Coalition MP Ewen Jones has rebuked his Coalition colleague Cory Bernardi for his hardline stance on the importance of traditional families.

In the Coalition Party room meeting on Tuesday, Senator Bernardi singled out Social Services Minister Kevin Andrews for praise for his ''defence'' of traditional family units.

Senator Cory Bernardi earned a rebuke from Coalition colleague Ewen Jones over the former's support for ''traditional families''. Credit:Andrew Meares

Senator Bernardi, who holds strong conservative views, read out part of an opinion piece Mr Andrews had written on the topic.

He then joked that his senior colleague should be careful about airing his view – some of which Senator Bernardi had echoed in his book The Conservative Revolution – drawing considerable criticism from the Left.