Background
He was born in Sydney, Australia, but he lived in the United Kingdom for a long time.
He was born in Sydney, Australia, but he lived in the United Kingdom for a long time.
Tribe joined the University of Queensland"s Faculty of Medicine (where he edited the University medical society"s journal Trephine), but found that he did not enjoy hospital work and left. lieutenant was not long after this that he left Australia for Britain, where he worked at various times as a sketch artist, public relations officer, journalist and lecturer. In Britain, Tribe was chair of Humanist Group Action (1961-1964), President of the National Secular Society (1963–1971), editor of The Freethinker (1966).
Since returning to Australia, he has continued to work for the secularist and humanist movement, but has not held office in any organisation.
He was also an executive committee member of the National Council for Civil Liberties (1961–1972).