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Greek Australian Senator Resigns Ahead of Ruling on His Eligibility

Australian Senator Nick Xenophon, a key independent lawmaker, said on Friday he was resigning from national politics, potentially complicating Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s efforts to pass legislation. Turnbull does not have a majority in the Senate and has relied on...

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...

Greek-Australian Senator Fights to Clear Citizenship Worries

South Australian crossbench senator Nick Xenophon says letters he sent to the Greek and Cypriot governments to renounce any possible rights to citizenship will “put the matter to rest”, after the government questioned his eligibility to sit in parliament. Senator...

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...

2016 Census is a Bust as Greek-Australian Politicians are Calling for Action

The 2016 census has left much to be desired as it was plagued by data privacy compromises, website crashes, a cyber attack and lack of easy access for all Australian voters. The issues are so troubling that the Australian government is...

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...

Gains and Losses for Greek-Australian Candidates in Federal Election 2016

The counting of votes in Australia's 2016 Federal Election is expected to continue on until the end of next week, but so far, there have been some gains and losses demonstrated for Greek-Australian politicians. Let's take a look at where they...

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...

Greek-Australian Tennis Player Kokkinakis Approached to Fix Matches

A few days after the BBC’s report of alleged widespread corruption in the sport of tennis, Greek-Australian tennis player Thanasi Kokkinakis has stated that he was approached with the intent to fix matches. While being interviewed the young player said...

Australia Doesn’t Want the U.S. Spying

"Australia cooperates with the United States in surveillance and interceptions," says the Australian Professor Des Ball, an expert in espionage. According to him, the Australian Defence Signals Directorate service exchanges classified intelligence with the U.S. National Security Agency and is...