‘We are not out to destroy anyone’:Woman’s friends back inquiry into Porter rape allegation

‘We are not out to destroy anyone’:Woman’s friends back inquiry into Porter rape allegation

Long-time friends of the woman who accused the Attorney-General of raping her in 1988 stand by their belief in the truth of her account.

  • byJacqueline Maley andNick Bonyhady

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Believing victims or presuming innocence? Q+A grapples with a hard question

Believing victims or presuming innocence? Q+A grapples with a hard question

‘I think they can,’ Labor MP Anne Aly said,when asked if the two concepts could co-exist. ‘I don’t think they do now.’

  • byNick Bonyhady
What an inquiry into the Christian Porter allegations could look like

What an inquiry into the Christian Porter allegations could look like

If the Parliament is to launch its own inquiry into rape allegations against a government minister,here’s what it might look like.

  • byTammy Mills
PM,if you believe Porter,say so. If not,ask him to resign

PM,if you believe Porter,say so. If not,ask him to resign

Both Scott Morrison and Attorney-General Christian Porter say they did not read the account of the woman who accused Porter of rape. Why not?

  • byDavid Crowe
Woman called off complaint against Porter for health,personal reasons:police

Woman called off complaint against Porter for health,personal reasons:police

The police statement came as the family of the woman who accused Attorney-General Christian Porter of raping her in 1988 says it would support an inquiry.

  • byNick Bonyhady
Justice is blind in the case of Christian Porter. And so it should be
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Justice is blind in the case of Christian Porter. And so it should be

An individual case shouldn’t be used as a lightning rod for decades of injustice.

  • byJohn Silvester
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Government views itself as an unaccountable ‘protected species’

Government views itself as an unaccountable ‘protected species’

Australia’s desolate integrity landscape is in part the product of a culture of impunity driven by our elected representatives’ commitment to their own exceptionalism.

  • byCatherine Williams
Morrison rejects calls for independent investigation into Porter rape allegation

Morrison rejects calls for independent investigation into Porter rape allegation

Former prime minister John Howard and Treasurer Josh Frydenberg backed the Prime Minister and minister’s handling of the allegation,which Christian Porter denied outright.

  • byNick Bonyhady
Porter’s crisis began with a rumour over dinner with an old friend

Porter’s crisis began with a rumour over dinner with an old friend

The rumour about Attorney-General Christian Porter spread in political and legal circles until it exploded into the public eye.

  • byRob Harris
Minister’s denial of assault doesn’t stop calls for investigation

Minister’s denial of assault doesn’t stop calls for investigation

Women’s legal organisations and crossbench MPs say there still needs to be an investigation of the allegations levelled against Christian Porter,which he denies.

  • byNick Bonyhady andKatina Curtis
‘No rule of law left’:Christian Porter won’t stand down after rape claim

‘No rule of law left’:Christian Porter won’t stand down after rape claim

Attorney-General Christian Porter has denied allegations of rape and declared the rule of law would be worthless if people lost their jobs on the basis of accusations alone.

  • byDavid Crowe