Overview

• Jacinta Nampijinpa Price said her ABC comments about Labor favouring Indian migrants were a mistake but maintained she had nothing to apologise for.
• Sussan Ley called the remarks wrong and said they would not be repeated, then met Indian‑Australian community figures in western Sydney’s Harris Park to rebuild trust.
• Alex Hawke publicly urged Price to apologise and denied berating her staff after she accused him of inappropriate conduct, saying community harm persists without a clear apology.
• Reactions widened as Jane Hume pushed to move on, Barnaby Joyce said Price should apologise, and Labor minister Tanya Plibersek argued Ley should compel an apology.
• The dispute unfolded as the government set its next permanent migration target, renewing debate on overall numbers, with Coalition figures stressing infrastructure capacity and distancing themselves from recent anti‑immigration rhetoric that targeted Indians.