Commentary Australia’s Attorney-General Christian Porter is seeking aggravated damages against the ABC—Australia’s state-owned broadcaster—over a story written by journalist Louise Milligan. It starts as follows: “Australian Federal Police have been notified of a letter sent to Prime Minister Scott Morrison detailing an alleged historical rape by a cabinet minister in the federal government.” The story refers to what may have happened as an allegation only. It does not affirm that it certainly happened and it does not name Porter. And yet, the attorney-general came forward in a press conference held on March 3, as the cabinet minister accused of rape, saying “the things that are being claimed did not happen.” Porter explained that he was deeply sorry the media had made these horrible accusations—that 33 years ago, when he was a 17-old student, he allegedly raped a female colleague while attending a debating competition. The attorney-general above all strenuously denied …