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NSW Labor leader Michael Daley has apologised after video emerged showing him saying that Asian migrants are 'taking the jobs' of young Sydneysiders.
The comments were made during an informal 'Politics in the Pub' event in the Blue Mountains last year, with Mr Daley claiming that young people in Sydney were leaving the city and being 'replaced' with Asian people with PhDs. The statements have been condemned by both the Liberal government and the Greens. The Labor Party released a statement on Tuesday, claiming Mr Daley was making a comment about 'cost of living and housing affordability pressures' in Sydney.
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