Opposition leader dumps Jacinta Nampijinpa Price from shadow ministry
Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price was removed from the shadow ministry after refusing to apologize for remarks about the Indian Australian community and failing to support Opposition Leader Sussan Ley's leadership.
- Jacinta Nampijinpa Price has stepped down from the shadow ministry after Federal Liberal leader Sussan Ley requested her resignation on September 10.
- Price faced pressure to apologize for comments claiming that the Labor government was increasing Indian migration to gain votes, which she did not do.
- The comments sparked outrage within the Indian community and led to calls for her to resign, as emphasized by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.
- Ley stated that Price failed to meet the high standards expected of a shadow minister, calling her remarks 'deeply hurtful' to Indian Australians.
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