Senior Liberal insists ‘knives not being sharpened’ for Ley in messy wake of Nampijinpa Price demotion

<p>Coalition leader apologises to Indian community for hurt caused by NT senator’s comments about migration</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/sep/11/australia-news-live-sydney-storm-weather-anthony-albanese-solomon-islands-pacific-sussan-ley-jacinta-nampijinpa-price-ntwnfb">Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates</a></p></li><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></p></li></ul><p>A senior Liberal insists “knives are not being sharpened” for leader Sussan Ley despite a messy dispute over immigration and the demotion of the Northern Territory senator <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/sep/10/jacinta-namipijinpa-price-refuses-to-back-sussan-ley-leadership-apologise-indian-migration-comments">Jacinta Nampijinpa Price</a>.</p><p>Ley sought to calm the situation in Hobart on Thursday, apologising to Indian Australians and acknowledging Price’s <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/sep/04/jacinta-nampijinpa-price-blames-abc-for-claim-government-prioritising-labor-voting-migrants">inflammatory comments about Indian migrants</a> had left them hurt and distressed.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/sep/11/jacinta-nampijinpa-price-demotion-sussan-ley-senior-liberal-insists-knives-not-being-sharpened">Continue reading...</a>