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Labor Senator Sam Dastyari leaves after Question Time in the Senate chamber at Parliament House in Canberra.

Labor Senator Sam Dastyari leaves after Question Time in the Senate chamber at Parliament House in Canberra. Source: AAP

Labor Senator Sam Dastyari has denied reports he pressured Tanya Plibersek not to meet with pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong, but the latest claim is fuelling calls for Senator Dastyari to quit politics.


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By Greg Dyett

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Labor Senator Sam Dastyari has denied reports he pressured Tanya Plibersek not to meet with pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong, but the latest claim is fuelling calls for Senator Dastyari to quit politics.



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