Sam Dastyari resignation fuels fight for Bennelong

By David Wroe and Fergus Hunter
Updated December 13 2017 - 3:03pm, first published 3:01pm
Sam Dastyari announces his resignation at a press conference in Sydney. 12th December 2017 Photo: Janie Barrett
Sam Dastyari announces his resignation at a press conference in Sydney. 12th December 2017 Photo: Janie Barrett

Labor senator Sam Dastyari's unprecedented resignation has thrown Chinese political influence into the heart of the crucial Bennelong byelection and could help put a brake on Beijing's covert activities in Australian politics.