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Jacinta Nampijinpa Price sacked from shadow ministry

It follows her comments on migration

By CAITLIN POWELL – NEWS REPORTER

Published: 09:16 BST, 10 September 2025 | Updated: 09:48 BST, 10 September 2025

Jacinta Nampijinpa Price has been sacked by Leader of the Federal Opposition Sussan Ley.

The senator had faced backlash last week after accusing Labor of bringing in ‘large numbers’ of Indian migrants to help boost its vote.

Several senior Coalition figures had called on Price to apologise but she remained firm.

On Wednesday evening, the senator confirmed on X that she had been asked to step down from her ministerial role.

‘This evening, I spoke with the Leader of the Federal Liberal Party and Federal Opposition, Sussan Ley, who has asked me to step down from the shadow ministry,’ she said.

‘I have accepted the Leader’s decision. And I reiterated my regret in not being clearer in my comments on the ABC last Wednesday.

‘Nevertheless, I took the opportunity to express to the Leader my disappointment that some colleagues disregarded the key point I was making about the damaging impacts of mass migration. And that some colleagues instead chose to indulge agenda-driven media commentary on this matter.

‘To reiterate comments from my earlier statement: I never intended to be disparaging towards our Indian community. And I wish no ill-will whatsoever to the Indian community – or any other migrant group.’

Opposition Leader Sussan Ley asked Jacinta Nampijinpa Price (pictured) to step down from the shadow ministry on Wednesday evening

Speaking at a press conference minutes after Price’s announcement, Ley told reporters that the senator had ‘failed the test of the high standard’ she sets for members of her shadow ministry.

‘Despite being given the time and space to apologize, Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price did not offer an apology today,’ she said sternly.

‘And many Australians, not just of Indian heritage, have been calling for that apology for remarks that were deeply hurtful.’

Ley, who was addressing reporters in Hobart, also said Price had failed to show confidence in her leadership of the Liberals.

‘Today, Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price critically failed to provide confidence in my leadership of the Liberal Party,’ Ley said.

‘Confidence in the leader is a requirement for serving in the shadow ministry.’

But the Opposition Leader said Price would still be ‘warmly welcomed’ in the party room.

Price, who will now be returning to the backbench, doubled down in her statement on her stance on the issue of mass migration policy in Australia.

Sussan Ley (pictured) said she had sacked Jacinta Nampijinpa Price from the shadow ministry after the senator failed to apologise for her controversial comments about mass migration

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‘My concern – as it is for millions of Australians – is Labor’s mass migration agenda and its ramifications. My concern is not migration itself – it’s the magnitude of migration,’ she said.

‘Migration at the current scale and pace is putting excessive pressures on housing, infrastructure and services. And that makes life tougher for all families. I want to see a better life for all families – whether you’re a migrant, a resident, or a citizen – and regardless of your background.

‘This has been a disappointing episode for the Liberal Party. I will learn from it. I’m sure others will too. No individual is bigger than a party. And I’m sure events of the past week will ultimately make our party stronger.’

The ongoing fallout from her comments, made last Wednesday on the ABC’s Afternoon Briefing program, has been a massive headache for Ley who almost immediately went into damage control.

Ley visited ‘Little India’ in Sydney’s Harris Park on Sunday to speak with local businesses and community leaders.

She was told that many members of the community’s ‘hearts’ were broken by these comments and was asked if Price should apologise.

Multiple senior figures in the Coalition, including Nationals Leader David Littleproud and Alex Hawke, have subsequently called on Price to apologise.

‘Migration at the current scale and pace is putting excessive pressures on housing, infrastructure and services. And that makes life tougher for all families. I want to see a better life for all families – whether you’re a migrant, a resident, or a citizen – and regardless of your background.

‘This has been a disappointing episode for the Liberal Party. I will learn from it. I’m sure others will too. No individual is bigger than a party. And I’m sure events of the past week will ultimately make our party stronger.’

The ongoing fallout from her comments, made last Wednesday on the ABC’s Afternoon Briefing program, has been a massive headache for Ley who almost immediately went into damage control.

Ley visited ‘Little India’ in Sydney’s Harris Park on Sunday to speak with local businesses and community leaders.

She was told that many members of the community’s ‘hearts’ were broken by these comments and was asked if Price should apologise.

Multiple senior figures in the Coalition, including Nationals Leader David Littleproud and Alex Hawke, have subsequently called on Price to apologise.

More to come.

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Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price is SACKED after controversial migration comments as Sussan Ley’s Coalition descends into civil war

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