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Porter’s blind faith in his blind trust

September 15, 2021 Comment by Greg Ray Even by the snake’s belly low standards of Australia’s present Federal Government, former Attorney-General Christian Porter’s “blind trust” humbug is startlingly bad. Basically, he’s had his expensive failed legal action against the ABC at least partly bankrolled by wealthy donors whose identity he claims to be unaware of. If Porter is aiming for “plausible deniability” of the kind incessantly relied on by Prime Minister Scott Morrison for avoiding any kind of responsibility for anything, ever, then he has badly missed the mark. The blind trust story isn’t remotely plausible,…

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Read more about the article Asking King Pyrrhus for legal advice

Asking King Pyrrhus for legal advice

Another victory like that one and we will be utterly ruined. That quote, attributed to King Pyrrhus in about 275 BC, sprang to mind when I heard that former Australian Attorney General Christian Porter had described the withdrawal of his defamation action against the ABC and journalist Louise Milligan as "a humiliating backdown" for the broadcaster. It's not a very useful quote, I suppose, because King Pyrrhus certainly won the battle against the Romans that prompted his rueful remark. His point was simply that the cost was so high he couldn't afford another victory like it.…

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A wry comment from my former Newcastle Herald colleague Peter Lewis. Used with permission.

Icing on a badly made political cake

Sometimes what seems to be the cleverest solution to one problem can prove to be the dumbest when other factors are considered. I have a feeling that Attorney-General Christian Porter’s defamation actions against the ABC and journalist Louise Milligan may become a case in point. The move must seem irresistibly clever to Coalition strategists. It provides a piece of cover for the Government’s already strenuous efforts to shut down discussion of the historical rape allegations against the Attorney-General. It involves putting massive pressure – including more financial pressure – on the Government’s hated ABC. It shows…

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