Search results
Sam Dastyari (born 28 July 1983) is an Australian former politician, who from 2013 to 2018 represented New South Wales in the Australian Senate as a member of the Australian Labor Party. Dastyari was previously General Secretary of the New South Wales branch of the Labor Party.
Dec 12, 2017 · A timeline of the controversies that led to Labor senator Sam Dastyari's resignation in 2017. From donations to China, to comments on South China Sea, to phone calls to Tanya Plibersek, see the key events and reactions.
Feb 29, 2024 · Sam Dastyari, a Labor senator, was forced to resign in 2016 after it emerged that he had publicly called for Australia to respect Beijing’s claims in the South China Sea after accepting a ...
Sep 7, 2016 · FOLLOWING a week of pressure, Senator Sam Dastyari has resigned from the Labor frontbench following the revelation a Chinese company paid a personal bill.
Sep 7, 2016 · Senator Dastyari had apologised on Tuesday for requesting a Chinese donor linked to Beijing foot $1600 worth of personal travel debt, but denied it influenced his position on the territorial...
Dec 12, 2017 · LABOR’S Sam Dastyari today quit the Senate as the accumulation of questionable ties to Chinese contacts made his continued service impossible.
Dec 12, 2017 · Labor senator Sam Dastyari quit the federal parliament today but insisted he was a patriotic Australian, despite recent scrutiny of his dealings with a Chinese businessman and political donor. The NSW representative and factional colleague of Bill Shorten was sacked from his senior parliamentary roles by the Labor leader last week.
