NewsBite

Porter will co-operate with any coronial inquest: PM

Subscribe to gift this article

Gift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.

Subscribe now

Already a subscriber?

Scott Morrison says his Attorney-General will co-operate with any coronial inquest that may be held into the death of a woman Christian Porter allegedly raped in 1988, but there will be no other independent inquiry as is being demanded by the government’s political opponents.

The parents of the woman, who committed suicide in June last year, have told her friends who are advocating on her behalf that they doubt her claims about being raped as a 16-year-old due to her mental health issues.

Loading...
Phillip Coorey is the political editor based in Canberra. He is a two-time winner of the Paul Lyneham award for press gallery excellence. Connect with Phillip on Facebook and Twitter. Email Phillip at pcoorey@afr.com
Tom McIlroy is the Financial Review’s Canberra bureau chief based in the press gallery at Parliament House. He was previously the AFR’s political correspondent. Connect with Tom on Twitter. Email Tom at thomas.mcilroy@afr.com

Subscribe to gift this article

Gift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.

Subscribe now

Already a subscriber?

Read More

Latest In Federal

Fetching latest articles

Most Viewed In Politics

    Original URL: https://www.afr.com/link/follow-20180101-p577xu