Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mourners paying their respects at the memorial site for the victims of the Bondi Beach terror ...

Banjo Paterson, an Australian poet and songwriter, is celebrated for his vivid portrayals of rural life. With a connection to the land, Paterson’s simple yet powerful storytelling continues to ...

“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.

One of the theories behind the nation's favourite song, Waltzing Matilda, is about to be told on the stage. An Australian drama with music has been written and composed and while parts of it have been ...

‘WALTZING Matilda’ is Australia’s unofficial national anthem but behind that iconic song lies a scandalous love triangle, as Matthew Benns and Terry Smyth reveal. ‘WALTZING Matilda’ is Australia’s ...

Generations of Australians have been cooed to sleep with a soft, cradle-side rendition of the ballad of a thieving bushman who drowns himself rather than being captured by the law, a song that ...

The Wiggles have celebrated Greg Page's return and marked Australia Day by recording a special version of 'Waltzing Matilda'. The children's entertainment group, who returned to their original lineup ...

Tom Waits turns 72 today, but don’t expect him to mark the occasion in any sort of public way. The cult favorite singer-songwriter has kept a very low public profile during the past decade and has ...

The former Governor-General is very proud of her bush childhood and this month she took The Weekly to the wonderful town of Winton, birthplace of the people’s anthem Waltzing Matilda and of Qantas, ...