“That’s a nice song,” I said. I was shooting whiskey with rogue warriors from Australia in a makeshift bar in the dusty Vietnamese village of Phuoc Tuy. “Thanks mate! It’s our national anthem,” Capt.

Is Waltzing Matilda a song about a sheep thief, a shed-burning shearer or a serenade to a secret love? Grab your swag and join Leisa Scott as she delves into the roots of Australia’s iconic song. No ...

Xavier Samuel is set to lead an action-packed film about the creation of Banjo Paterson’s legendary anthem, 'Waltzing Matilda'. The producer behind AFI-nominated war drama Beneath Hill 60 is exploring ...

A controversial new play challenging the origins of Australia's favourite song, Waltzing Matilda, contends that the lyrics were written about a love affair and are a coded manifesto of workers' rights ...

John Collinson was the first person to record Waltzing Matilda, the unofficial Australian national anthem. But the British soldier's singing talent was only discovered by chance. The nurses were ...

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Despite decades of debate about Australia's most famous song's origins and its meaning, there's still plenty of life in the old girl Matilda. One new aspect begins with my great-great-grandfather, ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Australian country singer John Williamson is outraged at moves to strengthen the trademark ownership of Waltzing Matilda, saying he'd ...

Tupou recalled being blown away by the power of Ireland’s call when he faced the Irish on home soil in 2018 and expressed frustration that Australian rugby fans had no answer. The Tongan Thor said it ...

BRISBANE, Australia — Of all the sounds that might charm an ear on a sidewalk at a pub window near a midnight, here came a ripper. It flowed from inside a half-full bar called the Cauldron, up the ...