fˈɑːloʊɪŋ ɐ dʒˈɑːb æt ðɪ ɔːstɹˈeɪliən tæksˈeɪʃən ˈɑːfɪs, mˈʌndiːn mˈuːvd tʊ ˈædəlˌeɪd, wˌɛɹ hiː kəmˈɛnst, bˌʌt dɪdnˌɑːt kəmplˈiːt, ɐ kwˌɔlɪfɪkˈeɪʃən ɪn lˈɔː æt ðə sˈaʊθ ɔːstɹˈeɪliən ˈɪnstɪtˌuːt ʌv tɛknˈɑːlədʒi, wˌɪtʃ lˈeɪɾɚ bɪkˌeɪm ðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv sˈaʊθ ɔːstɹˈeɪliə.
Following a job at the Australian Taxation Office, Mundine moved to Adelaide, where he commenced, but did not complete, a qualification in law at the South Australian Institute of Technology, which later became the University of South Australia.