CANBERRA: Opposition Leader Anus Taylor (main picture) will seek to stake a stronger position for the coalition parties on the related hot-button issues of immigration and Islamic extremism by trying to outflank the Albanese Government’s stand on the so-called Isis brides and their efforts to return with their children to Australia.

Opposition sources said Mr Taylor was concerned that recent statements by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (below) in which he expressed “contempt” for the women had made the coalition look weak by comparison.

At a news conference yesterday Mr Taylor described the 11 women – married to Islamic State terrorist fighters who have been jailed or killed – and their 23 children as “Isis sympathisers”.

He reaffirmed the coalition’s decision to place pressure on the government by introducing a private member’s bill making it an offence to provide assistance to repatriate people involved in terrorist groups – something Mr Albanese has said the government is not doing.

A coalition source said serious consideration was being given to refining the bill to include provisions for capital punishment of any Muslim found to be trying to enter Australia.

“We think this legislative feature will put us ahead of the government in the current public debate because the capital punishment provisions in our bill won’t distinguish between Muslims trying to enter our country legally or illegally,” a coalition source said.

“The idea came from our Senate leader Michaelia Cash after her chat with Senator Pauline Hanson during a division in the Senate yesterday. (below)

“Michaelia said we needed to go public on the idea very soon before Pauline did.

“We believe this is a grave matter of national security that must be taken seriously and as evidence of that Michaelia has even offered to introduce our No Good Muslims Bill 2026 in the Senate while wearing a burqa.”

Mr Albanese is considering making further comments on the issue following the release of the latest Newspoll yesterday showing a drop in his popularity.

“The PM is pondering whether or not to front some sort of big public meeting and make a simple declaratory statement,” a Labor Party source within the PM’s personal office said.

“We continue workshopping several lines, but we keep coming back to something simple like: ‘We decide who comes to this country and the circumstances in which they come.’

“We reckon that might just nail it,” the Labor source said.

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