In 1967 he joined the Education and Science Department and in the following years toured many Aboriginal settlements in northern Australia. As Commonwealth Director of Aboriginal Education he introduced a bi-lingual educational program for Northern Territory Aboriginal students, which meant the formal recognition of Indigenous Australian languages and cultures.
He entered the Education and Science Department in 1967 and visited many Aboriginal communities in northern Australia over the following years. In his role as Commonwealth Director of Aboriginal Education, he established a dual-language educational program for Northern Territory Aboriginal students, which marked the formal recognition of Indigenous Australian languages and cultures.