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PM washes his hands of Porter but questions remain

Phillip Coorey

Christian Porter, now just a backbencher, says he’ll contest his Perth seat of Pearce at the next election.

The airing of historical and unfounded rape allegations, denied by Porter and which were impossible to prove or disprove, has broken him personally and professionally.

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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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