Hope inquest will blunt attacks on Porter Share Coalition MPs believe a coronial inquest into the suicide of a woman who alleged she was raped by Attorney-General Christian Porter 33 years ago will ward off demands for an independent inquiry into whether he is a fit and proper person to remain the nation’s first law officer. But they fear that without some sort of inquiry to provide a circuit breaker, the controversy will continue to engulf the government and leave a cloud over Mr Porter. Attorney General Christian Porter has maintained his innocence in the face of historic rape allegations.