Some local Australian interest ICYMI - Nick Xenophon rsgins from the Senate, to contest a seat in SA State contest
If you are not a local and are wondering what impact this may have on Australian government/policy ... its complicated. PM Turnbull's coalition does not have a majority in the Senate and this will not change that.
After that I am deeply into DGAF territory (actually, I already am)
More:
- Reuters: Influential Australian Senator Nick Xenophon resigns
- ABC (Australian public media): Nick Xenophon to return to South Australian politics in 'do or die' effort
- Fairfax press: Nick Xenophon to quit Senate and run for state seat of Hartley
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I posted during the London timezone Thursday and stuck up a ditty by these guys. But I kept the best 'til the Asian time:
