Advance Australia Fair

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"Advance Australia Fair" is the official national anthem of Australia, celebrating the country's identity, unity, and values.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf national anthem
song
adoptedAsNationalAnthemDate 1984-04-19
adoptedAsNationalAnthemYear 1984
associatedWithSymbol Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia
Flag of Australia
national colours of Australia
composer Peter Dodds McCormick
copyrightStatus public domain in Australia
country Australia
firstPerformanceYear 1878
firstPerformedInCity Sydney
firstPerformedInCountry Australia
genre patriotic song
hasAlternativeVersions Indigenous language renditions
bilingual English–Indigenous versions
hasCommonlySungVerses 1
hasCulturalRole expression of Australian national identity
symbol of Australian unity
hasOfficialVerses 2
isNationalAnthemOf Australia
isUsedAt Australian school events
Australian sporting events
official state ceremonies in Australia
key B-flat major
language English
lyricist Peter Dodds McCormick
modifiedLyricsDetail line "For we are young and free" changed to "For we are one and free"
modifiedLyricsYear 2021
officialStatusGrantedBy Australian government
openingLine Australians all let us rejoice
originalPublicationYear 1878
performedBy Australian Defence Force bands
school choirs in Australia
performedOnOccasion Anzac Day ceremonies
Australia Day ceremonies
Parliamentary openings in Australia
precededBy God Save the Queen
replaced God Save the Queen
subjectOfDebate cultural inclusiveness
lyrics
tempoMarking maestoso
theme freedom
national identity
patriotism
prosperity
unity
timeSignature 4/4


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