From Iran to the Australian Senate

Sam Dastyari was born in a war zone, he came to Australia with his activist parents in the 1980s. He went on to become a Labor Senator and the first Iranian-born person to sit in Australian Parliament. In our First Day series we are following some of the migrants and refugees who have made a difference to our communities. The report is in English and Kurdish.

Sam Dastyari came to Australia from Iran with his parents Source: AAP