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The inaugural 10 inductees into Australia’s National Songbook include a searing hit by Midnight Oil, a dancefloor banger about asylum seekers and the nation’s most iconic bush ballad, Waltzing Matilda.

No AC/DC, no Chisel: Australia’s National Songbook revealed

Waltzing Matilda and Midnight Oil made the cut, as did a dancefloor banger about asylum seekers. But Australia’s first official National Songbook has no room yet for AC/DC, Cold Chisel or You’re the Voice.

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