The fact that Home Affairs secretary Mike Pezzullo used a back-channel with a party political operative to bitch about ministers and other department heads is staggering. The fact that he did the same about journalists, Senate estimates and other avenues of democratic scrutiny is not.
Long before The Age and Sydney Morning Heraldpublished a cache of messages between Pezzullo and Liberal powerbroker and businessman Scott Briggs, the Home Affairs chief was already a controversial figure. Though he has his supporters, on both sides of the aisle, who’ve depicted him as a geopolitical savant.
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Myriam Robin is a senior writer based in the Melbourne newsroom. She has previously been a Rear Window columnist and editor, and before that reported on financial markets and media. Connect with Myriam on Twitter. Email Myriam at myriam.robin@afr.com
