they conducted a formal vote regarding changing the australian national anthem to "advance australia fair" on 21 may 1977.
they conducted a formal vote regarding changing the australian national anthem to "advance australia fair" on 21 may 1977.
when did they conduct a formal vote regarding changing the australian national anthem to "advance australia fair"?
21 may 1977
the song has never been the officially recognised national anthem in australia. unofficially, however, it is often used in similar circumstances. the song was one of four included in a national plebiscite to choose australia's national song held on 21 may 1977 by the fraser government to determine which song was preferred as australia's national anthem. "waltzing matilda" received 28% of the vote compared with 43% for "advance australia fair", 19% for "god save the queen" and 10% for "song of australia".
waltzing matilda
"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,
advance australia fair