Global Q&A: ‘How would you change your national Anthem to better reflect your country’s image?’

Toowoomba, Australia: Drew Rickard, 29, Student in Bachelor of Social Science and Anthropology / Part-time Rigger: In regards to the national anthem, I think it’s outdated basically in the way we view multiculturalism and how we should be embracing that more. I think it’s fairly colonial still, especially the verses that we don’t always focus on. We probably have to completely replace it in a view to focus more on what Australia is, as far as multiculturalism and different ethnicities.

Some national anthems await a face-lift to embrace multiculturalism and globalization whereas other anthems may need very little or no adjustments. This is what Epoch Times reporters from areas such as Australia to Colombia discovered when they asked locals, “How would you change your national anthem to better reflect your country’s image?”

Look for the Global Q&A column every week. Epoch Times correspondents interview people around the world to learn about their lives and perspectives on local and global realities. Next week’s global question, “Do you think more people should grow their own fruits and vegetables?”