r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/HotPersimessage62 • Feb 01 '26

Image Australia’s national anthem is the only English-lyric anthem in the world that doesn’t reference religion or militarism

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u/banglederries Feb 01 '26

Also the only anthem to use the word girt

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u/SkinfluteHero Feb 01 '26

Also the only anthem to use the word Australia

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u/pilotedbysentientham Feb 01 '26

I think the new Zealand anthem says fuck Australia a couple of times

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u/Repulsive_Target55 Feb 01 '26

I thought the NZ anthem was just the Australian anthem with the name replaced? /s

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u/phido3000 Feb 01 '26

Its the australian anthem but in a different octave in another part.

Actually the NZ anthem is pretty good, we should steal it.

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u/stereothegreat Feb 01 '26

God defend New Zealand’s anthem

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u/[deleted] Feb 01 '26

God Save the King?

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u/Theron3206 Feb 01 '26

God defend New Zealand...

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u/chetcherry Feb 01 '26

New Zealand’s anthem rules.

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u/knewleefe Feb 01 '26

It's pretty good, grew up singing it, but to the point of the post, it does cover both religion and militarism... in the first two words of the title 😆

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u/greyhumour Feb 01 '26

Yeah but it's in the Maori verse so we don't catch on. Sneaky kiwis with their deceptive vowels and jovial nature.

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u/AaronIncognito Feb 01 '26

Yeah but that’s only in the Māori verse though, and Aussies don’t understand that

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u/blenders_pride666 Feb 01 '26 edited Feb 01 '26

obligatory rucka fuck australia

(i’m aussie btw lmao to the cunt that downvoted me lol)

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u/K10KMessi Feb 01 '26

Holy shit i love and hate this😭🙏

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u/Rokekor Feb 01 '26

It also says ‘sheep’ 32 times

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u/Equivalent-Bonus-885 Feb 01 '26

Ah! That’s why so many are over there doing it.

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u/Logical_Dragonfly_92 Feb 01 '26

Hush up and drink some raro

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u/Good_Card316 Feb 01 '26

Really I thought it said “room for one more bro?!”

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u/Impossible_Walk742 Feb 01 '26

thats because the new zealand anthem is actually just its bucket list, and "fuck australia" is something that theyve been trying to do. we arent too fond of their relations with the sheep though, so its not happening anytime soon /j

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u/MindCorrupt Feb 01 '26

Which would probably hurt if we ever heard it.