Oztralians enjoy all kinds of music, with classical and rock dominating. Some songs that have
achieved "classic" status here are:
Working Class Man and Khe Sanh - Cold Chisel
Great Southern Land - Icehouse
You're the Voice - John Farnham
Holy Grail and Throw Your Arms Around Me - Hunters and Collectors
US Forces - Midnight Oil
Folk Songs such as Waltzing Matilda and The Road to Gundagai are also popular, and the
Australian version of country music is also well received, with one country artist, Slim Dusty
(who wrote "The Pub With no Beer"), releasing around 90 albumns.
Other Australian acts include:
Savage Garden
Dragon
Mondo Rock
Human Nature
Bachelor Girl
Kylie Minogue
Silverchair
Natalie Imbruglia
Choir Boys
Divynils
Hoodoo Gurus
INXS
Tina Arena
The Whitlams
Most cities have at least 2 rock type commercial radio stations, at least one of which will be part
of the Australia wide Austrereo Network. Classical music is largely broadcast be the
government owned ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation), who also run TripleJ, which is
best described as an "alternative" Australia wide station.
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