Firebrand Liberal senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price will headline a fundraiser for Willoughby MP Tim James on Friday, as Opposition Leader Mark Speakman seeks to distance the NSW party from Price’s disparaging remarks about Indian migrants.

Price told the ABC’s Afternoon Briefing program on Wednesday that the federal government was focused on bringing in migrants “from particular countries over others” and named the “Indian community” as an example.

Price will be the guest of honour at James’ fundraiser at Dalton House Hyde Park on Friday night, despite her comments attracting widespread condemnation from some Liberals, including Speakman, who took to social media to show support for Indian-Australians.

In a post on Facebook on Thursday, Speakman said: “Our Indian diaspora has one of t

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