Overview

• On Monday, Liberal powerbroker Alex Hawke publicly called for Price to apologise, citing "real damage" to the community and denying her claim that he berated a staffer.
• Price has conceded her remarks were a mistake and says they were misinterpreted, yet she continues to resist issuing an apology.
• Opposition Leader Sussan Ley says the comments were wrong and will not be repeated, and she met Indian-Australian leaders in Harris Park after declining to apologise on Price’s behalf.
• Several Harris Park businesses refused meetings with Liberals unless Price delivers an unconditional apology or is removed from the shadow ministry.
• Pressure to apologise intensified as Barnaby Joyce and Labor minister Tanya Plibersek urged Price to say sorry, with colleagues noting the remarks followed anti-immigration rallies that targeted Indian Australians.