# First 10 Australian songs inducted into the National Songbook after ‘very robust’ judging

- Source: Guardian World
- Published: 2026-11-04T07:00:28+00:00
- Category: World
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/nov/04/first-10-australian-songs-inducted-into-national-songbook
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/first-10-australian-songs-inducted-into-the-national-songbook-after-ve-493252/

Yothu Yindi’s Treaty, Midnight Oil’s Beds Are Burning and Helen Reddy’s I Am Woman are among the first songs to be honoured on new list that will grow every year Warning: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised that this article contains images and names of Indigenous Australians who have died Midnight Oil’s Beds Are Burning, Yothu Yindi’s Treaty and Helen Reddy’s I Am Woman are

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