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Angus Taylor says higher risk of ‘bad people coming from bad countries’ as he singles out Iran

The Guardian · · 608 words · By Krishani Dhanji
Immigration Policy and National Security Political Strategy in By-Elections
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20 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“The opposition leader, Angus Taylor, has said “there is a higher risk that some bad people come from those bad countries”, doubling down on his immigration policy and refusing to call out Pauline Hanson’s hardline stance.”
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Multiple web search results report that Angus Taylor stated there is a higher risk of bad people coming from bad countries. One source specifically mentions him doubling down on his policy and refusing to call out Pauline Hanson's stance, matching the claim's details. The evidence confirms the core statements made by Taylor.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In the lead-up to the next Australian federal election, a number of polling companies have conducted opinion polls, often for various news organisations. These polls collect data on parties' primary v…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Pauline Lee Hanson (née Seccombe, formerly Zagorski; born 27 May 1954) is an Australian politician who is the founder and leader of One Nation. She has been a senator for Queensland since 2016, and wa…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A by-election will be held on 9 May 2026 to elect the Australian member of parliament (MP) for the New South Wales division of Farrer. The election follows the resignation of former opposition leader …
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“Speaking to the ABC’s Insiders program on Sunday, Taylor also defended preferencing One Nation above the independent community candidate, Michelle Milthorpe, in the upcoming Farrer byelection, arguing the teals “vote with the Greens”.”
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At least one web search result directly reports that Taylor defended preferring One Nation over Michelle Milthorpe in the Farrer byelection while arguing the 'teals' vote with the Greens, confirming the key elements of the claim.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Angus Stanley King Jr. (born March 31, 1944) is an American lawyer and politician who has served since 2013 as the junior United States senator from Maine. A political independent who caucuses with th…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Insiders is an Australian panel format news and political discussion television program produced by ABC News, and currently hosted by David Speers, airing at 9 am Sunday mornings on ABC TV, ABC News a…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Watson is an American television series created by Craig Sweeny which premiered on CBS on January 26, 2025. The series, described as a "medical drama with detective elements", revolves around the char…
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“Since being elected the Liberal leader, Taylor has singled out migrants from countries “ruled by fundamentalists, extremists and dictators” as being less likely to “subscribe” to liberal democratic values.”
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The evidence confirms Taylor's role as Liberal leader and the context of his statements regarding immigration, but the specific claim that he has 'singled out migrants from countries ruled by fundamentalists, extremists, and dictators' since becoming leader is not corroborated by multiple independent sources. The evidence is insufficient to confirm the full scope of this claim.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A by-election will be held on 9 May 2026 to elect the Australian member of parliament (MP) for the New South Wales division of Farrer. The election follows the resignation of former opposition leader …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A leadership spill was held on 13 February 2026 to elect the leader of the Liberal Party of Australia, and by virtue, the leader of the Opposition. Angus Taylor was elected, defeating incumbent leader…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Angus James Taylor (born 30 September 1966) is an Australian politician who has served as the leader of the Opposition and the leader of the Liberal Party since 2026. He has been the member of parliam…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angus_Taylor
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“On Sunday, when asked whether migrants from China or Vietnam were less likely to fit in than migrants from Britain, he went further, specifically labelling some nations as “bad countries”.”
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A web search result directly quotes the event where Taylor was asked to compare migrants from China or Vietnam to migrants from Britain and subsequently labeled some nations as 'bad countries,' confirming the core narrative of the claim.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Neighbours is an Australian television soap opera that was first broadcast on 18 March 1985. The following is a list of characters that first appeared on the show in 2007, by order of first appearance…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The tenth season of the American television sitcom Two and a Half Men aired on CBS, FOX from September 27, 2012 to May 9, 2013.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Angus Stanley King Jr. (born March 31, 1944) is an American lawyer and politician who has served since 2013 as the junior United States senator from Maine. A political independent who caucuses with th…
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““Many good people come from bad countries. Some of the great Australians have come from countries that were bad countries at the time,” Taylor said.”
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One web search result contains the exact sentiment: 'Some of the great Australians have come from countries that were bad countries,' directly supporting the claim that Taylor made this statement regarding good people coming from 'bad countries.'
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A leadership spill was held on 13 February 2026 to elect the leader of the Liberal Party of Australia, and by virtue, the leader of the Opposition. Angus Taylor was elected, defeating incumbent leader…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Angus James Taylor (born 30 September 1966) is an Australian politician who has served as the leader of the Opposition and the leader of the Liberal Party since 2026. He has been the member of parliam…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Angus Taylor (born 1966) is an Australian politician. Angus Taylor may also refer to: Angus Ellis Taylor (1911–1999), mathematician Angus Taylor (Halloween), fictional character Angus Taylor, bassist…
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““But there is a higher risk that some bad people come from those bad countries.””
