- by foxnews
- 26 Nov 2024
Porter announced in December 2021 he would not recontest his West Australian seat of Pearce at the upcoming federal election. Earlier in the year, he had identified himself as the subject of an ABC story alleging an unidentified cabinet minister had been accused of a January 1988 rape in a dossier sent to Scott Morrison and three other parliamentarians.
Porter strenuously denied the allegations but moved to the backbench after launching a defamation action against the ABC and reporter Louise Milligan.
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