This forum brought together leading figures from the public service, academia and policy think-tanks for a discussion on how the public service communicates and engages with the community about complex, long-term policy.

The panellists included:

-Michael Wesley, Professor of National Security, ANU and 2011 winner of the John Button Prize; -James Button, Communications Manager, Grattan Institute and board member, John Button Foundation; -Andrew Hockley, Executive Coordinator, Strategic Policy, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet; -Katharine Murphy, Deputy political editor for Guardian Australia; -Chaired by Mark Matthews, Executive Director, HC Coombs Policy Forum, Crawford School of Public Policy, ANU

Video footage of the event is available here.