A FEDERAL Independent Commission Against Corruption needs to be set up as a matter of urgency, according to South Australian Independent Nick Xenophon. Senator Xenophon supported recent calls by Australian Greens Leader Christine Milne for a federal body ...

Independent senator Nick Xenophon will make freedom of information (FOI) requests for any dealings between the online gambling industry and the federal government. Senator Xenophon made the announcement after media reports on Thursday said the federal ...

Opposition Leader Tony Abbott speaking at a No Carbon Tax rally outside Parliament House in Canberra. Photo: Andrew Meares Independent senator Nick Xenophon has flagged supporting a repeal of the carbon tax if Opposition Leader Tony Abbott wins the next ...

A CORONER'S report into Michael Eldridge's death was scathing of the mental health system's failings, writes Nick Xenophon. David Eldridge knows a thing or two about loss, grief and anger caused by our state's mental health system and laws. In April 2003 ...

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The independent Senator Nick Xenophon says he is writing to the Government, Opposition, Greens and other cross-benchers today about the need for a federal anti-corruption watchdog. But the former independent MP Ted Mack says he proposed a code of conduct ...

While Mr Wilkie's support should see the bill pass the lower house, it paves the way for a battle in the Senate, where the Greens and Nick Xenophon say they will not support the bill in its current form. The bill is a far cry from what Mr Wilkie wanted.

"Technology is leaping ahead of the legislation." But Senator Xenophon said the government's approach was in stark contrast to the response given on June 23, 2010, to the Productivity Commissions report on gambling. "Almost two years ago, Minister Conroy ...

Independent senator Nick Xenophon wants the Qantas Sale Act tightened following the carrier's decision to slash 500 jobs. The laws were introduced when Qantas was privatised in 1992 to ensure international services remained Australia-based but they do not ...

Among those caught in the melee was Australian independent senator Nick Xenophon as demonstrators demanded fair rules for national elections which are expected soon. At least 25,000 demonstrators swamped Malaysia's largest city in one of country's largest ...