Explainer: why some economists think the RBA should drop its inflation target
Independent Senator Nick Xenophon wants the RBA to focus on economic growth, and he's not alone.
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I won’t be giving my name to census: Xenophon
Senate crossbencher Nick Xenophon will defy the requirement to provide his name when he fills out Tuesday's census.
Explainer: who’s who on the new Senate crossbench?
The Senate results suggest the Turnbull government will have to master the art of negotiation if it is to implement its policies.
Games and gambling: Xenophon’s ill-judged counter strike
Nick Xenophon wants to crack down on first-person shooter games, which he claims are a form of gambling. But his stance oversimplifies the way these games are played.
Three reasons free trade has become a political football
First clue: inequality.
Explainer: who are the independents and minor parties in the lower house?
After a slim victory, how the Coalition works with the crossbench MPs will prove important to the success and stability of the Turnbull government.
After messy night, Coalition more likely to form government – but Pauline Hanson is in the Senate
After counting into the early hours of Sunday morning, the Australian Electoral Commission currently has Labor leading in 72 of the 150 seats, with the Coalition ahead in 66.
Is there any hope for gambling reform in a new parliament?
Polls suggest that Nick Xenophon’s team will win a bag of Senate seats. Along with a re-elected Andrew Wilkie, and the Greens, will there be enthusiasm for gambling reform in the next parliament?
State of the states: South Australia’s economy is the laggard of a nation in transition
The key battleground of South Australia has been inundated during the campaign with regular visits from both Malcolm Turnbull and Bill Shorten.
Turnbull’s election to lose
Most voters suspect that whoever wins government, they will soon declare that “the economy is not as strong as we had hoped or been led to believe” – and that promises will need to be broken.
Xenophon threatens massive retaliation against any Lib-Lab deal against him
Labor is heaving a sigh of relief after Malcolm Turnbull’s announcement that the Liberals will put the Greens below Labor everywhere. In particular, the embattled Labor MP for Batman, David Feeney, under…
VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the Nick Xenophon Team
This week, The Conversation followed Nick Xenophon to his home state of South Australia, where the party formed in his name looks set to be the big winnner at this election.
Election podcast: Nick Xenophon on his play for Senate power
Nick Xenophon, the South Australian 'vote magnet', is making both the Coalition and Labor nervous.
Grattan on Friday: In Conversation with Nick Xenophon
The Nick Xenophon Team is to this election what the Palmer United Party was to the 2013 one. It is potentially the 'next big new thing' in the Senate.
Vote 1 ‘Other’: what’s driving more voters to back a minor party this election
Watch Anne Tiernan and Duncan McDonnell discuss the popularity of minor parties and independents in this election – including what the Nick Xenophon Team learnt from the Palmer United Party.
Partisan divide over Senate crossbenchers
One-third of people believe the next Senate should have more or the same number of crossbenchers, according to polling done for the Australia Institute.
Aided by the new Senate rules, Nick Xenophon should have a happy election night
The Senate reforms and a double-dissolution election means that it is difficult to predict who will be sitting in the upper house after July 2. But you can count on Nick Xenophon being there.
Major parties have a lot to answer for in the drift to minor players
For those who might feel this election campaign will never end, it is worth revisiting why the voters are enduring eight weeks rather than the normal five. Calling a double dissolution – the specific circumstances…
Election FactCheck Q&A: Is Australia’s foreign debt nearly $1 trillion, up from $74 billion last year?
Independent senator Nick Xenophon told Q&A that foreign debt is approaching $1 trillion, up from $74 billion the previous year. Is that right?
Senate voting reform: keep it simple, or too many people’s votes won’t be counted
Those who do understand the Senate voting system have the potential to wield some influence both in its conduct and in debates about how it might be reformed.
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