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Multiple web search results contain the direct quote or paraphrase of Taylor stating, 'there is a higher risk that some bad people come from those bad countries,' confirming the statement's existence and core meaning.
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web search NEUTRAL — The opposition leader, Angus Taylor, has said “there is a higher risk that some bad people come from those bad countries”, doubling down on his immigration policy and refusing to call out Pauline Hans…
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/apr/26/angus…
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web search NEUTRAL — Taylor says ‘higher risk’ of ‘bad people’ coming from ‘bad countries’. Angus Taylor has said “bad people” could migrate to Australia from “bad countries” without detailing which countries would be con…
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web search NEUTRAL — “Shut the door!” says Taylor, offering to support fresh legislation if necessary. The keep-them-out chorus will play well with many people, especially in the present climate.
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“Taylor pointed to Iran as a “bad country”, but would not directly name any others.”
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At least one web search result explicitly states that Angus Taylor pointed to Iran as a 'bad country' in the context of his remarks, corroborating the identification of Iran as a specific example.
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web search NEUTRAL — Even worse, individual Labor figures, such as NSW Labor Premier Chris Minns, have come out in support of a “values-based” immigration policy. This should not come as a surprise, given Labor’s track re…
https://www.greenleft.org.au/2026/1452/analysis/angus-taylor…
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web search NEUTRAL — Their demise has a name: Angus Taylor. Angus Taylor is the first Energy Minister in more than 20 years that doesn’t sound like a lunatic from the green-left fringe. Phrases such as “sustainable energy…
https://stopthesethings.com/2018/09/23/energy-minister-angus…
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web search NEUTRAL — Angus Taylor has pointed to Iran as a ‘bad country’ and said there is a higher risk of bad people coming from bad countries.
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““We have bad countries around the world. I mean, to claim that Iran is a good country right now, seriously, and the government itself has put legislation in place to make it harder for people to come from Iran. We have seen terrible acts of atrocity coming from Gaza,” he said.”
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The web search results provide context regarding Taylor criticizing Iran and mentioning atrocities, but the specific combination of citing 'its government legislation' AND 'terrible acts of atrocity coming from Gaza' as the reason for labeling it a 'bad country' appears to be drawn from a single narrative thread within the search results, making corroboration difficult across multiple independent sources for the full claim.
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web search NEUTRAL — Some stock of the Scottish Aberdeen Angus breed was exported to Montreal, Canada, in about 1859, but nothing more is known of it.
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web search NEUTRAL — Angus cattle were first introduced to Van Diemen's Land (now Tasmania) in the 1820s, and to the southern mainland in 1840. The breed is now found in all Australian states and territories with 62 000 c…
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““I mean, we know they’re in the Middle East and elsewhere, that have committed great atrocities on their own populations.””
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No evidence was found in the provided search results or Wikipedia entries to support the claim that Taylor stated certain nations in the Middle East and elsewhere committed great atrocities against their own populations.
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“Australia has a non discriminatory migration system, meaning people from specific countries are not blocked from applying for entry.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results or Wikipedia entries regarding a general statement that Australia maintains a non-discriminatory migration system.
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“Taylor said his party’s policy is in line with that, saying it would discriminate based on people who do not accept Australia’s “core values”.”
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“The Labor government last month banned close to 7,000 Iranian nationals with visitor visas from travelling to Australia for six months under new legislation, over concerns visitors may not be able to return to Iran.”
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“Taylor also refused to call out Hanson’s language on migration, and said he agreed with her on some issues.”
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“Hanson has called for all visas to be capped at 130,000 per year, while claiming credit for the Liberal party’s more hardline stance on the issue.”
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“Taylor defended preferencing One Nation ahead of the community independent candidate in Sussan Ley’s former seat of Farrer, calling it the “least worst option”.”
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“The Liberals will preference the Nationals’ Brad Robertson second, ahead of the One Nation candidate, David Farley, in fourth position and Milthorpe in ninth, according to a mock how-to-vote card published on candidate Raissa Butkowski’s campaign website.”
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“Ley represented the seat of Farrer for 25 years.”
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“Previously the seat was held by the Nationals.”
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““We have a group of teals in this parliament, that are trashing our energy system, are ready and have been trashing access to water and the strength of the our agricultural communities and we simply cannot endorse that … They vote with the Greens majority of the time.””
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“Milthorpe has told Guardian Australia she is not a “teal”, though has received some support from Climate 200, independent MP Helen Haines and independent senator David Pocock.”
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