Podcast appearances and mentions of Nick Xenophon

Tom Rehn, Blair Boyer, Sue from South Carolina, Dan Cregan, Stephen Rowe, Stacey Lee, Jade Robran Breaking at 8 with Nick Xenophon, Helen from Nhill and Stephen Mullighan. Listen live on the FIVEAA Player. Follow us on Facebook, X and Instagram. Subscribe on YouTubeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On today's show, Nick Xenophon discusses Australia's COVID-19 Vaccine Claims Scheme. Later, Katherine Deves Morgan discusses transgender issues. GUEST 1 OVERVIEW: Nick Xenophon is the founder and principal of Nick Xenophon & Co Lawyers. He began his career as a lawyer in 1982 after graduating from the University of Adelaide with a Bachelor of Law degree. From 1997 to 2007, Nick served as an independent member of the South Australian Legislative Council and from 2008 to 2017 served as a Senator for South Australia in Federal Parliament. In 2018, he resumed his professional legal career. https://xenlaw.com.au/ GUEST 2 OVERVIEW: Katherine Deves Morgan is an Australian lawyer and co-founder of Save Women's Sport Australasia, which states that sport must be categorised by sex, not gender identity. She ran as a Liberal Party candidate for the federal seat of Warringah in the 2022 Australian Federal election.  

Former senator Nick Xenophon joins Matthew Pantelis after revealing he has been diagnosed with a brain tumour. Listen live on the FIVEAA Player. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sam Daddow live at the Adelaide Oval, Robert Bria - Mayor of the City of Norwood on the Tour Down Under, 7NEWS' Mylee Hogan live in Iowa, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Around the Courts with Sean Fewster, Damian Hough - Head Curator at Adelaide Oval, David Koch, and Acting Police Commissioner Linda Williams. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Tom Rehn, Mylee Hogan, Morning News Wrap, Stephen Rowe, Libby O'Donovan, Mary Leaker and Arman Abrahimzadeh, Movies with Lucy, Nick Xenophon and Mitchel See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Hero of the Week, Sam Luke, Phil Coorey, Blakey, Nick Xenophon, Alice Short, Tracey Short, Behind Closed Doors and David's Headline.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Laura Tingle's Election 2022 looks at the role of independents in two key seats in SA: the state's most marginal seat of Boothby, and the surprise seat of Grey. Will the Senate race in SA see the return of Senator Rex Patrick, and will Nick Xenophon make a come-back ? The economic risks of dependence on the housing system and mineral wealth, and will election promises help with the housing affordability crisis?

Independents are challenging two key seats in SA: the state's most marginal seat of Boothby, and the surprise seat of Grey. Will the Senate race in SA see the return of Senator Rex Patrick, will Nick Xenophon make a come-back and could the Greens pick up a second seat?

Hero of the Week, Nick Xenophon, Phil Coorey, Australian Slang, Blakey, Alex Dimos - Exec Director of the Advertiser Foundation, Dr Lauren Sadow - Linguistics researcher, Lucy's Podium, Behind Closed Doors  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Listen to the latest news headlines from Australia in Nepali. In this bulletin: Scott Morrison continues to back controversial Warringah candidate Katherine Deves, Independent Senate candidate Nick Xenophon is calling for a royal commission into housing affordability to make it easier for people to buy their own home and in sports, Former Australian cricketer Ryan Campbell is fighting for his life after collapsing at a playground over the weekend due to a heart attack.  - अस्ट्रेलियामा घर किन्न सजिलो बनाउन शाही आयोग स्थापनाको माग लगायत आजको प्रमुख अस्ट्रेलियाली समाचार सुन्नुहोस्। 

PM Scott Morrison is promising 1.3 million new jobs in five years. Nikolai Beilharz from ABC Radio Adelaide joins James Glenday and Melissa Clarke to talk about whether this is a vote-winner in the state with the highest unemployment rate in the nation, and whether Nick Xenophon can win back his old seat in the Senate.Every Friday our team will answer your questions about the federal election. Email australiavotespodcast@abc.net.au

PM Scott Morrison is promising 1.3 million new jobs in five years. Nikolai Beilharz from ABC Radio Adelaide joins James Glenday and Melissa Clarke to talk about whether this is a vote-winner in the state with the highest unemployment rate in the nation, and whether Nick Xenophon can win back his old seat in the Senate. Every Friday our team will answer your questions about the federal election. Email australiavotespodcast@abc.net.au

Federal Budget handed down, concerns over new security pact, new PBS listing, Nick Xenophon returns to federal politics, is infrastructure being used to buy votes? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

South Australia: Former senator Cypriot-Australian Nick Xenophon to return to Federal politics.  - Δυο ομογενείς μετά τις εκλογές στην Νότια Αυστραλία το περασμένο Σαββατοκύριακο, αναλαμβάνουν σημαντικά υπουργεία στην νέα κυβέρνηση. 

