View from The Hill: Porter decides it’s time to ‘fold em’ in ABC defamation case
Michelle Grattan explores attorney-general’s decision to drop his defamation case against the ABC, with both sides claiming victory, in this crossposting from The Conversation.
When he launched his defamation action against the ABC over an article reporting a claim of historical rape against him, Christian Porter boldly indicated he looked forward to going into the witness box to clear his name.
His lawyers said: “Mr Porter will have and will exercise the opportunity to give evidence denying these false allegations on oath”.
In the event, he never got near the witness box.
