Shadow Minister for Immigration, Senator James Paterson, initially raised the idea, suggesting that just as applicants are asked to declare items that could harm Australia's biosecurity,⁢ they should also be questioned about their adherence to Australian values and laws. McKenzie echoed this sentiment, stating that job applications already serve to assess cultural fit within businesses, and this principle should extend to national immigration.

⁣ "Job applications are used to weed out people who don't culturally fit a business,so the same should apply to those who don't culturally fit our country," McKenzie said,according to The⁢ Age.

The proposal comes days after Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke cancelled the visa of a man who participated in a Neo-Nazi rally outside NSW Parliament, highlighting concerns about extremist ideologies within the country.