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Sam Dastyari moved to Labor backbench over links to Chinese donor

Labor Senator Sam Dastyari

Labor Senator Sam Dastyari (AAP Image/Lukas Coch) NO ARCHIVING Source: AAP

Labor Senator Sam Dastyari has been sacked from two senate leadership roles, over links to a Chinese donor. The 34-year-old Senator from New South Wales was forced out by Opposition Leader Bill Shorten, although he will remain as a backbench senator. As calls for him to quit politics heighten, the Opposition leader maintains that step is unnecessary.


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By Sunil Awasthi, Sopharany Hay, Samantha Beniac-Brooks

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Labor Senator Sam Dastyari has been sacked from two senate leadership roles, over links to a Chinese donor. The 34-year-old Senator from New South Wales was forced out by Opposition Leader Bill Shorten, although he will remain as a backbench senator. As calls for him to quit politics heighten, the Opposition leader maintains that step is unnecessary.



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