hiː wʌzðə sˈʌn ʌv bɹˈuːs wˈɔːkɚ ænd pˈoʊɪt ˈuːdʒɹuː nˈuːnʌkəl kˈæθ wˈɔːkɚ fɹʌm mˈɪndʒɪɹˌɪbə stɹˈædbɹoʊk ˈaɪlənd, sˈʌðɚn kwˈiːnslənd , hˌuː ɹˈoʊt ɐ pˈoʊᵻm ɐbˌaʊt hˌɪm kˈɔːld "sˈʌn ʌv mˈaɪn".
He was the son of Bruce Walker and poet Oodgeroo Noonuccal (Kath Walker) from Minjerribah (Stradbroke Island, Southern Queensland) , who wrote a poem about him called "Son of Mine".