Splitting the difference: Cory Bernardi's defection and right-wing politics in Australia

By Nick O'Malley
February 11 2017 - 12:15am
Cory Bernardi departs the Senate at Parliament House. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Cory Bernardi departs the Senate at Parliament House. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
The current star of the right-wing crossbench, Pauline Hanson. Photo: Andrew Meares
The current star of the right-wing crossbench, Pauline Hanson. Photo: Andrew Meares
Kirralie Smith speaks at a fundraiser for her legal battle, organised by the Q Society. Photo: Wolter Peeters
Kirralie Smith speaks at a fundraiser for her legal battle, organised by the Q Society. Photo: Wolter Peeters

Before he defected from the Liberal Party to launch the Australian Conservatives this week, Cory Bernardi, a man of square jaw and firm conviction, would have first come to many people's attention for one of his many hard lines.

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