Climate Change cannot be discussed and communicated in any meaningful way without recourse to analytically sophisticated and unavoidably complex concepts such as decision making under conditions of uncertainty.A significant obstacle to adoption and implementation of any decided Climate Change Policy involves difficulties in communicating the uncertainties attaching to the underlying subject material.Whilst appropriate procedures have been developed and utilized over time, it is obvious-from even a cursory examination of mainstream news and current affairs publications and broadcasts-that such procedures enjoy lay citizen awareness in Climate Change dialogue.The paper presents an overview of these shortcomings in the Climate Change dialogue with particular reference to Australia.In Australia, the lay citizen is poorly served by mainstream media if she or he seeks impartial authoritative guidance in this complex scientific arena.The paper suggests guidelines for improved communication protocols, building on recent research in Australia and overseas in the field of policy making under conditions of uncertainty.Risk communication techniques are essential in this process.The paper concludes with a set of benchmarks against which stakeholders-in the broader social context-who wish to participate in the Climate Change dialogue may evaluate the claimed merit and/or relevance of published articles, broadcasts and other sources of information and opinion on the topic.Key words: Climate Change, decision making under conditions of uncertainty, risk communication.