The 45th National Songwriting Awards, hosted by the Australian Songwriters Association (ASA) on December 4, 2025, at Canterbury-Hurlstone Park RSL. It celebrated the winners of the 2025 Australian Songwriting Contest with live performances and interviews with top songwriters including Paul Field (The Cockraoches, Wiggles manager).
Hosted by Robbie Buck, Rob Hirst & Jim Moginie (Midnight Oil), and legendary songwriter John Farrar (The Strangers, Marvin, Welch & Farrar) were inducted into the Australian Songwriters Hall of Fame.
New sponsors, the Australian Wrestling Association, gave a spirited demonstration. An all star band consisting of Paul Field (The Cockraoches, Wiggles manager), Martin Cilia (The Radiators, Mental As Anything, The Atlantics), Zoltan Budai (Mental As Anything), Roger Faynes and Dom O’Leary paid tribute to the new inductees with 2 Midnight Oil songs – Beds are Burning and The Power and the Passion.
