New York Times: “The lyrics of Australia’s national anthem have been altered by one word to recognize the country’s Indigenous history, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced Thursday. Until Friday, the song began: ‘Australians all let us rejoice, for we are young and free.’ But as the country celebrated the beginning of the new year, the “young” was dropped. The anthem now describes the country as ‘one and free.’ The anthem, ‘Advance Australia Fair,’ was written by Peter Dodds McCormick in 1878. It became the national anthem in 1984, replacing ‘God Save the Queen,’ and the first line was changed to make it more inclusive of women – ‘Australia’s sons’ became ‘Australians all.’ Critics of the ‘young and free’ lyric said it suggested that the history of Australia began relatively recently, perhaps with the federation of Australia on Jan. 1, 1901, or the raising of a British flag at Sydney Cove on Jan. 26, 1788.”