On running for Grey: "It was a seed planted by the Liberal Party and look so I hadn't given it any thought until Nick Xenophon stuck up his hand and said he might run for the senate, he's my old boss, he gave me his seat, I'd find great difficulty in contesting Nick noting that he'd handed the reins to me, in those circumstances it would be highly likely I would switch to Grey ... but right now I want to represent South Australians right across SA"The SA senator says he supports export of Grey's uranium deposits - to the right countries - but doesn't see a bright future for nuclear energy in Australia, saying renewable energy ought to have resolved its baseload energy generation concerns long before nuclear energy is viable for SA.

A small Australian company is challenging a major US outdoor goods manufacturer for the right to use the iconic UGG label on their sheepskin boots. With the help of a former Senator turned lawyer, the case could go all the way to the Supreme Court, but only if they can persuade the Federal Government to help them.

Senator Rex Patrick is currently challenging the secrecy around Scott Morrison's national cabinet. He's brought legal action – the outcome is pending – to attempt to have the minutes of this body, which includes federal, state and territory leaders, made public. The government claims the documents are protected by an exemption for cabinet documents in the freedom of information act, while Patrick claims national cabinet lacks some of the essential features that would afford it that cover.   Patrick's also pressing for improvements in the freedom information law, which has become increasingly obstacle-ridden, to allow applicants more rights. It's perhaps no wonder former senator Nick Xenophon, for whom Patrick once worked, labelled him "Inspector Rex".   On a very different front, as a former submariner Patrick has been highly critical of the government's Future Submarine Program, which has contracted a French company to build 12 submarines for the Royal Australian Navy. Patrick says the company is taking too long, and charging too much, to make submarines which may fail to achieve the necessary sovereign capability.   In this podcast, Patrick says Scott Morrison should take the opportunity during his coming meeting with French President Macron to issue an ultimatum that changes must be made.   "You know, despite the good relationship we may have with France, this is a matter of national security, and it's also a matter of a huge amount of public expenditure. And the prime minister must put the Australian public before that relationship. And I think it would be wise for him to be just very frank and honest with the French president."  

Referendum re shop trading hours, Ben Avery in the UK for Channel 9, State Treasurer Rob Lucas, Phil Coorey, Chelsea Carey, Blakey, Nick Xenophon, Health Minister Stephen Wade, Behind Closed Doors See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Michael is joined by Senator Rex Patrick, Independent Senator for South Australia, who calls on Prime Minister Scott Morrison to reaffirm the Federal Government’s support for the Whyalla steelworks and Australian domestic steel production.  “At a time when a cloud of financial uncertainty hangs over Sanjeev Gupta’s GFG Alliance, it’s essential that the Australian Government reaffirm the critical national importance of domestic steel production and the vital contribution the Whyalla steelworks makes to the city of Whyalla and South Australia”, Senator Patrick said.  “Australian steel production is an essential component of our industrial and manufacturing base. It is key part of national infrastructure projects such as the Inland Rail project, to shipbuilding and to Australia’s national security. If the Whyalla steelworks were forced by external financial factors to close, it would be a grave blow to Australia’s national self-reliance and resilience.” “When the steelwork’s previous owner Arrium went into administration in 2016, my predecessor Senator Nick Xenophon was able to enlist the active engagement of then Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull in efforts to support the Whyalla steelworks.”  “Prime Minister Morrison must now also involve himself in the future of Whyalla and make clear his Government’s preparedness to do whatever it may take to ensure that the steelworks continues as a vital part of Australia’s manufacturing future.”  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Member for Mayo, Rebekha Sharkie, is losing senate colleague Rex Patrick as he leaves Centre Alliance to become an independent at the next federal election. Three years after the group's founder Nick Xenophon stepped down as Senator, Senator Patrick has announced he will split (news/local-news/40-local-news/104597-senator-rex-patrick-to-quit-centre-alliance-party) from the party.  In this podcast Jennie Lenman speaks about the news with Rebekha Sharkie followed by Senator Rex Patrick. Senator Patrick's interview starts 7 minutes into the audio.

