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MYSTERIOUS: Powerful public servant s text scandal could harm trust - You Need To See This

Home Affairs secretary Mike Pezzullo has agreed to stand down over leaked text messages. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS)

A text message scandal engulfing a powerful public servant threatens to smash public trust in government departments and institutions.

Home Affairs secretary Michael Pezzullo, whose salary package is worth more than $900,000, has stood aside while an investigation takes place into leaked texts he sent to a Liberal Party powerbroker.

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