NSW Treasurer Daniel Mookhey, one of the most senior politicians in Australia with Indian heritage, has accused the Liberals of cashing in on divisiveness by pushing ahead with a Sydney fundraiser headlined by firebrand Liberal senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price.

Price will address a 200-person fundraiser for Willoughby MP Tim James on Friday night, just days after the Northern Territory senator claimed that Labor was deliberately bringing Indian migrants to Australia to stack votes.

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. She later walked back her comments but did not apologise.

Mookhey said Price’s appearance at t

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