The UK's mobile providers have been told to remove Huawei kit from 5G networks by 2027. Dominique Lazanski is a cybersecurity consultant, and explains what about the Chinese telecom giant's equipment gives rise to the UK government's concerns. Nick Xenophon used to be an Australian senator, now runs a law firm that represents Huawei, and makes the case for the firm's technology. And we explore whether the move marks the creation of a digital iron curtain with Lord Jim O'Neill, who was a government minister in the UK Treasury when the UK and China had what was then called a 'golden era' of friendship. Also in the programme, the BBC's Manuela Saragosa examines whether in the wake of the rise of the Black Lives Matter movement, the venture capital industry has a diversity problem. Plus, Billboard, which runs the music chart in the US, says it's changing how it compiles its list to address concerns that the chart is being undermined by so-called 'bundling' practices. Martin Talbot is chief executive of the Official Charts Company in the UK, which does not allow bundling, and explains how it works.

Join me as I discuss all things Australian Politics with Political consultant Glenn Druery. Glenn is most famous in Australia for his Minor Party Alliance, we touch on his interest in politics and influences. Alongside a chat around the political dynamics in Australia. Pauline Hanson, Bob Katter and Nick Xenophon all feature in Glenn's insightful anecdotes. After sucessfully getting Ricky Muir elected to the Australian Senate, I also find out what's next for Glenn.

Matthew Pantelis, Doris Day chat, Hannah Ford, Election Wrap, Nick Xenophon, Phil Coorey, Jane Reilly, Blakey, Leon Bignell, KI Quiz, Andrea Lewis See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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Episode 2 of Heaps Good Politics! Featuring an ALL STAR CAST: Premier Jay Weatherill, Shadow Health Minister Steven Wade, Greens member of the legislative Council Mark Parnell, Associate Professor from the Australian Medical Association William Tam and CEO of the Health Consumers Alliance Ellen Kerrins. Transforming SA's Health Care System, what happened, why and has it changed for the better? Plus, Nick Xenophon wants a Royal Commission into our health care system but are there more efficient ways of fixing the issues?

The South Australian election will be held on March 17 - the same day as the federal byelection in Batman.  In SA Labor is pitching for a fifth term, with former senator Nick Xenophon's SA-Best party injecting a high element of unpredictability into the result. Jobs and power prices are to the fore in voters' minds while the gambling industry is investing heavily to try to fend off the "X factor". The Conversation spent two days in Adelaide; we interviewed Dean Jaensch, emeritus professor in politics from Flinders University, Carol Johnson, politics professor at the University of Adelaide, Premier Jay Weatherill, Nick Xenophon, and South Australian federal Liberal cabinet minister Christopher Pyne.

Jon Blake talks about the importance of sledging in sport, the world's oldest message in a bottle, Jacqui Lambie's date with Nick Xenophon and a new episode of Behind Closed Doors.    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The gun debate is once again raging in the United States due to the actions of Nikola Cruz, the nineteen year-old who gunned down seventeen people at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School with a legally purchased AR-15. Gareth and Olly discuss the political reactions to the tragedy, the student movement 'Never Again MSD' and throughout the episode, explore the curious mix of religion, gun rights, liberty and what it means to be "American." Back in Australia, it's state election time! Tasmania has just seen the Liberals win their second term (not without controversy) and what the hell is Nick Xenophon doing with his political ads?

A national anthem debacle, Kentucky Fried Nothing, Nick Xenophon’s viral ad, the old guy Olympics and Trump’s note to self.

Newly minted senator for South Australia and former submariner Rex Patrick is already making waves within Parliament and Defence, and this week he joins the Defence Connect Podcast to talk us through his ambitions for the job and what we can expect to see from him in 2018. The former defence industry contractor takes us through his defence and political career so far, starting from his 11 years in the Navy, his work with then opposition spokesman for defence David Johnston and his role as media adviser to Nick Xenophon. In this no holds barred podcast, Patrick explains the role he played in revealing that there was a leak within Naval Group to the Australian government, what this means for the Future Submarines project and how he hopes to see Australia develop a sovereign shipbuilding capability.

