Australians acted passionately when debating one word in verse one, yet verse two barely raises an eyebrow. It’s the ...

Only a few short ... Advance Australian Fair, composed by Peter Dodds McCormick and first performed in 1878, was adopted as the national anthem after a plebiscite in 1977. It’s not the first time the ...

In 1973, the Australia Council for the Arts launched a national competition to find new lyrics and music for the anthem ... second verse comes from a version adapted for federation in 1901 ...