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Politicisation of the public service The definition and identification of politicisation of the public service is a difficult task. As Weller (2001) notes, political neutrality does not mean serving the government and opposition equally or a commitment to an ideal policy position that is in the public interest. Between elections, the public service should be totally committed to serving the government of the day. Between elections, consideration of the political outlook of the government of the day is a vital ingredient in providing high quality policy advice. In terms of Australia's Westminster heritage, politicisation usually refers to public service appointments and promotions based in party politics or the beneficiary's identification with particular policy stances, rather than merit. According to Mulgan (1998), the United States is the best-known example of a politicised public service system, where around three thousand senior positions become vacant on a change of president and where there may...

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