The move to his grandmother's native Australia was for economic reasons, and his father's expectation that the Australian Defence Forces would reject his eldest son for the draft during the Vietnam War.
Kepindahan ke Australia, tanah kelahiran neneknya, adalah karena alasan ekonomi, dan ayahnya berharap Australian Defence Force akan menolak putra sulungnya untuk mengikuti wajib militer selama Perang Vietnam berlangsung.