Overview
- His family said he died peacefully at home in Alice Springs, describing a "big and very generous life."
- Egan served as Administrator of the Northern Territory from November 2003 to October 2007.
- A prolific folk musician, he released about 30 albums and famously used a cardboard beer carton as percussion.
- He wrote Gurindji Blues in support of the land-rights movement, with proceeds helping fund the Aboriginal Tent Embassy.
- He authored 17 books, criticized race-based Indigenous policy including the NT Intervention, and received AM (1993) and AO (2004) honours.