Peter Dutton has revealed his frustration over Liberal MP Bridget Archer crossing the floor to side with Labor again over his calls for a Royal Commission into child sexual abuse in Indigenous communities.
The Leader of the Opposition followed Senator Jacinta Price's lead on Thursday when he called on the Prime Minister to support the Coalition's push for a Royal Commission along with an audit of government spending on Indigenous programs.
Unlike in the Labor Party, Liberal MPs are free to vote against the party without fear of punishment or repudiation. "Well Bridget voted with Anthony Albanese to stop the motion going forward. That motion was to set up a Royal Commission into child abuse in Indigenous communities, and also an auditing of Indigenous programs. I suspect that's more the part she's got a problem with. But we're very serious about it." Mr Dutton said on Thursday.
"Now, embarrassingly, she's voted with the government on something I think vast majority of Australians want to see happen. And she's still a member of the Liberal Party. "I think it's a very significant issue for our country as I say, I think she's made a mistake, it's the wrong decision. “In the Labor party if you cross the floor, you have to resign from the party,” Mr Dutton said. “In our party room, there’s a greater capability.”
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