Politicisation is a bipartisan problem: Victoria’s Labor government joins the club

The most disappointing part of the Victorian ombud’s report on the alleged politicisation of the public sector is the ‘nothing to see here’ response by the secretary of the Premier and Cabinet department, Jeremi Moule.

Perhaps this is not surprising, given Victoria, like so many other jurisdictions in recent years, has appointed someone closely associated with the first minister and the current government to head the department and take on the formal role of head of the public service. That alone gives weight to the ombud’s first recommendation for a much more independent head of the public service.