![]() She lived in a low-income suburb but went to Launceston Grammar. We’re the same age – 48 – but never met back then. It’s the kind of eatery – coffee roastery, slick design, Instagram-worthy breakfasts – that didn’t exist in the insular Launceston we knew as teenagers. We discuss this over lunch at Tatler Lane, a restaurant close to her Launceston electorate office, in the state’s north. It’s the Monday following the April Aston byelection and debate is running hot: what does the seat’s loss mean for the conservative side of politics? Archer believes she knows exactly what it means and spells it out in the morning papers: “I think the party needs to stop ideological dog-whistling and return to centrist Liberal values.” And there, alongside her quote, are the words now unshakeably paired with her name: “outspoken Tasmanian MP”. I meet Bridget Archer just after the federal Liberal MP lobbed another mini-grenade at her own party. ![]() This story is part of the May 27 Edition of Good Weekend. ![]()
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