Public policy analyst, later academic in public policy and public administration at the University of Canberra, finally Professor of Public Policy at the University of New South Wales at ADFA.
Author of 'The lie of the level playing field' (Text Publishing, 1994); 'Renegotiating the environment: the power of politics' (Federation Press, 2003); 'Public policy values' (Palgrave Macmillan 2009).