The man who made his name as an independent anti-gambling senator in the state parliament now has his own political party and he's trying to win seats in the Senate and House of Representatives beyond his support base in South Australia.
Nick Xenophon's inner Adelaide campaign office is a sea of orange.
Slogans like "politics done differently" and "all about jobs" shout down from posters on the walls.
The man who made his name as an independent anti-gambling senator in the state parliament now has his own political party, and he's targeting seats in the federal upper and lower houses.
It's from this office, with two full-time staffers and a handful of volunteers, he hopes to launch a devastating campaign against the two major parties.
"The problem with Australian politics these days is it's such a toxic race between the left and the right. It's about each side trying to tear each other down, rather than trying to solve the nation's problems."
His knack for delivering a message, and his fighting spirit, have helped the Independent Senator become a household name.
What was once his single-policy platform against gambling is now a political powerhouse.
"It's all about finding solutions to problems by not being ideological about it. Being pragmatic and sensible, and looking to the good things from the left and the right of politics that we can adapt to solve problems."
In this election his political party, Nick Xenophon Team, will run candidates in the lower house and in the Senate.
Marie Rowland is running against Tony Abbott in the New South Wales seat of Warringah.
"I have always been a great admirer of Nick Xenophon. He's somebody that has shown incredibly good judgment when he's made his decisions. He's never looked at issues from a right-left point of view, but more a right-wrong point of view."
Campaign Manager Stirling Griff, who is also an NXT Senate candidate for South Australia, says those running alongside the party's namesake senator share his values.
"It's not just totally about Nick. But people know what Nick stands for and the people that we have running as candidates have exactly the same core. They're all individuals but we have the same core: we all believe in the same things, and are very very thrilled to be associated with Nick, and hope that we'll be able to pull off what some would see as a minor miracle, and have more like-minded people in parliament."
That core includes campaigning for local production and government accountability, as well as gambling reform.
Political commentator William Bowe says the emerging party could land blows against the major parties.
"Nick Xenophon got a quarter of the state-wide senate vote in South Australia at the 2013 election, and if he could replicate that at the next election in both houses, he could achieve something absolutely unprecedented."
He says one scenario could see NXT holding the balance of power in the Senate.
And if the team can win lower house seats, they could have a say in who runs the country.
Nick Xenophon says he sees a balance of power outcome in the Senate as unlikely.
"What I've said, what the team has said, is that in that highly, highly unlikely event, that we will go to the two major parties and talk to them about our core policies."
His centrist approach doesn't please everybody, including Foreign Minister Julie Bishop.
"To vote for an independent is a waste of a vote. Independents can promise everything to everybody, but they deliver nothing."
At least one voter on a crowded Adelaide street doesn't agree.
"I think he's an excellent choice for South Australia, I think he's a great alternative to the other parties, so I hope he gets in."
For a man used to running David and Goliath-style battles, this could be his biggest yet.
