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Sam Dastyari, from Iran to the Australian Senate

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Born in a war zone, Sam Dastyari 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.


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Born in a war zone, Sam Dastyari 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.



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