First 10 Australian songs inducted into the National Songbook after ‘very robust’ judging
2 sources·Updated November 4, 2026
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- The West Entertainment·11h agoAustralia’s National Songbook: Full list of first 10 songs inducted, from Beds Are Burning to Waltzing Matilda
Waltzing Matilda and Midnight Oil made the cut, as did a dancefloor banger about asylum seekers. But Australia’s first official National Songbook has no room yet for AC/DC, Cold Chisel or You’re the Voice.
Read at The West Entertainment → - Guardian Australia·11h agoFirst 10 Australian songs inducted into the National Songbook after ‘very robust’ judging
Yothu Yindi’s Treaty, Midnight Oil’s Beds Are Burning and Helen Reddy’s I Am Woman are among the first songs to be honoured on new list that will grow every year Warning: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised that this article contains images and names of…
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