Michael Pezzullo
Opinion
National security
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.
- by Malcolm Turnbull
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Explicit excellence shows value of traditional ways
Explicit teaching is now being recognised, as it should always have, as the most effective learning method for the vast majority of students.
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China relations
He’s warned us before on the China threat. Can we afford to ignore him again?
Mike Pezzullo was disgraced as a public servant. But his qualifications as a defence strategist remain intact.
- by Peter Hartcher
A smile from a Stokes as Seven cops another legal loss
Another day, another defamation dent for the troubled network, not that the family in control of Seven seem too worried.
- by Noel Towell and Kishor Napier-Raman
Seven’s deadly sins: Network’s troubles pile up after Lehrmann ruling
Multiple defamation threats, a legal costs loss and a humiliating blunder. There’s plenty for the Seven West Media board to discuss when it meets today.
- by Kishor Napier-Raman and Noel Towell
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.
- by James Massola
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.
- by Nick McKenzie
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Power player
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.
- by 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.
- by Matthew Knott
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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.Â
- by Olivia Ireland and James Massola
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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.
- by Lisa Visentin