Independent Senator Nick Xenophon, Protect farmers and shoppers rights
Channel: GeneEthicsOnline
Date: 2012-05-02

Nick was first elected in 1997 to the South Australian parliament on a No Pokies platform. He joined the Senate in July 2008, to work on key national issues affecting the state, including gambling reform, the water crisis, consumer law and GM food labelling. Nick's approach is summed up in his First Speech to the Senate when he said: I would rather go down fighting than still be standing because I stayed silent.