Cabinet minister allegation live updates: Attorney-General Christian Porter denies historical rape allegation

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Breaking: Attorney-General Christian Porter has publicly denied an accusation he raped a woman in January 1988. Follow our live coverage:

Attorney-general Christian Porter has lashed out against what he said was a trial by media against him and begged the public to believe that his side of the story is correct.

Media at the press conference repeatedly put to Mr Porter that politicians and especially the Attorney-General, who is the nation’s top law officer, should be beyond reproach.“I’m not commentating on survival and politics... it just did not happen,” he said. He said he would “take a short period of leave” because, when asked by friends and family how he was faring, he could only say “I really don’t know”.3.19pmAttorney-General Christian Porter has explained his silence in the face of rape allegations, which were levelled at him via the descriptor of a “cabinet minister” on Friday.

 

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