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I was well regarded as an economic policy adviser to bodies chaired by prime ministers of the UK and Australia. In 1991, Kevin Rudd recruited me to write the Goss government’s economic development strategy and I later moved to Queensland Treasury. Eventually, I was forced out. A high-level supporter told me I was seen as a threat because of my “honesty, integrity, intellect and analytical rigour”. In short, I sought to serve the public rather than pander to what ministers wanted to hear.