In a speech to be delivered on Tuesday, Opposition Leader Angus Taylor will set out plans to boot migrants who do not exhibit belief in a "fair go" under a hardline policy from his would-be government.
"We need to put Australian values first and that hasn't been the case in our immigration system in the past and it needs to change," Mr Taylor told ABC Radio.
"(Migrants) must accept our core values and that would mean establishing a legally binding and enforceable values test in the Migration Act as a visa condition."
Mr Taylor's speech at Liberal-aligned think tank the Menzies Research Centre comes as One Nation leader Pauline Hanson breathes down his neck.
The coalition has been bleeding votes to the anti-immigration party, according to multiple opinion polls.
But the proposal has already drawn criticism from senior Labor figures, who dismissed the speech as an attempt to mirror the resurgent anti-immigration party's policies.
"We're just seeing desperate dog-whistling from Angus Taylor who's desperately trying to compete with One Nation in a race to the bottom," frontbencher Pat Conroy told ABC TV.
"He has to be honest with the Australian public about what industries won't get workers through their policies.
"Who's going to lose doctors, who's going to lose nurses, who's going to lose aged-care workers?''
Without putting a number on the migrant intake target he would pursue in government, Mr Taylor wants to place greater scrutiny on people attempting to come to Australia from countries that are not Western liberal democracies.
''Australia has a non-discriminatory immigration program,'' Mr Taylor will say, according to an extract of the speech.
''We do not discriminate based on nationality, race, gender, or faith. But for an immigration program to work in the national interest it must discriminate based on values.''
Three key measures will seek to "lower the numbers and lift the standards" of Australia's migration program.
They include putting "Australian values" at the centre of migration laws, shutting the door to unauthorised migrants who try to game the asylum system, and giving a "red light to radicals" by strengthening screening processes.
Complying with the Australian values statement will be enshrined into law and a prescribed set of behaviours that constitute a breach of Australian values will be established.
"In short, if a visa-holder undermines our democratic values, doesn't respect the law, or demonstrates they don't respect our core values, they will be booted out of Australia," Mr Taylor will say.
The Australian values statement is a document prospective migrants must currently sign when applying for a visa that outlines the values they are expected to uphold.
These include respect for the freedom and dignity of the individual, freedom of religion, commitment to the rule of law, recognising English as the national language and commitment to a "fair go" for all that embraces mutual respect, tolerance, compassion and equality of opportunity.
Opposition frontbencher Melissa McIntosh did not provide a figure when asked how many people would be impacted by the migration change.
"That's the issue that we're seeing right now. There are people here in this nation that shouldn't be here," she said.
Mr Taylor is vowing to establish an enhanced screening coordination centre to identify and block "terrorist sympathisers and security risks" before they enter Australia.
The screening process would include all applicants being forced to provide their social media accounts when applying for a visa.
The coalition would also establish a joint agency task force to boot out overstayers who take advantage of the "appeals merry-go-round".
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