Though the title of the song sounds like it’s about a dance with someone named Matilda, it’s actually born of an Australian style of poetry called a “bush ballad”—slang in the country for traveling on ...

Banjo Paterson, an Australian poet and songwriter, is celebrated for his vivid portrayals of rural life. With a connection to the land, Paterson’s simple yet powerful storytelling continues to ...

Fire consumes pieces of history related to the writing of Banjo Paterson’s Waltzing Matilda and the birth of Qantas THE WALTZING MATILDA CENTRE and its historic contents was lost to fire early this ...

An outback Queensland town is appealing for radio and television stations across Australia to play one of the hundreds of versions of Waltzing Matilda today. The first Waltzing Matilda Day is being ...

The Victorian company involved in a trademark dispute with a western Queensland council says it will honour a deal it made with the council more than a decade ago. Fire gutted Winton's Waltzing ...

Is Waltzing Matilda a song about a sheep thief, a shed-burning shearer or a serenade to a secret love? Grab your swag and join Leisa Scott as she delves into the roots of Australia’s iconic song. No ...

John Collinson was the first person to record Waltzing Matilda, the unofficial Australian national anthem. But the British soldier's singing talent was only discovered by chance. The nurses were ...

You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. I was lucky to read an early copy of Symbols of Australia, a soon to be republished collection of ...