Opinion

Australia needs billabongs in its anthem, not 'girt'

Steve Evans
Updated July 2 2021 - 12:59am, first published January 8 2021 - 5:30am
Under the shade of a coolibah tree. Picture: Shutterstock
Under the shade of a coolibah tree. Picture: Shutterstock

The Prime Minister's proposed change to the national anthem is welcome - but it doesn't go far enough.

Steve Evans

Steve Evans

Reporter

Steve Evans is a reporter on The Canberra Times. He's been a BBC correspondent in New York, London, Berlin and Seoul and the sole reporter/photographer/paper deliverer on The Glen Innes Examiner in country New South Wales. "All the jobs have been fascinating - and so it continues."