
Sign up to save your podcasts
Or


Every Australian knows the words to 'Waltzing Matilda'. On the surface it's a song about a swagman who steals a sheep and drowns himself in a billabong to avoid capture. But, it's more than just a quaint bush ballad. Behind the story of the song lies politics, industrial unrest, class divisions and of course economics.
By James Dampier4.7
1717 ratings
Every Australian knows the words to 'Waltzing Matilda'. On the surface it's a song about a swagman who steals a sheep and drowns himself in a billabong to avoid capture. But, it's more than just a quaint bush ballad. Behind the story of the song lies politics, industrial unrest, class divisions and of course economics.

38,350 Listeners

845 Listeners

788 Listeners

1,332 Listeners

128 Listeners

148 Listeners

101 Listeners

694 Listeners

0 Listeners

28,843 Listeners