Hawke urges Nampijinpa Price to say sorry for ‘real damage’ her migration comments caused Indian Australians

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Hawke urges Nampijinpa Price to say sorry for ‘real damage’ her migration comments caused Indian Australians

Sussan Ley under pressure to repair ties with diaspora group after NT senator claimed without evidence Labor was bringing in migrants to win votes

Liberal MP Alex Hawke has called on Jacinta Nampijinpa Price to apologise for the “real damage” her comments have caused the Indian community as the fallout continues internally and externally for the party.

The opposition has scrambled to repair ties with Indian Australians after Price’s remarks. On Monday, the Liberal leader, Sussan Ley, convened a roundtable with community leaders the day before she toured Sydney’s Harris Park – known as “Little India”.

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