Cory Bernadi has advised the PM that he is leaving the Liberal Part to sit on the cross bench.

Peter Dutton says that 'the people' will be angry that Liberal Party values have been 'betrayed''

What values would they be, Peter?

The Coalition is in crises all over Australia, about to be booted in Western Australia, on the nose in New South Wales, not wanted elsewhere. This mob could not win a chook raffle even if they bought all the tickets, as Money Bags Malcolm did personally at the last federal election, to just scrape in by the barest of margins.

For Turnball, its been one internal disaster after another. With this Corny Banana character shooting off to the extreme right to most likely form another gangster party, possibly even more way out that the lovely Pauline's One Nation. Looks as though a couple of other crazy Liberals could follow suit shortly. Time for an election! Australia needs good government, not the Gumball politics that the Liberals are delivering now.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qiRaS9VP1M

It seems to be about the value of trust.
Most people as Kelly O'Dwyer pointed out
"would feel that their trust has been
violated if somebody stood for a particular
party and then left that political party
particularly so soon after and election campaign."

Former Senator Sean Edwards also stated that -
"It would be a gross departure as to certainly
six months into a six year term - what people
would have expected... I would prefer to see
Senator Bernardi stay within the Liberal Party
and do the work that all the members that
pre-selected him ...expect."

Is this an ego trip for Senator Bernardi?
And what will our PM do about it?
Will Senator Bernardi have to resign from his
seat as he will not longer represent the Liberal
Party and it was under that umbrella that he got
elected? He should have to contest his seat again
surely? So many questions...

Interesting times ahead.

Yes Paul, it must be frustrating for both labor and green supporters to have been presented with such a wonderful oportunity to strike, but can't due to not having the tools.

The likes of PH are lapping it up.

Hey Paul, it certainly tells us what real people think of the Greens, when those who have been totally disgusted by Turnbull have to turn to One Nation. Through all this not a single decimal point in extra green numbers, & Labor is doing little better.

It is a pity that Pauline & Tony Abbott, probably the only 2 possible leaders, with the general populations interests at heart, in parliament are both so flawed. However, neither are any where near as flawed as Turnbull, Shorten, or your lot of crazies.

We need leaders game to come out blazing & kill off the global warming scam, & the dreadful alternate energy industries it has spawned.

I don't know enough about Bernadi to even have an opinion on him. It will take time to find if he is genuine or simply self serving. However he couldn't be any worse than what is currently our leaders.

Hi Foxy, we actually elect people, not political parties. So this bloke is free to do as he likes. I would not be surprised if there is not some kind of attempt to form a new political party. Others within the government, such as George Christensen and Eric Abetz, to name but two, would find such a party attractive. Could they coerse Abbott into leading such a party, Why did he hang around? If not to make a comeback in some way.
The last federal election was the worse possible result for Turnbull personally, a loss would have been better. With a slim majority, the right wing party members have total control of Turnbull. I once admired the man as a future Prime Minister. Unfortunately circumstance, and his overriding lust for leadership seen him sell himself out to those he really can not stomach. He puts on a brave face, that all is rosy in the garden, the reality is, it is anything but. In a way he reminds me of a great Liberal John Grey Gorton. Gorton had the moral fortitude that when the crunch came, he voted himself out of the top job.

John Gorton: "I am a Liberal, not a conservative!"