Home Affairs Department secretary Michael Pezzullo will stand aside from his job as an independent investigation considers damaging leaked text messages he exchanged with a Liberal Party powerbroker.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Monday confirmed the powerful public service boss would await the outcome of an investigation ordered by the Australian Public Service Commissioner, as calls for Mr Pezzullo to be sacked grow.
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Tom McIlroy is the Financial Review’s Canberra bureau chief based in the press gallery at Parliament House. He was previously the AFR’s political correspondent. Connect with Tom on Twitter. Email Tom at thomas.mcilroy@afr.com