In our season premiere, Nick Xenophon announces he's quitting federal politics to run for South Australian State Parliament. Michael Danby used tax payer dollars to run two attack ads against the ABC. Tony Abbott opened his mouth again, and Malcolm Turnbull attempts to keep messaging on point on energy policy.    SHOW NOTES: http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/tony-abbott-says-climate-change-could-be-beneficial-because-more-people-die-20171009-gyxi9y.html http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-opinion/once-bitten-twice-shy-why-malcolm-turnbull-is-cornered-on-climate-change-20171009-gyxbd1.html http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/well-climate-change-is-real-josh-frydenberg-reminds-tony-abbott-he-signed-paris-deal-20171010-gyyfx8.html http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/liberal-statesman-tells-malcolm-turnbull-to-stand-and-fight-tony-abbott-on-climate-20171011-gyypm7.html http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/its-time-labor-mp-michael-danby-under-pressure-after-abc-attack-backfires-20171005-gyuvj7.html http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/every-federal-election-risks-becoming-a-genealogical-witch-hunt-high-court-warned-20171011-gyyivg.html http://www.smh.com.au/comment/nick-xenophons-gamble-does-state-power-trumps-federal-influence-20171010-gyyd1v.html  

Alice and Lane are shook by Nick Xenophon’s announcement that he’s quitting federal politics. US academic David Smith joins us to explain why Americans continue to love guns in the wake of another mass shooting in Las Vegas. Also Bill Shorten rapped to 50 Cent and honesty… it wasn’t that bad.

As leader of a senate crossbench party, Nick Xenophon's position on contentious legislation, currently media reform, is crucial for the government. He says it's “not for lack of trying” that the Nick Xenophon Team has not yet reached an agreement with the government on media ownership rules. He is pushing for tax breaks for smaller organisations to promote media diversity. He also opposes concessions that the government has made to Pauline Hanson that would clip the wings of the ABC, saying the NXT would vote against them. Meanwhile discovery of his dual citizenship means that he is among the politicians now before the high court over their eligibility to be in parliament. He's been advised he has “the best case of the high court seven”. He holds serious concerns about another sort of citizenship issue - the government's proposed tightening of laws for people to become Australians. “I think parts of this legislation simply go too far”.

On this week's episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast the boys discuss:   Bob Katter cuts off supply to the government? Pauline Hanson wears a Buka in the senate to get in the papers. I agree with George Brandis? That feels weird. National's Fiona Nash is a British dual citizen. She's not going to stand aside. Nick Xenophon is also a dual citizen? Martin Shkreli court transcript reveals struggle to find jurors that don't hate his guts. Donald Trump on the 'alt-left', white supremacy and Charlottesville. FALSE EQUIVALENCE. Steve Bannon shitcanned.   The Unnatural Selection podcast is produced by Jorge Tsipos, Adam Direen and Tom Heath. Visit the Unnatural Selection website at www.UnnaturalShow.com for stuff and things.   Twitter: @JorgeTsipos @TomDHeath @UnnaturalShow

The South Australian premier, Jay Weatherill, joins Katharine Murphy to discuss his plans to tackle the energy market and his arguments with the federal government. Weatherill believes Malcolm Turnbull ‘knows what the right thing to do is’ on supporting renewable energy, but says he is hobbled by Coalition rightwingers. ‘You can’t do business with these people … They’re insatiable. There is no benefit in the prime minister in trying to placate his right wing because they are incapable of being placated’. Weatherill also says that next year’s SA election will be ‘seen as a referendum on renewable energy’ and offers that prominent senator Nick Xenophon, while still an ‘extraordinary influence’ in the state, has ‘come off the boil a bit’ • Weatherill: Labor states could go it alone on energy policy

On March 30, a  late-night debate  in the Senate saw the  Government's attempt to change section 18C of the  Racial Discrimination Act reach defeat, after an alliance by Labor, Greens, Nick Xenophon’s team and Jacqui Lambie, voted down the proposed changes - 31 to 28.This means that the plan to remove ‘offend, insult or humiliate” from section 18C and replace it with the term “harass” will no longer go ahead. Although we do expect to see some changes to the processes of the Human Rights Commission.Just Words producer Myles Houlbrook-Walk spoke to Senator David Leyonhjelm on March 21,  a week prior to the bills defeat.

