Senator Cory Bernardi formally resigns setting up three-way battle for seat

The Liberal party will soon select a new senator for South Australia following the formal resignation of Cory Bernardi.

Independent Senator Cory Bernadi Source: AAP

Independent senator Cory Bernardi has formally resigned from parliament, setting up a three-way Liberal preselection battle in South Australia.

Mr Bernardi was elected as a Liberal, so his former party will fill his casual vacancy and not the Australian Conservatives party he formed in 2017, which disbanded in June 2019.

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Minister for Finance Mathias Cormann congratulates Independent Senator Cory Bernardi after delivering his valedictory speech in the Senate chamber.

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