In January 1987, Packer told Ali Cromie of "The Sydney Morning Herald" that he had left Australia because he "would have a better future in America than Australia". Initially Packer had made documentaries but most of his subsequent work was in publishing. He also ran a consultancy business, Magazine Investment and Management. Of Clyde's relationship with his brother Kerry, Cromie wrote: "They got on well without being especially close. He disputes reports that portray their relationship in any other way. 'I had animosity with my father – never with my brother'".