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Nick Xenophon: Open to Striking Formal Minority Government Agreement
Nick Xenophon is an independent Senator for South Australia and is the leader of the Nick Xenophon Team (NXT) political party which is running candidates at the 2016 election underway at present.
On Monday, Xenophon told Guardian Australia that he is open to striking...
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Nick Xenophon to Form Political Party
South Australian independent Senator, Nick Xenophon, is one of the most powerful politicians of the Australian political scene, as his vote determines whether a draft law is rejected or voted.
Xenophon, who was born in Adelaide, South Australia, to Greek...
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Senator Nick Xenophon Found Himself ‘Trapped’ in Malaysian Demonstrations
Independent Senator Nick Xenophon was "trapped" in a demonstration in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and had tear gas fired in his direction.
The politician called on Australian government to disapprove of the human rights violations in Malaysia. He also suggested that...
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Independent Senator Nick Xenophon to decide about State & Territory Disaster Recovery Funding
The fate of the $1.8 billion levy is in the hands of key independent senator Nick Xenophon, who wants recovery funding tied to state and territory disaster insurance. The Labor Government of Julia Gillard managed to persuade the independent...
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Nick Xenophon in the fight to limit gambling
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Independant federal senator Nikos Xenophon of South Australia is participating in the fight against problematic gambling, and is requesting from the federal government to supplant the States and take drastic measures to overcome this big social problem. Mr...
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Senator Nick Xenophon argues that the SCIENTOLOGY church is not above the law
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South Australian Independent Senator Nick Xenophon said he had been contacted by a number of former Scientologists, after he questioned the organisation's tax exempt status in a recent television interview. The letters from former members that Xenophon introduced in...
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New Twist in Xenophon Saga: Not Greek, but British?
Australian senator Nick Xenophon has contacted the UK Home Office to clarify whether he holds a dual citizenship.
The senator said he would publically reveal the documents he receives back from the UK government as soon as possible, predicting he...
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Xenophon Party Set to Block Same-sex Marriage Plebiscite
Nick Xenophon and his party, the Nick Xenophon Team (NXT), is set to block same-sex marriage, according to statements NXT made on Monday.
“We do not support (the marriage equality plebiscite proposal of the government),” the statement said in response...
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Xenophon’s Quest to Bring New Legislation on Gambling Reforms
At a press conference in Melbourne last Thursday, independent senator Nick Xenophon announced alongside other independent members of government that he will be re-engaging in his quest to cap poker bet machines with $1 maximum limits and creating bans on...
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Greek Senator Xenophon Calls for Qantas Investigation
The Greek independent Senator of South Australia Nick Xenophon has called for an independent investigation into the Australian airline Qantas, after the company announced that it will reduce its staff by 5,000 and make cuts of about 2 billion...
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Senator Xenophon Appeals Malaysian Ban
Independent Senator for South Australia, Nick Xenophon, of Greek descent, appealed to the Supreme Court of Malaysia, demanding the removal of the decision with which he was banned from entering the country.
Senator Xenophon claims that the government’s decision to...
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Senator Xenophon Deported from Malaysia
On Feb. 16, the Malaysian authorities prevented Senator Nick Xenophon from entering the country, as according to them he posed "some form of security threat" and so had to be deported immediately.
According to the Herald Sun, Senator Xenophon was...
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Senator Nick Xenofon Unites Forces with Coalition Leader Tony Abbott on Online Gambling Issue
Greek-Australian Independent Senator Nick Xenophon joined forces with Coalition leader Tony Abbott on Thursday to hammer the Gillard government's credentials on regulating online gambling.
In a joint press conference in Camberra, Xenophon and the opposition leader said proposed changes to...
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Malaysian Paper Says Anti-Islamic Charges On Senator Xenophon Was A Misunderstanding
A Malaysian Newspaper apologized to Independent Senator Nick Xenophon for accusing him of delivering an anti-Islamic speech in Parliament.
Malaysian New Straits Time subsituted a quote of an old speech delivered by the Federal Independent Senator. In his 2009 speech, they...
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Xenophon Calls to Officially Recognize Armenian, Greek and Assyrian Genocides
Greek - Australian Senator Nick Xenophon reaffirmed the historical reality of the Armenian, Greek and Assyrian Genocides, paving the way for the Upper House to officially recognize these crimes against humanity.
Speaking in the Senate on October 12 Xenophon declared:...