Former federal Liberal MP Bridget Archer recruited by Rockliff for snap Tasmania poll
by Ben Smee from World news | The Guardian on (#6XTYD)
Bridget Archer lost Bass to Labor at the federal election and is a moderate ally of the premier who suffered a no confidence vote last week
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Prominent former federal Liberal MP, Bridget Archer, has announced she will contest a snap Tasmanian election for the embattled state government, amid ongoing political upheaval.
The Liberal premier, Jeremy Rockliff, is expected to call an election on Tuesday - only 15 months after Tasmanians last went to the polls - after the state parliament passed a motion of no confidence in him.
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