Action: Sam Dastyari quits from Senate raising discussion among Chinese community

Senator Sam Dastyari announced he would be quitting on Tuesday following a string of media reports detailing his ties to Chinese donors. His resignation raised discussion among local Chinese community. While some people fear that this incident would be used as a tool to depict China as a threat and affect Bennelong by-election, others believe Australia should remain cautious on communist China.

Labor Senator Sam Dastyari arrives to make a statement in the Senate chamber at Parliament House in Canberra, Thursday, November 30, 2017. Source: AAP