<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Deputy Opposition leader Jane Hume has been grilled over Angus Taylor's remarks about "bad people" coming to Australia from "bad countries".</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>In another sign the Coalition is moving to a tougher immigration policy, Taylor told the ABC yesterday "there is a higher risk that some bad people come from those bad countries".</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The opposition leader did not name the nations, but on </span><em><span>Today</span></em><span> this morning co-host Sarah Abo, who was born in Syria, put his deputy on the spot.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>LIVE UPDATES:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/donald-trump-shooting-live-updates-us-politics-iran-middle-east-king-charles-visit/bbf43b65-1d7e-494d-bdea-e4145d42ab29" rel="" target="_blank" title="Manifesto for accused shooter at Trump dinner revealed"><strong><span>Manifesto for accused shooter at Trump dinner revealed</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Hume began by attacking the Albanese government's record on migration numbers, saying "standards" were slipping.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We've had 1.4 million new people come from this country in the last four years along ... we know the numbers are too high and standards too low," she said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Then Abo asked her: "So which are the bad countries Angus talks about"?</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/angus-taylor-bad-countries-send-bad-people-to-australia-remarks/5e9e40b8-412a-4961-ab72-5a8dd775e246" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Hume initially hesitated with naming any, saying there were regimes around the world seeking to harm Australia.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>But when pressed she gave Iran as a "very good example".</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>This prompted Abo to ask, "So everyone from Iran is a bad person?", and whether under a Coalition government Iranians would be placed on a "banned list".</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Hume, clearly irritated, replied the questions were "oversimplifying" the issue, and told Abo she had "obviously" not read the Coalition policy statement.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Earlier this month, Taylor launched a revamped Coalition immigration stance in response to surging support for the populist One Nation party.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He has insisted the new policy is in line with Australia's non-discriminatory migration system, which does not bar people in specific countries from applying to come here.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><em><strong><span>NEVER MISS A STORY:</span></strong></em><span> </span><em><span>Get your breaking news and exclusive stories first by following us across all platforms.</span></em></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 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