Another senior member of Sussan Ley’s team has expressed serious reservations about aspects of the plan Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Another senior member of Sussan Ley’s team has expressed serious reservations about aspects of the hardline migration plan secretly developed in the former Liberal leader’s office, as fresh details emerged about how the policy evolved. Australia" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="329" data-entity-type="organization">Guardian Australia has confirmed the proposal to ban migration from certain regions in 13 countries was concocted inside Ley’s office after the Bondi terror attack and never went to shadow cabinet for discussion, blindsiding senior Liberals when it was leaked to several media outlets on Monday. Continue reading...
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How a hardline ‘Trump-style’ Liberal immigration policy to ban migrants from Gaza and Somalia was developed
A hardline immigration policy proposal to ban migrants from specific regions in 13 countries, including Gaza and Somalia, was developed in the office of former Liberal leader Sussan Ley. The plan emerged following the Bondi terror attack.
Dan Jervis-Bardy and Krishani DhanjiThe Guardian - World NewsFiled 2026-02-17 · 06:00 GMTLean · Center-LeftRead · 1 min
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A hardline immigration policy proposal to ban migrants from specific regions in 13 countries, including Gaza and Somalia, was developed in the office of former Liberal leader Sussan Ley. The plan emerged following the Bondi terror attack. The policy was created without shadow cabinet discussion, reportedly surprising senior members of the Liberal party when it was leaked to the media on Monday. Another senior member of Ley's team has expressed reservations about the plan. The proposal was intended to implement a "Trump-style" approach to immigration, but the specific motivations behind targeting those particular regions remain unclear.
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The proposal was to ban migration from certain regions in 13 countries.
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The plan never went to shadow cabinet for discussion.
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A hardline migration plan was secretly developed in Sussan Ley’s office.
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The plan was concocted after the Bondi terror attack.
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