Few Australians know the second verse of our national anthem – or how out of date it is
- Written by Wendy Hargreaves, Senior Learning Advisor, University of Southern Queensland
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...
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