Overview

• Appearing on ABC Insiders, Opposition Leader Sussan Ley said Jacinta Nampijinpa Price’s comments were wrong but refused to apologise on her behalf.
• Ley pledged support for Indian-Australians and set meetings with community groups in Sydney, while NSW Premier Chris Minns called the remarks shocking and urged an apology.
• Price had claimed Labor was favouring Indian migrants for electoral gain, later labeling that a mistake but insisting she had nothing to apologise for.
• Shadow Immigration Minister Paul Scarr said he had spoken with Price, warned against targeting specific groups in migration debates, and acknowledged hurt in the community.
• The episode coincides with renewed argument over migration settings, with the government holding the permanent intake at about 185,000 and the Coalition pressing for a lower, infrastructure-focused approach.