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.
Dressed in a charcoal suit and flanked by two Australian flags, Dastyari projected statesmanship.
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Nick McKenzie is an Age investigative journalist who has three times been named the Graham Perkin Australian Journalist of the Year. A winner of 20 Walkley Awards, including the Gold Walkley, he investigates politics, business, foreign affairs and criminal justice. Email Nick at nickmckenzie@protonmail.com
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Richard Baker is a former multi-award winning investigative reporter for The Age.
