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==Lyrics== The lyrics of "Advance Australia Fair", as modified by the [[National Australia Day Council]], were officially adopted in April 1984.<ref name=anthem>{{cite web|url=http://www.dfat.gov.au/facts/nat_anthem.html|title=The Australian National Anthem|publisher=[[Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Australia)|Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade]]|access-date=1 November 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071023080802/http://www.dfat.gov.au/facts/nat_anthem.html|archive-date=23 October 2007}}</ref> The lyrics were updated on 1 January 2021<ref name=":1">{{cite web |date=30 December 2020 |title=Australian National Anthem β Proclamation of Amended Words |url=https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C2021G00004 |access-date=26 April 2021 |website=Federal Register of Legislation |publisher=Australian Government}}</ref> in an attempt to recognise the legacy of [[Indigenous Australians]], with the word "one" in the second line replacing the previous "young".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/dec/31/we-are-one-and-free-australian-anthem-to-change-in-attempt-to-recognise-indigenous-history|last=Hurst|first=Daniel|title='We are one and free': Australia's national anthem to change in attempt to recognise Indigenous history|work=The Guardian|date=31 December 2020|access-date=25 April 2021}}</ref> The lyrics are now as follows:<ref name=":1" /> <poem style="float:left; margin-left: 1em;">'''I''' Australians all let us rejoice, For we are one and free; We've golden soil and wealth for toil, Our home is girt by sea; Our land abounds in Nature's gifts Of beauty rich and rare; In history's page, let every stage Advance Australia fair! In joyful strains then let us sing, Advance Australia fair!</poem> <poem style="float:left; margin-left: 1em;>'''II''' Beneath our radiant Southern Cross, We'll toil with hearts and hands; To make this Commonwealth of ours Renowned of all the lands; For those who've come across the seas We've boundless plains to share; With courage let us all combine To advance Australia fair. In joyful strains then let us sing Advance Australia fair!</poem>{{Clear|left}}
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