Bridget Archer says Dutton appears to be ‘weaponising’ child abuse for ‘political advantage’

The Liberal backbencher says Peter Dutton’s call for a royal commission into child sexual abuse in Indigenous communities is divisive and inconsistent

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Bridget Archer has blasted Peter Dutton for appearing to “weaponise” child sexual abuse for “some perceived political advantage” after the Liberal backbencher crossed the floor to vote against a motion calling for a royal commission into child sexual abuse in Indigenous communities.

A furious Archer told Guardian Australia on Tuesday she would likely support a royal commission into child sexual abuse if any new inquiry examined the prevalence of that behaviour in all parts of the community, not just in Indigenous communities.

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