Hot off the press:
Conservative senator Cory Bernardi is in talks to break away from the Liberal Party to become the figurehead for a conservative party which would hoover up all the right-wing votes Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is accused of bleeding in his disastrous election campaign.
“Bernardi is actively seeking this job,” a Liberal source has told Fairfax Media.
Senator Bernardi on Wednesday posted a blog entry on his website stating that the election result is a “disaster” and that it is important to unite “Australian Conservatives…regardless of their party affiliation.”
He has asked fellow conservatives to register their interest at a website called “conservatives.org.au”.
Senator Bernardi did not return calls but said in a text message he was “on leave” and had “nothing to add” from his comments earlier in the week.
Go for it. Please!