Cory Bernardi’s Australian Conservatives group signs up 50,000 people online, by Tom McIlroy.

Liberal backbencher Cory Bernardi says his new Australian Conservatives group has recorded more than 50,000 online registrations and raised enough money to hire a spokesperson. …

Conservatives hope the group will ultimately rival the progressive lobby group GetUp!, with Queensland MP George Christensen saying “if we do nothing, we will let the forces of socialism and globalism conquer”.

This would be a useful start for a new party. You can join up with Bernadi at www.conservatives.org.au.