Born in Geraldton, Western Australia, he attended the University of Western Australia and later lectured in English Literature at the University of Adelaide, the University of Western Australia and University of Leeds. He has also worked on an aboriginal mission as an anthropoligist and as a patrol officer in the Trobriand Islands.
His novel "To the Islands" won the Miles Franklin Award in 1958. He was awarded the Patrick White Literary Award in 1979.
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Selected works
Novels
Poetry
Childrens
Opera