Labor bets house on migration figure that won't behave Bringing migration down will disarm those who have weaponised one statistic against the government, but it's not clear that will happen, experts say. AAP · Sep 18
Anthony Albanese insists his short, sharp review into the Bondi attack is enough. What can it examine and what is off limits? Dennis Richardson will investigate the actions of security agencies and federal police. But critics argue only a royal commission can address the wider issue of antisemitism The Guardian - AU · Jan 2
Grattan on Friday: Mike Burgess, the spycatcher who gives ASIO a very public face If the intelligence community had its Logies, ASIO chief Mike Burgess would be chasing gold this week. The Conversation · Aug 28, 2025
O’Brien accepts invite to Chalmers roundtable – as it happened This blog is now closed The Guardian - AU · Jun 23, 2025
Turnbull says ‘Trump-like’ Dutton’s nuclear policy a ‘really bad idea’ - as it happened This blog is now closed The Guardian - AU · Apr 21, 2025
Real or fake? AI tech sparks election deception fears Did Anthony Albanese shoot down punters? Did Peter Dutton announce an abortion ban? MPs shown deepfakes of their leaders have been asked to spot the dud. AAP · Feb 22, 2025
The Coalition’s home affairs experiment was doomed to fail. Tony Burke has a huge job on his hands The vision of making immigration function as part of Australia’s national security and law enforcement apparatus is hopefully over The Guardian - AU · Jul 30, 2024
New Home Affairs head appointed after Pezzullo sacking Stephanie Foster has been named as the new Home Affairs department secretary after former boss Mike Pezzullo was sacked. AAP · Nov 28, 2023
Mike Pezzullo sacked after scathing findings accusing him of misusing his position The government has sacked the secretary of the Home Affairs department, Mike Pezzullo, after an inquiry found he had breached the Public Service Code of Conduct. The Conversation · Nov 27, 2023
Home affairs boss Pezzullo sacked after leaked texts Powerful public servant Mike Pezzullo has been sacked after the publication of leaked texts containing gossip and criticism of ministers. AAP · Nov 26, 2023
Powerful public servant's text scandal could harm trust Hundreds of encrypted text messages exchanged between the Home Affairs secretary and a Liberal Party powerbroker have left integrity experts deeply concerned. AAP · Sep 26, 2023
View from The Hill: 'Player' Mike Pezzullo undone by power play Mike Pezzullo, one of Canberra’s most powerful and certainly most controversial public servants, cannot survive the revelation of the trove of text messages showing him blatantly inserting himself into the political process. The Conversation · Sep 25, 2023
Brownlow Medal 2023 red carpet – as it happened This blog is now closed The Guardian - AU · Sep 25, 2023
CPSU and George Brandis say Michael Pezzullo’s position is ‘untenable’ Leaked texts between Pezzullo and Scott Briggs spark widespread calls for home affairs secretary to be sacked The Guardian - AU · Sep 25, 2023
The Conversation · Sep 25, 2023 Pezzullo story points to serious systemic problems in the Australian Public Service The revelations in the Nine newspapers that Mike Pezzullo, secretary of the powerful Home Affairs department, shared with Liberal Party powerbroker Scott Briggs are certainly extraordinary. But, just like the revelations about Robodebt from the royal commission, they must not be treated as an isolated case but as evidence of…
AAP · Sep 25, 2023 Home Affairs boss sidelined over leaked Liberal texts A probe into text messages showing Home Affairs chief Mike Pezzullo seeking to influence the Liberal Party has led to him stepping aside.
The Guardian - AU · Sep 24, 2023 Home affairs department head Michael Pezzullo standing aside pending investigation over leaked texts The home affairs minister Clare O’Neil said she was ‘aware’ of reporting by Nine of the texts, which include comments about political figures
The Guardian - AU · May 24, 2023 Morrison government paid corrupt businessman millions for offshore processing on Nauru Mozammil Gulamabbas Bhojani was convicted of bribing two Nauruan officials with more than $120,000
ABC News · May 23, 2023 Home Affairs officials grilled over employment of man under investigation for child sex offences Yesterday, Stephen Mitchell was sentenced to more than 13 years in jail for a raft of child sex offences, which police had been investigating prior to his employment with the Department of Home Affairs.
ABC News · Feb 13, 2023 Home Affairs boss Mike Pezzullo admits 'human error' allowed Nauru offshore processing instrument to lapse The Home Affairs secretary says his department 'messed up' by accidentally allowing Australia's offshore processing policy to lapse.
AAP · Feb 13, 2023 Department issues mea culpa for human error over Nauru Home Affairs department head Mike Pezzullo said human error resulted in legislation designating Nauru as a regional processing site lapsing.
AAP · Feb 10, 2023 National security tsar defends surveillance planes One of the nation's most senior public servants has rejected findings his department was not effective in the management of a multibillion-dollar contract.
ABC News · Aug 16, 2022 Australia's top spies kept in dark over Morrison's secret appointments Their job is to know other people's secrets, but not even Australia's top spooks knew about Scott Morrison's five hidden portfolios.
AAP · Jul 23, 2022 'Disgraceful":PM lashes coaltion over boat The former coalition government "trashed" caretaker conventions and sought to "abuse" the public service on election day, the prime minister says.
The Guardian - AU · Jul 23, 2022 Coalition ‘subverted democracy’ with election-day statement on asylum boat, Labor says Home affairs minister Clare O’Neil says former government’s pressuring of public servants to reveal boat arrival was ‘unprecedented’