NXT Senator Stirling Griff has been by Senator Nick Xenophon's side almost the entire way. He helped piece the Nick Xenophon Team together and plays a large role as Nick's deputy. Here he talks at length about the make up of NXT, how decisions are made as an "independent" team and extends on colleague Senator Skye Kakoschke-Moore's thoughts on the recent Murray Darling Basin and ABCC talks with Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and the Coalition Government. Follow Pollie Wanna Cracker on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram @polliepodcast www.radelaidemedia.com  Thumbnail: The Guardian

On this week's episode of Unnatural Selection the boys discuss: Jorge screws with the intro again. How we used to be awful people. The Worst of Unnatural Selection for your listening 'pleasure' We grew up with the times. First dinosaur tail found preserved in amber. Nick Xenophon and submarine leaks. Secret CIA assessment shows Russia was actively helping Trump to win the election - oh and the Republicans knew and did nothing. So yeah. The Unnatural Selection podcast is produced by Jorge Tsipos, Adam Direen and Tom Heath. Visit www.UnnaturalShow.com for stuff and things.   Twitter: @JorgeTsipos @TomDHeath @UnnaturalShow

As the curtain falls on the year, one of the most powerful players in the new parliament looks back on his successes. Nick Xenophon nominates whistleblower protections and procurement law changes negotiated alongside the government's industrial legislation as major achievements. “The government has agreed to sweeping changes to whistleblower protections in this country. Compensation for whistleblowers will be built into the registered organisations legislation that will apply to unions and employer organisations but most importantly it will also apply to corporations and to the public sector in the next 18 months and we've already begun the process on that. "The other big achievement, just a few days ago was with the ABCC legislation. The government has agreed to procurement law changes which will mean for the first time we're more in line with some of our major trading partners,” Xenophon says. Xenophon tells Michelle Grattan that his team will have hard negotiations with the government “but we like to think that if we reach a consensus, a compromise, we do so in good faith which I think is mutually beneficial to both parties”. “I think the government can expect more of the same and I think the government is prepared to sit down and talk to us about areas of common ground.” Reflecting on One Nation, Xenophon describes the relationship between his and Pauline Hanson's teams as “courteous”. “Even though I made it clear that I don't agree with them on their views on immigration, on race, on religion. Attacking Islam is not what we do. We think we are a multicultural society and tolerance is the key and obviously we have very different views on climate change. But where there's common ground - such as issues on procurement, on Australian jobs, on food labelling, on farmers getting a fair go - obviously where there's common ground we'll work together.

Katharine Murphy and Gabrielle Chan are joined by Crikey political editor Bernard Keane on the Australian politics live podcast to wrap up the year. They examine the winners of the year: Pauline Hanson, Nick Xenophon and Malcolm Turnbull before looking at the losers of the year: Malcolm Turnbull, George Brandis and Sam Dastyari. Which one has the “reverse midas touch”?

Nick Xenophon's two new Senate colleagues, Stirling Griff and Skye Kakoschke-Moore, are no strangers to the political process, having both worked with Xenophon behind the scenes. In a joint interview, they tell Michelle Grattan about their contrasting experiences in becoming politicians. Kakoschke-Moore says she has had the benefit of being around Xenophon for nearly six years. “So I understand the way he operates,” she says. Working as a Xenophon adviser, she learnt the ropes of the Senate. “It is so rule-driven and so procedure-driven that I have a great deal of sympathy for people coming into this who have had no exposure at all to the inner workings of Senate procedure.” Stirling Griff, on the other hand, has had a “huge learning curve”. “I'm following behind Skye like she's the mother hen and I imagine I'll be doing that really for another few more weeks,” he says. With the government's industrial relations legislation before the parliament, the Nick Xenophon Team is looking for some amendments. “Particularly in relation to the building code and requiring building projects, to the greatest extent possible, to use Australian goods and services. So we'll be looking at the bills closely but we'll also be keeping an open mind to amendments,” Kakoschke-Moore says. The pair are dismissive of any move by senator David Leyonhjelm to push for concessions on gun laws in exchange for passage of the industrial relations bills. “They're not related and we don't want to play those games,” Griff says.

