When children stand and sing the Australian national anthem together, they are being initiated into citizenship.

SYDNEY — A 9-year-old Australian schoolgirl whose refusal to stand for the singing of the national anthem has stirred a nationwide debate said Thursday that she would continue to protest the song she ...

"Everyone please stand for the national anthem." Those are the words that echo throughout a crowd seconds before sisters Jess and Lisa Orgiliasso launch into their most enduring song to date.

As a nation, we’ve been wobbly about this particular song for decades, as several competitions to find a national song we can all agree on testify — one as early as 1952. In 2001, the National Party ...

The NT government is mandating that all public schools will play and sing the Australian national anthem during assemblies and special events. The new policy will also include an update to the school ...