Australia Day ini dirayakan sama meriahnya dengan 17 Agustus di Indonesia, atau 4 Juli di Amerika. Tradisi perayaan Australia Day di seluruh Australia dimulai sejak tahun 1935. Mulai tahun 1994, hari ini (atau hari sebelum atau sesudahnya jika kebetulan tanggal ini jatuh di akhir pekan) dijadikan hari libur nasional.
Salah satu lagu yang kerap dinyanyikan di Australia Day adalah I still call Australia home karya Peter Allen. Lagu ini juga pernah digunakan iklan Qantas.
I still call Australia home
I've been to cities that never close down
From New York to Rio and old London town
But no matter how far or how wide I roam
I still call Australia home.
I'm always traveling - I love being free
And so I keep leaving the sun and the sea
But my heart lies waiting, over the foam
still call Australia home.
All the sons and daughters, spinning 'round the world
Away from their family and friends
But as the world gets older, and colder
Its good to know where your journey ends.
And some day we'll all be together once more
When all the ships come back to the shore
I'll realise something I've always known
I still call Australia home
I've been to cities that never close down
From New York to Rio and old London town
But no matter how far or how wide I roam
I still call Australia home.
I'm always traveling - I love being free
And so I keep leaving the sun and the sea
But my heart lies waiting, over the foam
still call Australia home.
All the sons and daughters, spinning 'round the world
Away from their family and friends
But as the world gets older, and colder
Its good to know where your journey ends.
And some day we'll all be together once more
When all the ships come back to the shore
I'll realise something I've always known
I still call Australia home
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