Power player
Stephanie Foster replaces Mike Pezzullo as new Home Affairs boss
The Albanese government has moved rapidly to replace Mike Pezzullo with a new Home Affairs boss.
- James Massola
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Pezzullo’s fallen empire nothing to be missed
While the hawkish Pezzullo can take much credit for running Operation Sovereign Borders and other hardline border security operations, the Home Affairs empire he built and oversaw never worked as intended and has failed at critical junctures.
- Nick McKenzie
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Failures on quarantine contract helped sink Pezzullo
The decision by the ousted Home Affairs secretary to direct a government contract to his lobbyist friend’s firm without declaring it was among the factors in his dismissal.
- Nick McKenzie, Michael Bachelard and James Massola
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Threats and opportunities: Home Affairs enters its post-Pezzullo era
The sprawling and troubled department that was created in Michael Pezzullo’s image is entering a new era and may need to be overhauled to focus on new priorities.
- Matthew Knott
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- Michael Pezzullo
Home Affairs secretary Michael Pezzullo sacked
Australian Public Service Commissioner, Dr Gordon de Brouwer, determined that Pezzullo had breached the public service code of conduct at least 14 times.
- Olivia Ireland and James Massola
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- Michael Pezzullo
Government quietly changes secretary payout requirements ahead of Pezzullo findings
A new ruling signed off by the Remuneration Tribunal on Friday appears to revoke the lucrative compensation obligations owed to department secretaries if they are found to breach their code of conduct duties.
- Lisa Visentin
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Government prepares for findings on senior public servant
Top bureaucrat Michael Pezzullo has been under scrutiny over his dealings with Liberal powerbroker and lobbyist Scott Briggs.
- Nick McKenzie and James Massola
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‘Millions on planes’: Boat focus blinded Home Affairs to real abuses, says Nixon
Former top cop Christine Nixon reveals that, as rorters and criminals flooded the visa system, the authorities went missing.
- Nick McKenzie and Michael Bachelard
Wielding power from the shadows
As the fallout continues over the conduct of Home Affairs secretary Mike Pezzullo, the Albanese government will be grappling with how to re-establish institutional checks on power.
- Michael Bachelard and Nick McKenzie
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Home Affairs chief’s links to big tobacco, PwC revealed
Michael Pezzullo gave British American Tobacco access to a top official after a lobbyist friend’s request, and spoke to a consulting boss about privatising the nation’s COVID quarantine system.
- Nick McKenzie and Michael Bachelard
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