Barrister Sue Chrysanthou arrives at the Federal Court in Sydney. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Gaye Gerard
News by Steve Zemek and Lane Sainty 26th May 2021 3:39 PM | Updated: 3:56 PM
Barrister Sue Chrysanthou was warned off taking on Christian Porter as a client because the friends of a woman who had accused him of rape were acting âlike a cultâ, a court has heard.
Former Attorney-General Mr Porter is suing the ABC and journalist Louise Milligan for defamation over a report which said an unnamed cabinet minister was being investigated over historical rape allegations.
The now Industry Minister outed himself as the Minister in question at a press conference five days later during which he denied the allegations made by the alleged woman before her death last year.
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The NSW Families Minister has stood down after confirming he is under investigation by child abuse detectives over violent sex offences that allegedly occurred in 2013.
Minister for Families, Gareth Ward, released a statement confirming he d stepped aside but denied any wrong doing. Today I have been made aware by a journalist of an investigation into me by NSW Police, he said on Thursday evening. I have not been contacted by Police in relation to any allegations. I deny any wrongdoing. Until this matter is resolved, it is appropriate I stand aside from my role as Minister. I will also remove myself from the Liberal Party room.