Sussan Ley has sacked Jacinta Nampijinpa Price from the shadow ministry after the firebrand senator refused to express support for the Liberal leader or apologise for her comments about Indian migrants .

Ley said Price’s frontbench position had become “untenable” after the Country Liberal senator fronted a dramatic press conference in Perth earlier in the day.

At that press conference, the shadow defence industry minister declined to express confidence in Ley’s leadership while continuing to refuse to apologise for suggesting the federal government’s migration program favoured Indians to win Labor votes.

Price has clarified the initial remarks – acknowledging Australia has a non-discriminatory migration program – but has repeatedly refused to apologise for the hurt caused to Indian Au

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