He was awarded the A.M. (Member of the Order of Australia) in the 1985 Queen's New Years Honours List for his services to Australian literature.
He was awarded the Australian Centenary Medal in the 2001 Queen's New Years Honours List for his services to Australian society through writing.
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Former journalist who became a noted Australian film writer in the 1970s and 80s. His father was an inventor of agricultural machinery who, together with his wife, established a factory in Nowra to make machinery for the dairy industry.