The Anthem of Australia - &quotAdvance Australia Fair&quot - composed by Peter Dodds McCormick in 1878. In 1984, Bob Gock&aposs Labor government replaced God Save the Queen after a survey of Australians showed that &quotAdvance Australia Fair&quot is the most popular option new anthem. The song Advance Australia Fair was first performed publicly in Sydney on November 30, 1878. This one With a song, a choir of 10,000 people greeted the creation of the Australian Union on January 1, 1901. For thirty years after the first execution, the government awarded McCormick a hundred pounds. The song was widely used in official events and in advertising, having no official status. In 1973, the first national competition for a new, &quotreal&quot national anthem was organized. As a result Advance Australia Fair, Waltzing Matilda and Song of Australia were among the three finalists of this competition. The following year, the State Bureau of Statistics conducted a survey of 60,000 people, which brought it to the forefront Advance Australia Fair. On May 21, 1977, the state held a national plebiscite on the choice of the national anthem for citizens a selection of the three aforementioned songs and the UK anthem God Save the Queen were offered. Advance Australia Fair won with 43.6% of the vote, followed by Waltzing Matilda with 28.5%. April 19In 1984, the popular election was approved by an official decision of the government and the governor-general. In the year of the bicentennial of Australia, or more precisely at midnight on January 1, 1988, the national anthem &quotForward, beautiful Australia &quotperformed by Julie Anthony. She was also honored to perform her country&aposs national anthem again at the ceremony opening of the XXVII Summer Olympic Games in Sydney. Arranged for guitar by Mario Abril.

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