they officially changed the australian national anthem to a modified version of "advance australia fair" on 21 may 1977.
they officially changed the australian national anthem to a modified version of "advance australia fair" on 21 may 1977.
when did they officially change the australian national anthem to a modified version of "advance australia fair"?
21 may 1977
"advance australia fair", with modified lyrics from the original (see development of lyrics), was adopted as the australian national anthem on 19 april 1984 by a proclamation by the governor-general, sir ninian stephen, on a recommendation by the labor government of bob hawke. "god save the queen", now known as the royal anthem, continues to be played alongside the australian national anthem at public engagements in australia that are attended by the queen or members of the royal family.









































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the lyrics of "advance australia fair" were officially adopted in 1984 as follows:









































poem style="float:left; margin-right:2em;"australians all let us rejoice,
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"advance australia fair" is the national anthem of australia. created by the scottish-born composer peter dodds mccormick, the song was first performed in 1878 and sung in australia as a patriotic song. it replaced "god save the queen" as the official national anthem in 1984, following a plebiscite to choose the national song in 1977. other songs and marches have been influenced by "advance australia fair", such as the australian vice-regal salute.









































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section::::history.:origin.
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