a nine-year-old girl reignited debate about Australia's national anthem by explaining why she had refused to rise for it at a school assembly. Harper Nielsen, from Brisbane, argued the lyrics of ...

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Harper has taken issue with the opening lyrics to the anthem, which read ... recognition - the subject of a long-running national debate. Australia is the only Commonwealth country that does ...

And remember, this is not the first time the anthem has been modified. NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian is advocating for the Australian National Anthem to be changed. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Jeremy ...

Peter FitzSimons has called for the Australian national anthem to be changed after Dylan Wright's performance at the State of Origin divided viewers on Wednesday. The 2024 Australian Idol winner ...

For example, the Swiss Psalm, the national anthem of Switzerland, has different lyrics for each of the country's four official languages (French, German, Italian and Romansh). Meanwhile, the current ...