<P> It has been used to signify Australian patriotism and nostalgia for home . An example is the series of Qantas television commercials where it was sung either by individual Australian musicians or one of several Australian youth choirs . </P> <P> In the 1984 Summer Olympics' Opening Gala TV special (in Los Angeles), Olivia Newton - John performed this song from Sydney, Australia with the choir in a medley with "Waltzing Matilda". Later, both songs were used in the musical about Allen's life, The Boy from Oz, in which Hugh Jackman starred as Allen . </P> <P> "I Still Call Australia Home" was added to the National Film and Sound Archive's Sounds of Australia registry in 2013 . </P> <P> "I Still Call Australia Home" peaked at number 72 on the Australian singles chart in June 1980 when it was originally released, but re-entered the charts and peaked at number 60 in September 2015 following the screening of the mini-series Peter Allen: Not the Boy Next Door . </P>

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