Breaking: The opposition leader says he believes he has been “caught in the crossfire” between Home Affairs Minister Clare O’Neil and long-time department secretary Mike Pezzullo.
has revealed that Australia’s offshore processing regime was marred by millions of dollars of suspect payments directed to local politicians in Nauru and Papua New Guinea – which the department failed to stop.handed a multimillion-dollar offshore detention contract
Dutton said: “I’m very happy to co-sign a letter today with the prime minister referring these matters to the integrity commission. The minister obviously is at loggerheads with the secretary.“If she wants to sack the secretary of the Department of Home Affairs, she should speak to the prime minister about that but having this tit-for-tat I feel like I’m in the crossfire of these attacks by Minister O’Neil on Mr Pezzullo ...
“For the duration of my tenure, I have been the subject of integrity oversight ... I am proud of the record of achievements of the Department of Home Affairs and commend the committed officers who continue to deliver results,” he said., based on documents tabled in federal parliament, that the Australian Federal Police’s acting commissioner told him in July 2018 that Sydney-based Mozammil Bhojani was under investigation over suspected bribes to Nauruan politicians.
“I note the response from the Australian Federal Police to the question on notice, they don’t have any detail of information that was alleged to have been provided to me.Dutton said it would have been “inconsequential” even if a briefing was provided as he did not involve himself in procurement matters.
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