Christian Porter will not recontest Pearce in 2022 federal election

· Updated December 2 2021 - 6:12pm, first published December 1 2021 - 5:20pm
Former attorney-general Christian Porter is to quit politics at the next election. Picture: Keegan Carroll
Former attorney-general Christian Porter is to quit politics at the next election. Picture: Keegan Carroll

Former attorney-general Christian Porter has announced he will be stepping away from politics, citing his experience dealing with the "harshness of modern politics".

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