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Christian Porter resigns from Scott Morrison's ministry after revealing he had accepted an anonymous donation
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| Last Edited | IndyGeorgia Sep 30, 2021 10:43pm |
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| Author | Jane Norman |
| News Date | Sunday, September 19, 2021 06:50:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Christian Porter has resigned from Prime Minster Scott Morrison's ministry after revealing he had accepted an anonymous donation to help cover his personal legal fees.
Mr Porter's future on the frontbench had been in doubt following his declaration that a "blind trust" had paid for part of his discontinued defamation case against the ABC and journalist Louise Milligan.
Mr Morrison had offered no defence of his Industry and Science Minister and asked the head of his department, Phil Gaetjens, to investigate whether the declaration was in breach of the ministerial standards.
On Sunday, Mr Morrison announced Mr Porter was unable to "conclusively rule out a perceived conflict of interest" and as a result had chosen to resign.
"He has this afternoon taken the appropriate course of action to uphold those standards by tendering his resignation as a minister this afternoon, and I have accepted his resignation," Mr Morrison said. |
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