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Porter puts the integrity of public office at stake


Porter puts the integrity of public office at stake
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March 5, 2021 — 12.05am
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Thank you, Peter Hartcher, for maintaining that the issue is about integrity of public office (“Response is what we’ve come to expect of Morrison government”, March 4). As troubling as it was to watch Christian Porter’s anguish at his media conference, I am more troubled by the fact that while the police were investigating the matter Porter did not step aside as Attorney-General. Instead of respecting the independence of police investigations and due process, the Prime Minister made public comments on the suspect’s innocence.As it is, the Morrison government has made it clear that for a person (a woman) to raise issues concerning the integrity of one of our public office holders she must be capable of proving them beyond reasonabl ....

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