WA Labor politician mounts tearful defence after pro-Beijing allegations

[WA Today]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Thursday, 6th December, 2018 PM News Update [WA Labor MLC Pierre Yang on deployment on a Chinese vessel during the search for MH370.]( [WA Labor politician mounts tearful defence after pro-Beijing allegations]( BY Nathan Hondros A WA politician at the centre of a political firestorm for failing to declare his membership of pro-Beijing organisations has broken down as he defended his loyalty to Australia. --------------------------------------------------------------- Top stories [Booze up, cigs down: What WA families are spending their money on]( Western Australian's spent $2.82 billion on food in the September quarter and our appetite has grown since 2012. 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