@Sen.Nick.Xenophon @Nick_Xenophon #CensusFail #census2016

@Sen.Nick.Xenophon @Nick_Xenophon #CensusFail #census2016

Barnaby Joyce of the Nationals and Senator Nick Xenophon and his team may have more influence post election. Alan Porritt/AAPProtectionism and nationalism may be the order of the day, judging by the recent federal election results. Picking up seats are Pauline Hanson from One Nation and Nick Xenophon and his team (NXT), but it’s also a strong result for the Nationals. If the Coalition forms government, the Nationals might ask for the trade portfolio and lend their support to national procurement (a focus on locally produced goods and services), also supported by the NXT, says Geoff Cockfield, professor of government and economics at the University of Southern Queensland. Senators such as Hanson will still have to form alliances to have any influence on certain business and economic policies. But not all the crossbenchers see eye to eye, Cockfield says. Additional music by Dave Depper

Lenore Taylor, Katharine Murphy and Gabrielle Chan discuss how Australian voters rejected the Malcolm Turnbull they were offered and supported independents who meant what they said, ignoring warnings of chaos and instability. Also, the prospects for marriage equality, Turnbull’s proposed superannuation changes – and redundant campaign buses

Battle On Saturday, Australians will finally go to the polls to decide who will lead the country after one of the longest election campaigns in recent history. But no matter which major party wins government, they look set to be sharing power – particularly in the Senate – with a range of new faces from the likes of Nick Xenophon’s and Jacqui Lambie’s political parties. So, which seats should we be following with interest on election night? And how have the major parties gone at selling their policies? University of Western Australia political analyst Natalie Mast sits down again with “Poll Bludger” William Bowe to talk about how the campaign has played out and what the polls are telling us about the likely result. Subscribe to The Conversation’s Speaking With podcasts on iTunes, or follow on Tunein Radio. Additional Audio: ABC - Lateline, “‘Poll Position’: Senator Nick Xenophon” Sydney Morning Herald, “Liberal launch, instability scare” Associated Press, “European Union referendum results announcement” NSW Nationals Party, “Not this time, Tony” Liberal Party of Australia (via Sydney Morning Herald), Campaign ad Australian Labor Party, “Chloe Shorten interviews Bill” Music Free Music Archive - Blue Dot Sessions Wisteria Free Music Archive - Blue Dot Sessions, When the guests have left Free Music Archive - Blue Dot Sessions, Bouncing Free Music Archive - Circus Marcus, “La tapa del dominigo” Free Music Archive - Dave Depper, “Wholesome 7” Natalie Mast is the Chair of The Conversation's Editorial Board.

Senator Nick Xenophon is the South Australian “vote magnet” making both the Coalition and Labor nervous, as he spreads his brand at this election. His probable success promises not just more Senate seats for the nascent party but a powerful role in the new Senate for its leader. Xenophon tells Michelle Grattan he believes that while governments have a mandate to introduce legislation, the Senate has a mandate to scrutinise. “I say that in the context that there are many hundreds of thousands of Australians that vote differently between the lower house and the upper house because under our Constitution, under our system of government, the Senate is there to represent the states. “It's also there under its proportional representation system to be a bulwark against excesses of executive power,” he says.

Senate candidate for South Australia John Bolton represents the Australian Liberty Alliance, a new political party formed in October 2015. He and the ALA have been criticised for their policies and views on Islam and what they see as human rights issues under Sharia Law. He also shares some interesting views on Senator Nick Xenophon, the prospect of a double dissolution election and where the ALA sits in the Australian political landscape. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @polliepodcast and www.facebook.com/Pollie-Wanna-Cracker-1064437466920267/ www.radelaidemedia.com 

Senator @Nick_Xenophon accuses @malcolmtunbull of cruel and unusual punishment #Senate #auspol #doubledissolution

Senator @Nick_Xenophon accuses @malcolmtunbull of cruel and unusual punishment #Senate #auspol #doubledissolution

Our third show in a recent run involving Nick Xenophon and his Nick Xenophon Team gives Daniel Kirk, candidate for the Federal Electorate of Hindmarsh, the floor. Daniel provides insight into his life journey, his path to politics and what he stands for in his campaign for election. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @polliepodcast or www.facebook.com/Pollie-Wanna-Cracker-1064437466920267/

South Australian Senator Nick Xenophon discusses the future of Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Adelaide, responds to Christopher Pyne's "vanity party" claims regarding NXT, chats about Australian Senate voting reform and tries to order a pizza from a Taxi company mid-interview! Follow us on Twitter & Instagram @polliepodcast or www.facebook.com/Pollie-Wanna-Cracker-1064437466920267/

