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Nick Xenophon’s tilt for a return to state politics was dealt a bitter personal blow this morning, with his former partner announcing her candidacy for the Upper House with a stunning accusation of “mental and emotional abuse” during their “secret” seven-year relationship – a claim he strongly denies.
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Nick Xenophon says he hopes a pair of spurned former allies are “subject to the same level of scrutiny as I am” after they today unveiled their own political party, with plans to take on the influential senator’s fledgling SA Best at the March state election.
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A high-profile prospective candidate for Nick Xenophon’s SA Best has described South Australia’s renewable energy mix as “crazy shit” and “gesture politics”, but insists there’s no division in the party’s ranks over a renewable energy target.
