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Advance Australia Fair er Australiens officielle nationalsang. Den bruges på samme vis som danskerne bruger deres nationalsang – Der er et yndigt land – til højtideligheder og store sportsbegivenheder. Den blev valgt efter en folkeafstemning i 1977 hvor alternativerne var Waltzing Matilda, Song of Australia og Australiens daværende nationalsang, God Save the Queen. God Save the Queen benyttes stadig ved begivenheder med kongelig deltagelse. Udover den officielle nationalsang anvendes Banjo Pattersons Waltzing Matilda ofte som uofficiel nationalsang. Sangen er skrevet af den skotskfødte komponist Peter Dodds McCormick.
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Nationalhymne i  Australien | |
| Forfatter | Peter Dodds McCormick, 1878 |
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| Komponist | Peter Dodds McCormick, 1878 |
| Fra | 1984 |
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Teksterne til "Advance Australia Fair" på engelsk blev officielt taget i brug i 1984:[1]
- Vers 1
- Australians all let us rejoice,
- For we are one and free;
- We've golden soil and wealth for toil;
- Our home is girt by sea;
- Our land abounds in nature's gifts
- Of beauty rich and rare;
- In history's page, let every stage
- Advance Australia Fair.
- Omkvæd:
- In joyful strains then let us sing,
- "Advance Australia Fair."
- Vers 2
- Beneath our radiant Southern Cross
- We'll toil with hearts and hands;
- To make this Commonwealth of ours
- Renowned of all the lands;
- For those who've come across the seas
- We've boundless plains to share;
- With courage let us all combine
- To Advance Australia Fair.
- Omkvæd:
- In joyful strains then let us sing,
- "Advance Australia Fair."
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