01144pab a2200133 454500008004000000100001800040245009800058260000900156300001500165362000800180520075600188650001800944773004800962180718b2011   xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aGrube, Dennis  aWhat the Secretary said next: `Public rhetorical leadership' in the Australian public service  c2011  ap.115-130.  aJun  aEvery year, senior departmental secretaries in Australia deliver keynote speeches to a range of audiences. What are these secretaries talking about, and to whom are they directing their comments? This article will examine keynote addresses by the secretaries of the two key central agencies in Australia - the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet and The Treasury - over the calendar years 2009 and 2010. I argue that `public rhetorical leadership' by secretaries poses challenges for traditional undertakings of Westminster governance. Utilising the concepts of public value theory, the significance of this `public rhetorical leadership' is assessed in terms of its impacts on policy implementation and questions of accountability. - Reproduced.  aCivil service  aAustralian Journal of Public Administration