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Porter accuser voted off ruling body for barristers

Michael Pelly
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One of Attorney-General Christian Porter's accusers has been voted off the ruling body for Victorian barristers as a conservative "Vote for Change" group swept the state's bar council elections.

Kathleen Foley, who cited unsavoury behaviour by Mr Porter at the University of Western Australia, had been seeking re-election in the council's category B: junior counsel with six to 15 years' experience.

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Michael Pelly is the legal editor, based in our Sydney newsroom. He has been a senior adviser to federal and state attorneys-general and written two books, one a biography of former High Court Chief Justice Murray Gleeson. Email Michael at michael.pelly@afr.com

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