Overview

• On July 7, Opposition Leader Sussan Ley held a roundtable in northwest Sydney with Chinese community and business leaders to rebuild trust after May’s election setbacks.
• Ley publicly acknowledged that the party’s tone and messaging towards the Chinese diaspora were misguided and offered a formal apology for past errors.
• Attendees shared distressing firsthand examples of racism, prompting Ley to declare that protection from hate must remain paramount for migrant communities.
• Shadow attorney-general Julian Leeser confirmed that valuing Chinese-Australian voices will shape the Liberal Party’s policy development moving forward.
• The party plans to fold this feedback into its ongoing policy review launched on June 24 as it seeks to restore support in key Chinese-Australian electorates.