Australian Conservatives
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Australian Conservatives
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| Leader | Cory Bernardi |
| Founded | 7 February 2017 |
| Legalised | 12 April 2017 |
| Split from | Liberal Party of Australia |
| Headquarters | King William Street, Kent Town, South Australia 5067 |
| Ideology |
Conservatism Fiscal conservatism Social conservatism Economic liberalism Right-wing populism |
| Political position | Right-wing |
| Slogan | A better way |
| Senate |
1 / 76
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| SA Legislative Council |
2 / 22
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| Website | |
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The Australian Conservatives is an Australian political party formed as a breakaway from the Liberal Party of Australia and led by former Liberal Senator Cory Bernardi. The party was originally established as a conservative political activist group in July 2016, as response to the results of the 2016 federal election. It was formed as a political party after Bernardi's resignation from the Liberals, following disagreements with the Coalition, its policies and leadership under Malcolm Turnbull.
The Australian Conservatives were initially established by Senator Bernardi as a conservative political activist group on 6 July 2016. The group was announced by Bernardi on his personal blog as a conservative "movement" to "help change politics and to give common sense a united voice." Bernardi cited the results of the 2016 federal election as a motivator for the group's establishment, stating that "over 1.7m votes were cast for right-of-centre or conservative parties rather than the Liberals", and that "the clear mission now is to bring people together for the good of the country." Despite contemporary media speculation when he created the group, following numerous public expressions of disappointment towards the Liberals, its policies, and leader Malcolm Turnbull, he stated that its establishment did not signal any breakaway from the Liberals, of which he was a Senator, and that its intent was to "make the Liberals stronger." Within a month, the group's online newsletter reached over 50,000 subscribers. Queensland Liberal National Party of Queensland MP George Christensen was one of the first Coalition members of Parliament to support Bernardi and the Australian Conservatives, following his shared dissatisfaction with the election results.
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