As one of the Australian government’s most senior ministers, Joel Fitzgibbon has overseen some important policy shifts in just over 18 months in office.

There was a new defence policy paper; a radical reform program for an at-times resentful defence department; and there were big changes in Australia’s role in two major conflicts, in Iraq and in Afghanistan.

But none of that was enough to save Mr Fitzgibbon from weeks of mounting allegations against him. Mr Fitzgibbon has resigned and he may have been betrayed, possibly from within his own department and office.

Australian Defence Minister quits

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