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In the end, the resolution of Porter’s future will be political

If the Attorney-General’s ongoing presence continues to damage the government and rob it of oxygen, he will be eased out.

Phillip CooreyPolitical editor
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Late Wednesday, there was only one question on everybody’s lips: Who do you believe?

The polity was just as, if not more, polarised after Porter’s emphatic, angry and emotional denial that as a 17-year-old, he raped a 16-year-old companion in 1988 when they were in Sydney for a school debating championship.

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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
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