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How a conversation with Tony Abbott sealed Cory Bernardi's Liberal Party exit
Despairing over his future, Cory Bernardi confided in Tony Abbott. He was dismayed to later find the details in a national newspaper.
Latika Bourke is a reporter for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age based in London. She has previously worked for Fairfax Media, the ABC and 2UE in Canberra. Latika won the Walkley Award for Young Australian Journalist of the Year in 2010.
Despairing over his future, Cory Bernardi confided in Tony Abbott. He was dismayed to later find the details in a national newspaper.
Cory Bernardi is set to upend centre-right politics in Australia and announce on Tuesday that he is resigning from the Liberal Party.
"No wonder Malcolm Turnbull was so desperate to keep his secret — he basically bought himself an election," said Labor's finance spokesman.
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