 Advance Australia Fair  is the national anthem of Australia. Created by the Scottish-born composer Peter Dodds McCormick, the song was first performed in 1878, and was sung in Australia as a patriotic song.It replaced  God Save the Queen .dvance Australia Fair was composed in the late 19th century by Peter Dodds McCormick under the pen-name Amicus (which means friend in Latin). It was first performed by Andrew Fairfax at a Highland Society function in Sydney on 30 November 1878.