Mike Pezzullo knew his days as a federal secretary were numbered when his private texts were published. Unconstrained by official protocols ministers may rue the day they terminated him.
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Inside government, Mike Pezzullo was a provocateur. Now released from the strictures of public service, the forceful and erudite Pezzullo could turn out to be even more controversial.
Definitely not a seat warmer, the former Home Affairs boss was a passionate agitator for strengthening Australia’s defence system internationally, at the border and domestically.
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Original URL: https://www.afr.com/politics/federal/government-may-rue-the-day-pezzullo-was-unleashed-20231127-p5en25
