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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Ben Smee

Former federal Liberal MP Bridget Archer recruited by Rockliff for snap Tasmania poll

Bridget Archer.
The former member for the federal seat of Bass, Bridget Archer, will stand in the Tasmanian election. Photograph: Mike Bowers/The Guardian

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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