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- ↑ "South Australia's minority government must deal with a hostile upper house". The Australian . News Corp Australia. 26 March 2014. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
- ↑ Electoral Commission SA
- 1 2 MLC John Darley quits Nick Xenophon Team in South Australia: ABC 17 August 2017
- ↑ Xenophon MP quits the party in SA: SBS 17 August 2017
- ↑ Harmsen, Nick (15 September 2017). "The ex-X men: spurned Nick Xenophon affiliates launch rival party Advance SA ahead of election". ABC News . Retrieved 15 September 2017.