Australians singing their national anthem will now have to adjust for a minor, but symbolic, change to its lyrics. As part of an effort to include the tens of thousands of years of Indigenous history ...

National anthems are a traditional feature of international football and GOAL takes a look at the one the Socceroos seek to draw inspiration from. It is a time-honoured traditional at major ...

Australia has altered the lyrics of its national anthem to acknowledge the country’s Indigenous population, a change set to take effect Friday. While the old version contained the lyrics “for we are ...

Olympic gold medallist Cathy Freeman has led welcomes for a change to the Australian national anthem which has been introduced today. "What a way to start the year", Freeman 400 metres champion at ...

The words “we are young and free” were changed to “we are one and free.” The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have lived on the continent for more than 60,000 years. By Jacey Fortin The ...

People wearing face mask walk along Bourke Street Mall in Melbourne, Friday, Nov. 6, 2020. Australia’s highest court on Friday upheld a state’s border closure and dismissed billionaire businessman ...

SYDNEY (Reuters) - The Australian national anthem was sung in a local indigenous language for the first time at an international sporting event before Australia's Tri-Nations test against Argentina at ...

SYDNEY — A 9-year-old Australian schoolgirl whose refusal to stand for the singing of the national anthem has stirred a nationwide debate said Thursday that she would continue to protest the song she ...

It's a new year, and Australia has a new national anthem - well, a slightly newer one. Here's the original. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "ADVANCE AUSTRALIA FAIR") NATIONAL ANTHEM BAND: (Singing) Australians, ...