▁Association ▁( AR IA ) ▁singles ▁charts . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 7 ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Car m ody ▁was ▁induct ed ▁into ▁the ▁Australian ▁Rec ording ▁Indust ry ▁Association ▁( AR IA ) ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame ▁alongside ▁The ▁D ingo es , ▁Little ▁P att ie , ▁M ental ▁As ▁An yth ing ▁and ▁John ▁Paul ▁Young . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Car m ody ▁was ▁a ▁recip ient ▁of ▁the ▁Queensland ▁Gre ats ▁Awards . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁Car m ody ▁was ▁recip ient ▁of ▁the ▁J C ▁William son ▁Award ▁at ▁the ▁Hel pm ann ▁Awards . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Ke v ▁Car m ody ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁in ▁C air ns , ▁Queensland . ▁His ▁father ▁was ▁a ▁second - gener ation ▁Irish ▁desc endant ▁and ▁his ▁mother ▁an ▁Ind igen ous ▁Australian . ▁His ▁younger ▁brother , ▁Laur ie , ▁was ▁born ▁three ▁and ▁a ▁half ▁years ▁later . ▁His ▁family ▁moved ▁to ▁southern ▁Queensland ▁in ▁early ▁ 1 9 5 0 , ▁and ▁he ▁grew ▁up ▁on ▁a ▁cattle ▁station ▁near ▁Gor an ba , ▁ ▁west ▁of ▁Dal by ▁in ▁the ▁Dar ling ▁Down s ▁area ▁of ▁south ▁eastern ▁Queensland . ▁His ▁parents ▁worked ▁as ▁dro vers , ▁moving ▁cattle ▁along ▁stock ▁routes . ▁At ▁ten ▁years ▁of ▁age , ▁Car m ody ▁and ▁his ▁brother ▁were ▁taken ▁from ▁their ▁parents ▁under ▁the ▁assim ilation ▁policy ▁as ▁part