Liberal MP and ACT independent senator recognised for standing by principles, engaging with all parties in good faith
Tasmanian Liberal MP Bridget Archer and independent ACT senator David Pocock have been named winners of a prestigious prize after being recognised as outstanding political leaders for the communities they serve.
Archer said she was “very honoured” to be joining the ranks of a small, prestigious group of leaders. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup “I believe we have so much more in common than the sum of our differences and this is the approach I’ve tried to bring to my role on the crossbench. We are facing huge challenges as communities, as a nation and globally it’s more important than ever to find ways to work together to solve them.”
Over the course of her career, Archer has crossed the floor against her party on at least 28 occasions.to suspend the standing orders to vote on calling for a royal commission into child sexual abuse in Indigenous communities.
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