🌏🎶 I Am Australian — A Song That Unites Us All In 1987, two musicians — Bruce Woodley and Dobe Newton — wrote more than just a song. 🎵 They gave Australia a voice that speaks of every journey, every dream, every heartbeat across this vast land. 🎼 "We are one, but we are many..." — simple words that echo from the red deserts to the endless beaches, from ancient cultures to new beginnings. "I Am Australian" isn’t just about where we come from. 🎹 It’s about who we become — together. Every time

📢 Sounds of Australia 2023 Inductee: I Am Australian ‘I am Australian’, first written in 1987 by Bruce Woodley of The Seekers and Dobe Newton of The Bushwackers , was covered in 1997 by Judith Durham (The Seekers), Russell Hitchcock (Air Supply) and Mandawuy Yunupingu (Yothu Yindi). The song has regularly been covered for significant national events, such as the 2003 Rugby World Cup, 2008 Olympic Games, and 2009 National Day of Mourning for the victims of the Black Saturday bushfires. It is so