Scott Morrison bats away questions about Christian Porter and Linda Reynolds’s sick leave

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has batted away questions about whether he is concerned both his Attorney-General Christian Porter and Defence Minister Linda Reynolds are on leave at the same time.

Mr Morrison said he was not concerned that the two ministers, who both also sit on the National Security Committee, would miss next week’s sitting week.

Mr Porter is on leave after revealing last week he was the Cabinet minister at the centre of a historical rape…