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Neither Dutton nor Pezzullo convinced me to set up Home Affairs

I must correct my former colleague. I was persuaded to set up the Department of Home Affairs, in the end, by my own team.

  • Malcolm Turnbull

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Former Home Affairs secretary Michael Pezzullo

We must never again see a public servant like Pezzullo

The appalling episode we have just witnessed should never be repeated.

  • The Age's View
Michael Pezzullo was sacked as Home Affairs secretary on Monday.

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
Sacked Home Affairs secretary Michael Pezzullo.

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.

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Michael Pezzullo

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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