Quick Fact About the Wide Brown Land:
The National Anthem of Australia is "Advance Australia Fair" and the national crest has a Kangaroo and Emu on it as they are indigenous and also share the quality of not being able to walk backwards, carrying on the idea of always moving forward as a country.
The anthem is not universally liked and a number of Aussies don't know all the words. One of the songs mentioned as a possible alternative is I Am Australian.
This song, especially as sung here by The Seekers, reflects the pride Aussies have in their country. The pride of overcoming hardship and the pride of being a part of a free and unique part of the world. It's the paradox of such an ancient land, almost primeval in places, being so young as a country.
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