The Australian former minister of immigration, Amanda Vanstone, tried to build a new career as songwriter. She arranged a song which can be added to other list of patriotic songs such as Waltzing Matilda. The Land of Hope and Glory (what a title!) is not replaced national anthem, said Vanstone. However she said:
"It's important that we have additional songs that reflect the sorts of things that we value about Australia and the things that I value are that we recognise that we're an immigration country, that other people were here before us, that together we've moved forward and built a fabulous nation," she said.
Despite some criticism from public, John Howard praised her as a talented person and congratulated her for composing this new song.
Perhaps, this new career was something that she has been thinking of after being sacked by Howard administration as minister of immigration.
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