Senate debates

Monday, 16 September 2019

Questions without Notice

Prime Minister

2:26 pm

Photo of Penny WongPenny Wong (SA, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Opposition in the Senate) | Hansard source

When the Prime Minister was asked on Friday, 'Why was it racist to question Gladys Liu's connection to China but it wasn't racist to call Sam Dastyari "Shanghai Sam"?', the Prime Minister replied, 'I didn't use either of those phrases.' Given the Prime Minister used the term 'Shanghai Sam' at least 17 times, why did the Prime Minister deny using the term?

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