Milligan ‘deleted Porter posts’
Former attorney-general Christian Porter’s lawyers have outlined a number of complaints about the ABC journalist’s conduct.
Former attorney-general Christian Porter’s lawyers have outlined a number of complaints about the ABC journalist’s conduct.
While the fate of women has understandably been the focus of the cabinet reshuffle, is the Coalition now in a stronger position?
Politically, the Attorney-General is damaged goods but the PM needs to make it extremely clear that he is not appeasing the mob and the first law officer has done nothing wrong.
Attorney-General Christian Porter and Defence Minister Linda Reynolds are set to be shifted out of their roles.
The problem the government faces is messaging. It’s not helped by a Prime Minister behaving like a batsman who comes to the crease only to lose his bottle over a sledge from first slip.
David Anderson says the public broadcaster’s work ‘was of the highest quality and this will be borne out in court’.
The lawyer, who gave legal advice for 4 Corners’ Brittany Higgins rape-claim episode, posted scathing tweets about Scott Morrison.
Graeme Watson left the Attorney-General’s office a day after the Coalition’s workplace bill was gutted by the Senate.
By the time MinterEllison’s chief executive fell, Christian Porter was already in talks with a new team of lawyers.
It follows the announcement that the Attorney-General’s duties will be curtailed due to his defamation action against the ABC.
Suddenly, the traditional Australian symbol of justice – you are presumed innocent until proved guilty – has come to the fore.
Labor frontbencher Mark Dreyfus has called for men in the party who sexually harass or assault female colleagues to out themselves.
Scott Morrison has rejected as ‘twisted’ and ‘partisan’ Anthony Albanese’s claims he told the thousands of women protesters they were ‘lucky’ because in other countries they would have been shot.
Anthony Albanese is locked into pursuing Christian Porter over historical allegations of rape: there’s no retreat, no surrender.
Scott Morrison faces an uphill battle to convince Australian women that he is the man to make Canberra a safer place for them.
For those of us who have had to endure this imperfect system, it is important to elevate ourselves above the immediate personal pain and sense of injustice.
Christian Porter has ensured there will be an inquiry, but it will be conducted in a real court under the normal law of defamation.
It was the only path Christian Porter could take for any chance of political salvation after being crucified by the ABC.
AG’s legal team say episode of Media Watch showed it was widely known he was the minister referred to in an ABC online article.
Christian Porter is prepared to take the witness stand to deny rape allegations in a showdown with the ABC.
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