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Thursday: Christian Porter denies historical rape allegation, declaring he won't step down. Plus: Grace Tame rebukes PM

Good morning. The historical rape accusation against Australia's attorney general continues to dominate the news headlines. Here's what else is new, this Thursday.

Scott Morrison is facing increasing pressure to establish an independent inquiry into the historical rape allegation made against the country's top law officer, Christian Porter. The attorney general emphatically denied the allegation from 1988 during an emotional press conference on Wednesday. On 18 separate occasions Porter repeated that the complainant's version of events did not happen" but certain details remain unclear, including Porter's version of when he first became aware of the allegations. Journalists from numerous media outlets have contested the attorney general's statement that he was never contacted in any substantive form" about the details of the allegations against him.