If Porter has to go on medical leave because of that situation, then how on Earth is he going to deal with real big issues concerning the whole Nation, not just himself ?
Btw, whatever happened to that alleged rape case involving a supposedly Labor MP some days/weeks back ?

Morrison's continual disparagement of women - and the law
Steve S,
What a stupid, nasty thing to say !

I think Porter's defamation claim against the ABC is just a sham to detract public attention away from the way LNP politicians treat women.

I think it is just a red herring but one that is likely to backfire on him.

Can someone explain to me exactly what the ABC did that Porter deems to be false? Because I don't think that the ABC reporting that Porter was named as a rapist in a police investigation is grounds for defamation.

what the ABC did that Porter deems to be false?
Mr Opinion,
I didn't see anything but my guess is that the ABC just did its ABC thing re Porter !

Interesting that people like Paul and indeed the ABC itself are asserting that their defence is that Porter was not identified in the article in question.

Nowhere have I seen anyone assert that their defence ought to be based on claims of 'truth'. There's no defamation if the claims are true, but no one seems to offering that as a defence. Says it all.

As an aside, polygraphs don't work and aren't even admissible evidence in many courts. They can be easily defeated. Indeed Christine Blassey Ford, another of those myriad women were are supposed to just believe, who you might remember from the Kavanaugh debacle, was schooled by an ex-FBI friend on how to beat the polygraph. Why she needed subterfuge to beat it was never explained!!

individual,

Which was?