The opposition leader has declined to apologise for one of her senators over controversial comments on Indian migration, despite acknowledging the community had been hurt by the remarks.

Coalition Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price has forced her party into days of damage control after saying in an interview the government was bringing in Indian migrants who would vote for Labor and support its policies.

Opposition Leader Sussan Ley has since reiterated coalition support for the Indian diaspora, which makes up the second-largest foreign-born community in Australia.

In an attempt to smooth over relations, she is due to visit community members in the western Sydney suburb of Harris Park, also known as Little India, on Sunday afternoon.

While she declined to formally apologise for Senator N

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