Professor Brendan Murphy AC was involved in a discussion with the former prime minister about his planned appointment to administer the health portfolio but the report indicates he did not tell the department's then-acting secretary - his boss - despite not being asked to treat it as confidential.
Report reveals departmental confusion over former PM's portfolio grab
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