Few Australians know the second verse of our national anthem - or how out of date it is
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Hargreaves, Wendy. 2025. "Few Australians know the second verse of our national anthem - or how out of date it is." The Conversation.
| Article Title | Few Australians know the second verse of our national anthem - or how out of date it is |
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| Article Category | Blog |
| Authors | Hargreaves, Wendy |
| Publication Title | The Conversation |
| Year | 2025 |
| Place of Publication | Australia |
| Web Address (URL) | https://theconversation.com/few-australians-know-the-second-verse-of-our-national-anthem-or-how-out-of-date-it-is-246678 |
| Abstract | There are two verses to Advance Australia Fair, but do you know the second? Probably not. It’s in our citizenship booklet, Our Common Bond, suggesting Aussies know it and new citizens could be questioned on it in their citizenship test. Yet official protocol makes singing it optional. And who’ll choose to sing both verses when thousands of sporting fans just want the game to start? I suspect if we knew the second verse our common bond would be arguing about it. Australians acted passionately when debating one word in verse one, yet verse two barely raises an eyebrow. It’s the controversy we need to have (after we’ve googled the lyrics). |
| Keywords | national anthem, Australia, Advance Australia Fair, |
| Contains Sensitive Content | Does not contain sensitive content |
| ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 360304. Music performance |
| 470206. Cultural studies of nation and region | |
| Byline Affiliations | University of Southern Queensland |
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