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Public servants are there to serve the public…hence the name.
They’re bound by a public service code of conduct, which means they can’t insert themselves into politics.
But that’s what one of the most powerful public servants in Australia, Mike Pezzullo, is alleged to have done.
The Home Affairs Secretary has stood down over text messages he allegedly sent to a Liberal Party power broker.
In this episode, Radio National breakfast presenter and host of The Party Room podcast, Patricia Karvelas, on what exactly Mr Pezzullo has been accused of, and what it means for our political system and good governance.
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