Fallout continues over Dastyari donations debacle

Labor Senator Sam Dastyari speaking to the media on Wednesday

Labor Senator Sam Dastyari speaking to the media on Wednesday Source: AAP

The Federal Opposition says the political future of embattled Labor senator Sam Dastyari has not ended. The New South Wales senator resigned from his frontbench position on Wednesday after a week of sustained pressure for taking donations from Chinese-linked companies. But the Government is refusing to drop the issue, saying Labor has been tainted. And there will be a renewed push from an independent politician to ban foreign political donations.



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