Christian Porter to lose Attorney-General job, Linda Reynolds to lose Defence in Cabinet reshuffle

Christian Porter is set to be stripped of his Attorney-General portfolio as the Prime Minister seeks to cauterise the deepening crisis engulfing his government. 

Scott Morrison fuelled speculation on Wednesday when he offered no defence of Mr Porter — who remains on leave — and dodged questions about his future in Cabinet.

Asked by Labor leader Anthony Albanese during Question Time whether he was “preparing to make [the Attorney-General] a part-time minister or is he preparing to drop him…