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Does this result justify Senator Xenophons decision to play hardball at the negotiating table?

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Does this result justify Senator Xenophons decision to play hardball at the negotiating table?

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Vote in our poll on this page and have your say below. ‘”I am willing to support the government’s economic stimulus package,” he told the Senate after outlining details of a deal with the Government. “Ultimately, I was sent here to do a job and that job is to do whatever I can to assist the hundreds of thousands of people along the (Murray-Darling) rivers.” What Xenophon managed to negotiate “This morning, the Treasurer and the Water Minister have agreed to a package of $900 million in spending commitments including fast-tracking spending for the Murray Darling Basin, for its economy over and above any previous commitments,” Senator Xenophon said. He said there would be an additional $500 million brought forward during the next three-and-a-half years for water buybacks, bringing the total spend to over $2 billion for that period. There would be $200 million in grants to assist local communities in water saving and planning for the future. For the first time there would be a guaranteed

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