Michael Pezzullo stands aside after leaked texts; Collingwood anger over grand final tickets; and Qantas flags higher air fares

Michael Pezzullo stands aside after leaked texts; Collingwood anger over grand final tickets; and Qantas flags higher air fares

Want to get this in your inbox every weekday? Sign up for the Afternoon Update here, and start your day with our Morning Mail newsletter.Good afternoon. Michael Pezzullo – one of the nation’s most powerful bureaucrats – has stood aside as head of the home affairs department pending an investigation into alleged partisan texts.Pezzullo is alleged to have sent a series of texts to Liberal powerbroker Scott Briggs advocating for rightwing politicia…