´Waltzing Matilda´ was the well known song a lot of Australians wanted as their national anthem years ago, not the anti-war ballad ´The band played watzing matilda´.  This was when we wanted to replace the British ´God save our Queen´ with our own new anthem.

Most Australians recognize the futility of war, and many thousands visit Turkey, and the Gallipoli area each year to pay their respects. They can then understand better the geography and the history of this disasterous World War 1 battle. Many Australians also learn for the first time about Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and his exploits, after visiting the battlefields.

In an unusual way, this common history has brought about a stronger relationship between Australia, New Zealand and Turkey. 

 Well I do apologise unreservedly!