It was one of Morrison’s most contentious foreign policy moves. Michael Pezzullo wanted to help

It was one of Morrison’s most contentious foreign policy moves. Michael Pezzullo wanted to help

The Home Affairs secretary told a Liberal powerbroker he would back the then prime minister’s plan to move the embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.

  • byNick McKenzie andMichael Bachelard

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Why should you never put anything in writing? Ask Mike Pezzullo
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Why should you never put anything in writing? Ask Mike Pezzullo

It’s an age-old truism for a reason,and one even my mother,now dead for nearly 40 years,drilled into me after reading my teen diary.

  • byJenna Price
Mike Pezzullo and the secret D Notice:A short history

Mike Pezzullo and the secret D Notice:A short history

The powerful public servant suggested in 2019 a return to the D Notice to suppress press freedom. But what is a D Notice?

  • byTony Wright
‘Honoured to serve’:Home Affairs chief’s years-long push to become public service head revealed

‘Honoured to serve’:Home Affairs chief’s years-long push to become public service head revealed

A barrage of messages Michael Pezzullo sent to a Liberal powerbroker reveals his drive to oust leading public servants and become Australia’s most senior bureaucrat.

  • byMichael Bachelard andNick McKenzie
Inquiry to examine key decisions by Pezzullo after secret texts with powerbroker revealed

Inquiry to examine key decisions by Pezzullo after secret texts with powerbroker revealed

The Home Affairs boss has stood aside while investigators look into whether he flouted the public service code of conduct or shared inside information improperly.

  • byDavid Crowe andMatthew Knott
Michael Pezzullo chose to ignore a piece of his own advice

Michael Pezzullo chose to ignore a piece of his own advice

The Home Affairs boss had clear instructions for public servants pushing personal agendas. He’s not following that advice,so the government must act quickly.

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The Age,The Sydney Morning Herald and 60 Minutes reveal how Home Affairs secretary Michael Pezzullo used WhatsApp messages to try to reshape governments.

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No minister,Labor or Liberal,will ever be able to trust Pezzullo again

No minister,Labor or Liberal,will ever be able to trust Pezzullo again

Mike Pezzullo’s candid exchanges with Scott Briggs cannot be dismissed as a kind of political locker-room talk that means nothing.

  • byGeorge Brandis
‘Modern version of the D Notice’:How the Home Affairs boss tried to stifle press freedom

‘Modern version of the D Notice’:How the Home Affairs boss tried to stifle press freedom

Michael Pezzullo pushed for the power to censor the media’s reporting of some national security issues after controversial raids on Australian journalists.

  • byMichael Bachelard andNick McKenzie
Five years. A thousand messages. How a top public servant tried to influence governments

Five years. A thousand messages. How a top public servant tried to influence governments

Our reporters have uncovered a cache of messages,sent by Home Affairs secretary Michael Pezzullo to a Liberal powerbroker,where he tried to protect his allies and denigrate his enemies.

  • byNick McKenzie,Michael Bachelard andAmelia Ballinger