Home affairs department secretary rejects suggestion he tried to silence Rex Patrick in phone call where he asked him to reflect on ‘unfounded’ criticism
The Centre Alliance senator Rex Patrick has claimed the home affairs department secretary Mike Pezzullo attempted to silence his criticism of the government’s handling of press freedom.
Pezzullo has strongly rejected the suggestion he sought to intimidate the crossbench senator, but acknowledged that he asked him to reflect on his “unfounded” comments in the wake of federal police raids on the ABC and News Corp journalist Annika Smethurst’s home.
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