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Re: Fwd from Clinton Fernandes: Re: Waltzing Matilda

>They just sang it at the start of the football Grand Final, and
>John Howard (Australian Prime Minister) said recently that he >had voted
for it as the national anthem in the 1970s >referendum. He still wants it
to be the national anthem. Our >elites are quite comfortable with the song.

Yeah, you're probably right. I saw the start of the Grand Final too, but
didn't bother watching the subsequent massacre... Perhaps this is a bit
like Ned Kelly. For some decades, films about him were effectivelyi banned,
but nowadays he's an icon.


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