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"I Am Australian" (or "We Are Australian") is a popular Australian song written in 1987 by Bruce Woodley of the Seekers and Dobe Newton of the Bushwackers. Its lyrics are filled with many historic and cultural references, such as to the " digger ", Albert Namatjira and Ned Kelly , among others.
Bruce William Woodley [1] AO [2] (born 25 July 1942) is an Australian singer-songwriter and musician. [3] [4] He was a founding member of the successful folk-pop group the Seekers, [3] and co-composer of the songs "I Am Australian," "Red Rubber Ball," and Simon & Garfunkel's "Cloudy."
Emma Olivia Watkins (born 21 September 1989) [3] is an Australian children's entertainer, dancer, singer, author and television presenter. She is best known as the first female member of the children's group the Wiggles, which she was a member of from 2013 to 2021.
Dobe Newton OAM (born 14 July 1948) is an Australian musician and member of folk and country music group the Bushwackers from 1973. He co-wrote the patriotic song "I Am Australian" in 1987 with Bruce Woodley. For his service to the performing arts as an entertainer and advocate he was appointed to the Order of Australia in 2013.
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For example, the song "Down Under" by Men at Work—which became the theme song for the crew of Australia II in their successful bid to win the 1983 America's Cup—is excluded. Mike Brady , Greg Champion and John Williamson have specialised in writing and performing Australian sports songs.
The official video was released on YouTube via ABC Music on 26 February 2015. The video shows the singers performing their parts of the song in a studio, overlapped with various pieces of war footage and photos. [5] The Duncan Toombs directed music video was nominated for Best Video at the ARIA Music Awards of 2015. [6]