Background
He was born in Western Australia, in the small town of Yarloop, and lived in Fremantle towards the end of his life.
He was born in Western Australia, in the small town of Yarloop, and lived in Fremantle towards the end of his life.
He was of the Aboriginal Noongar people, and much of his work dealt with the Indigenous Australian experience. He has been referred to as the 20th Century"s Aboriginal Poet Laureate, and many of his plays are on Australian school syllabuses.