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Australia’s National Songbook opens with Midnight Oil and Yothu Yindi

The first 10 songs have been inducted into a digital archive intended to preserve music that has helped shape Australia’s cultural identity. The list will grow each year.

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  • Midnight Oil’s “Beds Are Burning” and Yothu Yindi’s “Treaty” are among the first 10 songs inducted into Australia’s National Songbook. Happy MagThe Guardian

  • The new digital archive is designed to celebrate and preserve songs that have shaped Australia’s national cultural identity. The West AustralianThe Guardian

  • The initial list does not include AC/DC, Cold Chisel or “You’re the Voice”, The Nightly reported. The Nightly