Morning mail: committee says Porter didn’t break rules, David Dalaithngu dies, Dungeons & Dragons

Wednesday: Christian Porter didn’t break rules over secret donors, but MPs should provide the ‘greatest’ transparency regarding source of gifts, committee says. Plus: legendary Indigenous actor dies

Good morning. Tributes are flowing in for legendary Indigenous actor David Dalaithngu, who died last night. Rules that let Christian Porter keep his legal fee donors secret should be overhauled, says the committee that found he did not breach any regulations. And if you’re feeling anxious about heading out into the post-lockdown world, you might find some solace and new communities playing Dungeons & Dragons.

Christian Porter’s declaration that part of his legal fees in a defamation case were paid by a “blind trust” did not breach parliamentary rules, a privileges committee has concluded. A report by the committee calls for the rules to be overhauled to uphold the “intent and integrity” of the register of interests and says MPs should provide the “greatest” transparency on the source of gifts. Porter maintains he has properly disclosed his interests in accordance with both the rules and the ministerial standards, but he resigned as a minister in September on the basis the issue had become an “unhelpful distraction” for the government.

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