.PMOnAir compares Bill Shorten to Sam Dastyari, following his attempts to make amends with the Chinese community after damaging remarks from Michael Daley. 'He did not do this because of a sudden love for the Chinese community'. MORE: pmlive
Opposition leader Bill Shorten is working to make amends with the Chinese community in the wake of damaging remarks from former New South Wales Labor leader Michael Daley.
Mr Shorten has made a pitch directly to almost 500 Chinese-speaking voters on a WeChat Live social media service. He has offered his assurances his party is not racist and welcomes the rise of China as a globalist party, promising to make it easier for immigrant families to access visas for ageing parents. Image: News Corp Australia
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