Liberal Party of Australia's Federal Minister for Industry, Innovation & Science Christopher Pyne joins the show. Listen to Minister Pyne chat about his background, his Federal seat of Sturt, the "Fixer" interview, #ideasboom and the National Innovation and Science Agenda plus what he describes as "vanity parties" such as Clive Palmer and the Palmer United Party and Senator Nick Xenophon and his Nick Xenophon Team. Follow us @polliepodcast on Twitter and Instagram and on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Pollie-Wanna-Cracker-1064437466920267

At the start of a frenetic year for independent Nick Xenophon, the South Australian senator tells Michelle Grattan his new national political party, the Nick Xenophon Team (NXT), will fill a vacuum. “People want a genuine choice from the political centre. I think they're sick of the left and right skirmishes we see in politics - the red team, blue team approach where even if one side acknowledges that the other side has a good idea, it needs to tear it down,” he says. Xenophon talks about the preselection process for his candidates, the difficulty of operating on a “dental floss budget”, and his views on how to create a fairer senate voting system.

Annabel Crabb once put a laptop in the oven and it wasn't even the worst thing she's ever cooked. Rare culinary slip-ups aside, the host of Kitchen Cabinet is brilliant at mastering recipes (she's just released an excellent cookbook, after all). And her food-transporting game is pretty strong, too – for her ABC TV show, she once carried a honey fig semifreddo cake to Senator Nick Xenophon's place, with zero melting tragedies. Getting serving implements through airport security is another matter, though. “You try and take a cake fork anywhere – you're in massive trouble,” she says. Despite this obstacle, it's impressive what Annabel is able to achieve on her cooking show, despite not having a traditional studio kitchen set-up. She's so savvy that she once managed to make ice cream in a hotel room. Taking dessert to someone – the premise of her show – can act as a great Trojan horse for getting into sought-after places (such as Joe Hockey's “notorious” share house, where former opposition leader Brendan Nelson lived in a shed for $80 a week; “it's the funniest, weirdest story,” she says). Food to make and take is the focus of her great new cookbook, Special Delivery (Murdoch Books), which she's co-written with her Kitchen Cabinet recipe consultant and life-long friend, Wendy Sharpe. Food offerings can be a not-so-secret code, a direct message that conveys a lot – as Annabel explains in the book, sometimes it can mean ‘Congratulations' or ‘I come in peace' (to politicians) or ‘Lord, this meeting might be grim – let's have some cake while we're at it'. In the podcast, she says: “Often when you're in situations where you can't think of anything else to say to somebody – like when maybe they've had a death in the family or they're very sad about something and you've run out of the constructive things to say – sometimes you take something that shows, in a wordless way, that you're thinking about them.” It can also be fun, too. And her cookbook includes a recipe for a soufflé you can travel with and advice on how to present haloumi without the ‘am I eating a cold thong?' feeling. During this podcast, Annabel also covers the extreme lengths she endured in making a relevant dessert for Motoring Enthusiast Party Senator Ricky Muir for this season of “Kitchen Cabinet” (donuts, as it turned out, were impossible to pull off). She also shares a funny behind-the-scenes revelation about serving Clive Palmer a cake that would have been served on the Titanic. It was delightful to chat to Annabel – and I love that a Canberra journalist who landed a “accidental second career as the host of a political cooking show” would end up being the person who talks most extensively about food out of everyone I've interviewed on this podcast.  

