'Shanghai Sam', the whale and the 'lost' tape recording

By Nick McKenzie, James Massola, Richard Baker
Updated November 30 2017 - 6:38am, first published 6:32am
Yuhu Group CEO Huang Xiangmo and Sam Dastyari at a press conference for the Chinese community in Sydney on the 17th of June. Photo: supplied .
Yuhu Group CEO Huang Xiangmo and Sam Dastyari at a press conference for the Chinese community in Sydney on the 17th of June. Photo: supplied .

On June 17, 2016, Senator Sam Dastyari strode to a podium engraved with Australia's coat of arms and began the press conference that would almost destroy his career.

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