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Former attorney-general Christian Porter has dodged a question about whether his defamation lawsuit against the ABC and reporter Louise Milligan is being funded by third parties, saying he went into the litigation knowing the case would be a "massive drain" on his finances.
Silk Sue Chrysanthou was given information during a conference with a friend of Christian Porter's accuser that could help the former attorney-general in his defamation case against the ABC.
A leading defamation barrister warned silk Sue Chrysanthou not to act for Christian Porter in the former attorney general's defamation case against the ABC over its coverage of rape allegations, a court has heard.
Senior barrister Sue Chrysanthou has rejected claims that she has failed in her duties as a barrister by representing federal minister Christian Porter in his defamation proceedings against the ABC over coverage of rape allegations.
Christian Porter has won access to communications by the woman behind a challenge to his legal representation in a defamation case against the ABC, after telling a court it would be a “very big deal” if he lost his counsel.
Lawyers retained by former attorney-general Christian Porter have accused the ABC of making "improper" allegations against Porter's counsel, who is facing calls for her to return her brief to act for him in defamation proceedings against the national broadcaster.
A judge has temporarily adjourned former attorney-general Christian Porter's defamation lawsuit against the ABC over its coverage of historic rape allegations pending the outcome of a separate legal challenge over whether barrister Sue Chrysanthou SC can represent him in the case.
The woman bringing court action seeking to stop Christian Porter's senior barrister from acting for the former attorney-general in his defamation case against the ABC has attacked suggestions that she strategically delayed bringing the conflict of interest challenge.
A judge has dismissed part of a legal challenge to the Morrison government's ban on Australians travelling home from India during a devastating surge in coronavirus cases in the country, finding the health minister did exceed his powers in instituting the ban.
A 73-year old Australian man has filed a constitutional challenge to the Morrison government's decision to ban travel from India amid a devastating surge in coronavirus cases in the country.