Coalition to back One Nation policy barring overseas Australians with terrorist links from returning home
Guardian AU
•Tue, 11 Aug 2026 15:00:02 GMT
📰 What Happened
The Coalition will support Pauline Hanson’s One Nation bill that would bar Australians with links to overseas terrorist groups from returning home. Angus Taylor and Matt Canavan both backed the plan, despite vowing to fight One Nation. The bill heads to the Senate on Wednesday. Coalition frontbenchers offered to help shape the legislation.
🔍 The Backstory
One Nation has hit the political spotlight as mainstream parties lose support. The idea of keeping terror-linked citizens abroad has long been a sensitive security question in Australia, with governments weighing national security against citizens’ rights.
🎯 Why It Matters
This affects who is allowed back into Australia and how far the state can go to keep citizens out. It also shows how smaller parties can push the big ones to adopt tougher security positions.
The Coalition will support Pauline Hanson’s One Nation bill that would bar Australians with links to overseas terrorist groups from returning home. Angus Taylor and Matt Canavan both backed the plan, despite vowing to fight One Nation. The bill heads to the Senate on Wednesday. Coalition frontbenchers offered to help shape the legislation.
One Nation has hit the political spotlight as mainstream parties lose support. The idea of keeping terror-linked citizens abroad has long been a sensitive security question in Australia, with governments weighing national security against citizens’ rights.
This affects who is allowed back into Australia and how far the state can go to keep citizens out. It also shows how smaller parties can push the big ones to adopt tougher security positions.