Bernardi quits, says politics is broken
Cory Bernardi has quit the Liberal Party, claiming the political class had lost touch with the Australian people and had become beholden to "expedient, self-serving, short-term ends".
Phillip Coorey writes on news specialising in policy, politics and budget. Based in our Canberra newsroom, Phil is the Australian Financial Review's chief political correspondent. He is a former chief political correspondent for The Advertiser and The Sydney Morning Herald, and a two-time winner of the Paul Lyneham award for press gallery excellence.
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