Termination comes days after salary umpire quietly revokes requirement that secretaries receive payout if they’re sacked for breaching rules
“world news” - doesn’t even include the country in the headline…
But if you click on it, you’ll see it says “Australian politics.” Amazing how actually looking at articles and not just headlines gives you more information!
Good riddance.
One less fascist masquerading as a public servant.
Isn’t that just John Oliver in a bald cap?
This is the best summary I could come up with:
Michael Pezzullo, the longtime boss of Australia’s home affairs department, has been removed from the top job after an independent inquiry found he had breached the government’s code of conduct at least 14 times, including for using his power for personal benefit.
The prime minister, Anthony Albanese, released a statement on Monday morning revealing the governor general had terminated Pezzullo’s appointment as secretary of the home affairs department on his advice.
One of Australia’s top public servants, Pezzullo had been asked to stand aside in September while an independent inquiry, conducted by former senior bureaucrat Lynelle Briggs probed a series to text messages he had allegedly sent to a Liberal party insider in an attempt to influence political processes.
According to the report, on 21 August 2018 – in the week that Peter Dutton challenged Malcolm Turnbull resulting in Scott Morrison becoming Liberal leader – Pezzullo texted Briggs about who would serve as home affairs minister.
In another instance, Pezzullo’s department was embroiled in political controversy after Morrison government staff pressured the Australian Border Force to urgently draft and release a statement on election day about an asylum seeker boat being intercepted.
However a report, authored by Pezzullo, excused the polling day actions, finding the then home affairs minister, Karen Andrews, was within her power to demand the ABF release a statement and the department was powerless to refuse.
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