Less than a month after his government committed to merit-based appointments for all department secretaries, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has broken with the practice and appointed Stephanie Foster to head Home Affairs.
Under intense pressure to settle the fallout and uncertainty from the High Court’s detention decision, Mr Albanese announced late on Tuesday that Ms Foster, the acting Home Affairs secretary, would replace Mike Pezzullo immediately.
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Tom Burton has held senior editorial and publishing roles with The Mandarin, The Sydney Morning Herald and as Canberra bureau chief for The Australian Financial Review. He has won three Walkley awards. Connect with Tom on Twitter. Email Tom at tom.burton@afr.com
