Australia Sacks Powerful Officer Over Leaked WhatsApp Messages
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Michael Pezzullo was sacked as head of the Department of Home Affairs after a two-month independent probe found he had breached the public service's code of conduct at least 14 times.
Australia's government on Monday fired a powerful civil servant known as a hardliner on immigration following an investigation into WhatsApp messages he reportedly sent to sway senior politicians.
Michael Pezzullo was sacked as head of the Department of Home Affairs after a two-month independent probe found he had breached the public service's code of conduct at least 14 times.
Allegations against Pezzullo included failing to act apolitically, using his power to benefit himself and engaging in "gossip and disrespectful critique" of ministers and colleagues, the public service commission said.
