SBS acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples throughout Australia as the Traditional Owners of Country, and their continuing connection to land, waters, and community.
Advance Australia Fair’s original lyrics were written in 1878 by Australian schoolteacher and songwriter Peter Dodds McCormick. The song was confirmed as Australia’s national anthem on 19 April 1984.
In 2021 the words in the Anthem’s second line were updated from ‘young and free’ to ‘one and free’ to reflect inclusivity.
The Anthem is played at official ceremonies, sporting competitions and other community events.
Australian National Anthem lyrics ܐܘܿܤܬܖ̈ܵܠܵܝܹܐ ܫܒ̣ܘܿܩ ܟܠܲܢ ܦܲܨܚܵܚ
ܒܗ̇ܝ ܕܚܲܕ ܝܘܵܚ ܘܚܹܐܖܹ̈ܐ
ܐܲܪܥܲܢ ܕܲܗܒ̣ܵܢܵܝܬܵܐ ܘܥܲܬܝ̣ܪܘ̣ܬܲܢ ܒܫܲܪܫܵܝܬܵܐ ܩܢܝ̣ܬܵܐ
ܐܲܬܪܲܢ ܒܝܵܡܵܬܹ̈ܐ ܚܘܼܪܕܝ̣ܵܐ
ܘܐܲܪܥܲܢ ܡ̣ܢ ܫܘܼܟܵܢܹ̈ܐ ܕܟܝܵܢܵܐ ܡܠܝ̣ܬܵܐ
ܕܫܘܼܦܪܵܐ ܥܲܬܝ̣ܪܵܐ ܘܕܲܠܝ̣ܠܵܐ
ܓܵܘ ܦܲܬܘܵܬܹ̈ܐ ܕܬܲܫܥܝ̣ܬܵܐ ܘܒܟܠ ܚܲܕ ܪܲܗܛܵܐ, ܒܩܝ̣ܢܵܬܹ̈ܐ ܡܲܚܕܝ̣ܝܵܢܹ̈ܐ ܫܒ̣ܘܿܩ ܙܵܡܪܵܚ
ܠܫܘܼܫܵܛܵܐ ܕܐܘܿܤܬܪܵܠܝܼܵܐ ܫܲܦܝ̣ܪܬܵܐ
ܬܚܘܿܬ ܟܵܘܟܼܒ̣ܵܐ ܬܲܝܡܢܵܝܵܐ ܠܵܘܓ̰ܵܢܵܐ
ܦܲܠܚܲܚ ܒܟܲܫܝ̣ܪܘܼܬܵܐ ܒܠܸܒܵܘܵܬ̈ܲܢ ܘܐܝ̣ܕܵܬ̈ܲܢ
ܕܥܲܒ̣ܕܵܚܠܹܗ ܟܘܿܡܘܿܢܘܹܠܬܼ ܕܕܝܼܲܢ،
ܐܲܬܪܵܐ ܡܫܲܡܗܵܐ ܒܟܠܲܝܗܝ ܐܲܬܖ̈ܵܘܵܬܹܐ
ܘܠܐܵܢܝ̣ ܕܐ݇ܬܹܐܠܗܘܿܢ ܡܥܲܒܪܵܐ ܕܝܵܡܵܬܹ̈ܐ
ܐܸܬܠܲܢ ܠܡܫܲܪܵܟܬܵܐ ܪܵܒܵܐ ܕܲܫܝܵܬܹ̈ܐ
ܒܲܠܒ̣ܝ̣ܒ̣ܘ̣ܬ̣ܵܐ ܫܒ݂ܘܿܩ ܡܚܲܝܸܕܵܚ
ܠܫܘܼܫܵܛܵܐ ܕܐܘܿܤܬܪܵܠܝܼܵܐ ܫܲܦܝ̣ܪܬܵܐ
ܗܵܝܓܵܐ ܫܒ̣ܘܿܩ ܙܵܡܪܵܚ ܒܩܝ̣ܢܵܬܹ̈ܐ ܕܚܲܕܘܼܬܵܐ
ܠܫܘܼܫܵܛܵܐ ܕܐܘܿܤܬܪܵܠܝܼܵܐ ܫܲܦܝ̣ܪܬܵܐ
Australian Citizenship Pledge
Since the introduction of Australian citizenship in 1949, over six million people have become citizens through formal awarding.
Citizenship ceremonies are organised by local councils, including on Australian Citizenship Day marked on 17 September.
As part of the ceremony, the Australian National Anthem is played, and people make the pledge accepting the responsibilities of Australian citizenship.
There are two versions of the pledge, one of which mentions God.
Pledge version 1
From this time forward, under God,
I pledge my loyalty to Australia and its people,
whose democratic beliefs I share,
whose rights and liberties I respect, and
whose laws I will uphold and obey.
Pledge version 2
From this time forward,
I pledge my loyalty to Australia and its people,
whose democratic beliefs I share,
whose rights and liberties I respect, and
whose laws I will uphold and obey.