• Labor Senator Sam Dastyari resigns from Parliament amid questions over Chinese links
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[quote=ABC News]Labor senator Sam Dastyari has said he will not return to the Senate next year, amid questions over his links to China. "Today, after much reflection, I've decided that the best service I can render to the federal parliamentary Labor Party is to not return to the Senate in 2018," he told reporters at a media conference in Sydney today. "I've been guided by my Labor values, which tell me that I should leave if my ongoing presence detracts from the pursuit of Labor's mission. "It is evident to me we are at that point, so I will spare the party any further distraction." [b]Senator Dastyari has been under pressure to resign since allegations of misconduct first surfaced more than a year ago, when it was revealed he allowed a company owned by Chinese billionaire Huang Xiangmo to pay a legal bill for his office.[/b][/quote] Read more at [url]http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-12-12/sam-dastyari-resigns-from-parliament/9247390[/url]
Good. Can't tolerate fuckups like that in parliament and it's good he was pushed. Relatively early too, all things considered. I was expecting him to be stubborn as fuck about it and refuse to leave outright The whole set of leaks raises some serious questions as well, ie the tapes were given to and then leaked by an LNP staffer instead of actually having the appropriate actions be taken really the whole circumstances just makes you hope for a federal ICAC christmas miracle
Finally should have left the first time he fucked up
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