Editing Protest song (section)

==Oceania==

===Australia===
[[File:201000 - Opening Ceremony Christine Anu performs - 3b - 2000 Sydney opening ceremony photo.jpg|thumb|[[Christine Anu]] is one of Australia's most celebrated Indigenous artists, and her music often addresses the experiences and struggles of Indigenous Australians.]]

Indigenous issues feature prominently in politically inspired Australian music and include the topics of [[land rights]] and aboriginal [[deaths in custody]]. One of the most prominent Australian bands to confront these issues is [[Yothu Yindi]]. Other Australian bands to have confronted indigenous issues include [[Tiddas (band)|Tiddas]], [[Kev Carmody]], [[Archie Roach]], [[Christine Anu]], [[The Herd (Australian band)|The Herd]], [[Neil Murray (Australian musician)|Neil Murray]], [[Blue King Brown]], the [[John Butler Trio]], [[Midnight Oil]], [[Warumpi Band]], [[Paul Kelly (Australian musician)|Paul Kelly]], [[Powderfinger]] and [[Xavier Rudd]].

In addition to Indigenous issues, many Australian protest singers have sung about the futility of war. Notable anti-war songs include "[[And The Band Played Waltzing Matilda]]" (1972) by [[Eric Bogle]], and "[[A Walk in the Light Green]]" (1983) by [[Redgum]], most often remembered by its chorus "I was only nineteen".

Many songs have also been composed about environmental issues, protests and campaigns. These include "[[Rip Rip Woodchip]]" (1989) by [[John Williamson (singer)|John Williamson]], and "[[Let the Franklin Flow]]" (1983) by [[Goanna (band)|Goanna]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Paine |first=Andy |date=2019-09-03 |title=Listen and Watch to 40 years of Australian Blockading Songs |url=https://commonslibrary.org/listen-and-watch-40-years-of-australian-blockading-songs/ |access-date=2024-09-13 |website=The Commons Social Change Library |language=en-AU}}</ref>  Numerous songs were written and performed by protesters during anti-logging blockades in northern New South Wales, including "Behind Enemy Lines", "Tonka Toys" and "Hey Terania".<ref>{{Cite web |last1=McIntyre |first1=Iain |last2=Liddiard |first2=Brenda |author-link2=Yeates |last3=Yeates |first3=Lisa |date=2019-08-11 |title=Behind Enemy Lines - The Songs of the Terania Creek and Nightcap Blockades |url=https://www.3cr.org.au/earthmatters/episode-201908181100/behind-enemy-lines-songs-terania-creek-and-nightcap-blockades |access-date=2024-09-13 |website=3CR Community Radio |language=en}}</ref>

===New Zealand===
One of the earliest protest songs in New Zealand was [[John Hanlon (singer)|John Hanlon]]'s ''Damn the Dam'', recorded in 1973 in support of the [[Save Manapouri Campaign]].

During the bitterly divisive [[1981 Springbok Tour]], [[Blam Blam Blam]]'s ''There Is No Depression in New Zealand'' became a favourite among anti-tour protesters. Reggae band [[Herbs (band)|Herbs]] wrote and performed songs criticising [[France and weapons of mass destruction|French nuclear testing]] in the Pacific Ocean.