The 54-year-old once touted as a potential prime minister has been quietly reinventing himself, carving out a reputation as one of Western Australia’s most sought-after barristers.
Christian Porter at the Perth District Court in June. Trevor Collens
Christian Porter slips into Perth’s District Court via a side door and moves through security unnoticed by the press pack that once shadowed him.
The former federal attorney-general has spent more than four months hunkered down on the court’s seventh floor moving between two high-profile trials.
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