In this episode Viv interviews Green Senator Janet Rice and tours a forest site near Warbuton, a day out organised by the Great Forest National Park group.   Out in the forest Viv interviews the Knitting Nannas, artist Karena Goldfinch, James, a local opera singer and Steve Meacher, Leadbeater possum thought leader.  When the state forests become National Park, a Carbon Sink worth $40 Million each year will be created. The effect of letting this moist forest age gracefully will be to slow down the impacts of climate change. * It's not too late to donate to Radiothon. Help keep us on air. Call 03 9419 8377 during office hours or go to www.3cr.org.au and follow the Radiothon links.   No amount too small!Labor has moved an amendment that removes the inclusion of biomass sourced from native forest into the RET, which the Senate are debating and voting on as I write.   We need to let them know that burning native forests for energy is anything but renewable and will drive more deforestation and species extinction.Phoning an MP isn't hard, nor is sending a short email to register your objection to including native forest wood in the RET as an eligible fuel source. Request that the Senators (below) vote for Labor's amendment. Ricky Muir (03) 5144 3639  senator.muir@aph.gov.au   Penny Wong (08) 8212 8272 senator.wong@aph.gov.au  Glenn Lazarus (07) 3001 8940  senator.lazarus@aph.gov.au   Nick Xenophon 08 8232 1144  senator.xenophon@aph.gov.au   Dio Wang (08) 9221 2233   senator.wang@aph.gov.au   John Madigan   (03) 5331 2321 senator.madigan@aph.gov.auBob Day (02) 6277 3373   senator.day@aph.gov.au  Jacqui Lambie (03) 6431 2233   senator.lambie@aph.gov.au  David Leyonhjelm (02) 9719 1078  senator.leyonhjelm@aph.gov.au   Here is a link to the Australian Forests and Climate Alliance giving some useful information.http://www.forestsandclimate.org.au/bio-energy.html 

Michelle Grattan speaks to Senate independent Nick Xenophon about an iron ore price inquiry, the budget, higher education deregulation and more.

NICK XENOPHON Independent Senator The Australian Federal police faced an agonising decision but they should have arrested the Bali Nine drug smugglers in Australia.

Mike Baird shocks nobody by winning the New South Wales state election; Scott Morrison has traumatic flashbacks (to wet willies and spitballs to the back of the head) as former students of Sydney Boys High boycott his attendance at their Old Boys function; Jackie Lambie and Nick Xenophon start their own no-issue eponymous political parties; a Manus Island prisoner tries to do exactly what the Australian government told him to, but isn't allowed; George Brandis discovers gravity; and we find out about the plots of dastardly terrorists to destroy the environment.

Balibo 5 Justice: A stain on the national conscience Nick Xenophon calls the lack of investigation into the Balibo 5 deaths. Justin Smith speaks with the Senator about the questions to be asked and justice to be served. More…

Australians have always loved a punt – on the horses, card games, two up or the lotto – but in recent decades the prolific increase of poker machines, casinos and online betting has given us the sad ranking of number one in the world for per capita gambling losses. Problem gambling and addiction has had devastating consequences for thousands of people. For everyone else, betting has changed our social landscape and intruded in many areas of our lives we cannot control. Why do Australians love to gamble? What limits should there be on betting and advertising? What can governments and communities do to counter its ill-effects? On the next Fifth Estate, series host Sally Warhaft is joined by anti-gambling campaigner and independent Senator Nick Xenophon and author Michaela McGuire, whose new book Last Bets examines the gaps between ethics and the law.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

South Australian independent senator Nick Xenophon talks to Michelle Grattan about Clive Palmer, the new senate, the carbon tax and much much more.

The federal government has moved to assure people their personal data, entered in tonight's (Tues 9/8) census, will be secure. Independent senator Nick Xenophon and Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young have added their voices to those raising privacy concerns.  - ಕೇಂದ್ರ ಸರ್ಕಾರವು , ಇಂದು ರಾತ್ರಿ ತುಂಬಬೇಕಾದ ಜನಗಣತಿ ಪತ್ರದಲ್ಲಿ ಭಾರ್ತಿ ಮಾಡಲಿರುವ ಜನರ ವೈಯ್ಯಕ್ತಿಕ ಮಾಹಿತಿಯು ಭದ್ರವಾಗಿ ಇರುತ್ತದೆ ಎಂದು ಆಶ್ವಾಸನೆ ನೀಡುವ ಕ್ರಮ ಆರಂಭಿಸಿದೆ  ಸ್ವತಂತ್ರ ಸಂಸದ ನಿಕ್ ಕ್ಸೆನೋಫೋನ್ ಅವರು ಹಾಗು ಗ್ರೀನ್ಸ್ ಪಕ್ಷದ ಸಂಸದೆ ಸ್ಯಾರಾ ಹ್ಯಾನ್ಸನ್-ಯಂಗ್ ಅವರು ವೈಯ್ಯಕ್ತಿಕ ಮಾಹಿತಿ ನೀಡುವುದರ ವಿರುದ್ಧ ಕಳವಳ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಪಡಿಸುತ್ತಿರುವವರ ಜತೆ ದನಿಗೂಡಿಸಿದ್ದಾರೆ