▁completed ▁his ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Arts ▁degree , ▁then ▁post grad uate ▁studies ▁and ▁a ▁Di pl oma ▁of ▁Education ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Queensland , ▁followed ▁by ▁comm encing ▁a ▁Ph D ▁in ▁History , ▁on ▁the ▁Dar ling ▁Down s ▁ 1 8 3 0 – 1 8 6 0 . ▁ ▁Wh ilst ▁at ▁university , ▁Car m ody ▁had ▁used ▁music ▁as ▁a ▁means ▁of ▁implementing ▁or al ▁history ▁in ▁tutorials , ▁which ▁led ▁to ▁his ▁later ▁career . ▁ ▁Music ▁career ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁Car m ody ▁began ▁his ▁musical ▁career . ▁He ▁signed ▁a ▁recording ▁contract ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁and ▁his ▁first ▁album , ▁P ill ars ▁of ▁Society , ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁the ▁R ut ab agas ▁label ▁( a ▁label ▁founded ▁by ▁artist ▁Frances ▁Mah ony ▁and ▁techn ologist ▁Joe ▁Hay es ); ▁the ▁rights ▁were ▁later ▁transferred ▁to ▁Lar rik in ▁Records / E MI ) ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 8 8 . ▁It ▁drew ▁heavily ▁upon ▁country ▁and ▁folk ▁styles ▁with ▁tracks ▁such ▁as ▁" Black ▁Death s ▁in ▁C ust ody " ▁and ▁" Th ou ▁Sh alt ▁Not ▁Ste al " ▁describing ▁ignor ance ▁and ▁opp ression ▁experienced ▁by ▁ind igen ous ▁Austral ians . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁song ▁" Th ou ▁Sh alt ▁Not ▁Ste al ", ▁Car m ody ▁draw s ▁attention ▁to ▁the ▁hyp oc ris y ▁of ▁British ▁sett lers ▁who ▁brought ▁Christian ity ▁to ▁Ind