Commentary Former Australian Attorney-General Christian Porter has discontinued his defamation action against the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) and journalist Louise Milligan, declaring that the settlement of the case was a “humiliating” outcome for the ABC. Speaking late on Monday outside the court after a settlement was agreed to, Porter said, “That is a humiliating backdown for the ABC, no matter what way they want to spin it.” “They regret the outcome of that article,” Porter said. “What I wanted was for the ABC to acknowledge that the way in which they reported this was sensationalist and wrong … And they have said that they regret the outcome of their reporting,” he added. The public broadcaster though spun the outcome differently saying in a statement on Monday that “All parties have agreed to not pursue the matter any further. No damages will be paid.” Porter was seeking aggravated damages over a story published on …