Science and innovation policy are too often the afterthoughts of Australian Governments, writes Nobel Laureate Professor Brian Schmidt.

Academia needs to find new ways to keep up with the pace of demand for evidence from policymakers, writes Belinda Thompson.

There are clear steps scientists and policymakers can take to tackle complexity in public policy, writes Ken Baldwin.

We need new ways of thinking about our most valuable resource, writes Kaarin Anstey.

Universities need to raise their game in order to help governments respond to an increasingly complex world, writes Gabriele Bammer.

Speech by Professor the Hon Gareth Evans AC QC, Chancellor of The Australian National University at ANU Public Policy Week, Canberra, 6 June 2013.