Senators Xenophon and Hanson Young refuse to write names on the 2016 Census and risk a $1800 fine

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Senator Nick Xenophon would rather risk thousands of dollars worth of fines than put his name on his census form.Independent senator Nick Xenophon has declared he'll withhold his name from the 2016 Australian census form because he has serious privacy concerns. Aaron reports.



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