Senator Jacinta Price removed from frontbench after refusing to apologise for Indian migrant remarks

Jacinta Nampijinpa Price delivers a piercing stare in the Senate chamber.

Jacinta Nampijinpa Price says she regrets not being clearer in her remarks on Indian migrants. Source: AAP / MICK TSIKAS/AAPIMAGE

Northern Territory Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price has been removed from the Coalition frontbench, following fallout from remarks she made about Indian migrants. The comments came in the wake of anti-immigration rallies, where promotional flyers and speakers used language targeting Indian Australians and spread false information about immigration levels. In this podcast, we we unpack the controversy, political fallout and, how the last week unfolded.


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