs to explain that,” Taylor told a Sydney press conference.
“Now, migration in this country has been too high, and the standards have been too low, and that must change, but what we favour is a values-based immigration policy, where people who come to this country adopt our core values, and that is regardless of race or religion or where they come from. We expect them to adopt those core values, that’s our position, that’s very clear,” he said.
Taylor said all migrants to Australia should learn to speak English and that welfare programs should be limited to Australian citizens only.
“The problem with what we heard yesterday is it’s not a credible plan. I mean, we hear a lot of stuff, but where’s the credible plan? I understand people are angry. I really get this … They are angry at what is happening to this country, but what we need in a response to that is a credible plan, and we didn’t get that yesterday.”
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