Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has been accused of using fashion diplomacy as a self-promotion tool.
Labor senator Sam Dastyari took issue with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade devoting public diplomacy funds to a hashtag #fashiondiplomacy initiative in the wake of the Australia Network's demise.
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He accused Ms Bishop of using the initiative for self promotion during a Senate estimates hearing in Canberra on Thursday.
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