This song was published in the songbook, "Contemporary Australian Folksongs - The Song Goes On", edited by Lynne Tracey (Wise Publications, copyright 1986).

Tony Miles wrote the following comment on his song: "When I arrived from England 15 years ago, Australians on the whole seemed to have an inferiority complex. But now Australia leads the world in micro-surgery, competes with the best in sports and through it all there is a new national pride and sense of identity. Or is there? Are we too eager to be accepted into the mainstream of international culture, at the expense of what is truly Australian?"

It is now somewhat dated as there are several references to the media culture of the time it was written. It could easily be updated with more recent references but you get the general idea even if some of the names have been forgotten.

The song was recorded by Eric Bogle on his album, "Singing the Spirit Home".

You can see a playlist of my Australian songs here: http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=0DE11C284435E7A2

For lyrics and chords of my songs, see my website: http://www.raymondcrooke.com