Rob Reacts to... Qantas - 'I Still Call Australia Home'

Let's take a look at Qantas's new advert 'I Still Call Australia Home'. I hope you enjoy my thoughts on what I believe is a very powerful advert!
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[@RobReacts1]

A truly wonderful and emotional advert from Qantas. I really appreciate the understanding of my thoughts about the family ties of moving to Australia or away from Australia.

[@davehocking4091]

Too right mate, its get a lot of us aussies emotional. Whether it just be the beauty of the ad, or the scenery or the thoughts of relatives and friends afar.

[@stuartrowley1981]

This is a remake of the very same song/advertisement from the the 90's or it could be earlier ir later I can't remember. But it resonated with the Aussie ppl and all ours celebrities that move away for there careers and as a result became synonymous with Qantas and being Aussie as well. But I think It is also true for anyone no matter which country we live in or a town or city we've grown up in. We all have that one place where we are drawn home to that makes us all feel welcome no matter how far or long we've been away from it. So in that regard it pulls at everyone's heart strings.

[@georgecurrenti]

My parents immigrated to Australia in the 1950s from Italy… back then Australia was much further away. High cost of travel, expensive phone calls and no internet, it was hard to keep in touch with friends and family. Now days it’s not too bad in comparison.

[@blairchristie910]

When my parents split in 1993 my dad moved back to his home land in Canada and I haven't seen him ever since he doesn't want anything to do with me or my sister so when I see this ad or hear this song I get really emotional

[@kevinmartin225]

As someone who works for qantas, I always feel a sense of pride when I see these commercials. Also this commercial was made 2 years ago but was held back due to the pandemic. As for you and Charlie moving here we did it as a family in 1969, my mum was the youngest of 5 children so you can imagine my Nans reaction when we did immigrate.

[@Ozzcaddy]

When you live outside Australia, and your making a trip back to Australia for a visit or returning, and you are flying Qantas, once you put one foot inside that Qantas plane, you have the feeling of being home. Then you hear the Australian accent from the crew, you know your almost home.

[@croz2530]

I know what you mean

[@diamondrose123]

@@croz2530 Me too:)

[@sbGOM]

And then something goes wrong and you have to cancel your fully flexible flight and spend around 7 Qantas days (days when you spend the great proportion of your day on hold trying to get some customer service) and finally after just 16 weeks- a period that would embarrassed Ryanair, you receive your refund!

[@dalane5196]

@@sbGOM Funny I have never had a problem with Qantas, not saying you haven’t but I never have, they have always looked after me and my family. My wife and kids are going OS for 3 weeks shortly and its Qantas I trust to take them, not the cheapest by any means, but I trust them the most.

[@sbGOM]

@@dalane5196 we'll you are indeed very lucky! I've had several issues with QF ground customer service over the years. Just one example (out of many): Qantas cancels return flight from DRW to CBR. Offers no alternatives. Up to us to research flights so we can get home, have to contact CS. Spend hours on the phone. If only their ground customer service was even as half as good as their air side.

[@kylieanne82]

Those pink lakes are called hutt lagoon...they are in western Australia 🇦🇺. This song and film clip makes me proud to be an Aussie and each time I watch it...I cry.... not because it's sad...but because it makes me feel. 🇦🇺

[@richardmacdonald1310]

53 y/o aussie male here, ever since Peter Allen sang this song in the 80's it has put a proud tear in my eye. Was on a Qantas flight last week and when we parked up and deplaned this song came on.... I had to get out quick!

[@TreasureHuntingNana]

I want to fly Quantas just to hear the song when I come home

[@peterfromgw4615]

Mate, totally agree.

[@suave-rider]

@@TreasureHuntingNana Quantas?

[@Summersalt1964]

When flying back into Australia from being away, Qantas play this on the flight and oh man doesn’t it make you tear up ❤️🇦🇺

[@jeanwilson717]

We came to Australia in 1970 as Ten Pound Poms leaving everyone and everything behind in the UK. We didn't have the money to visit family back in the UK, but what a wonderful life we have had. So thankful to my parents for undertaking such a journey. This song always makes me cry, since the first version decades ago. What a gem of a tune from the late Peter Allen. I may be an adopted Aussie, but an Aussie through and through.

[@townview5322]

Also a Ten Pound Pom (1963 - I was the baby). I also thank my parents every day for deciding to bring the family to Australia.

[@carolthomson9099]

Also 10 pound pots, mum and dad left ALL of both their families with us 4 kids in two I was6 months old when they left Scotland and all my siblings are so very grateful for we have had a better life than had we stayed. We have been back many times and while it is wonderful to go it is also wonderful to come home...

[@ianbackman1045]

I was one of the last ten pounders. went back for a visit and couldnt wait to board my return flight, flying with the oldest safest aiirlines and best crew QANTAS

[@tchilds1077]

As an Australian I can never watch this ad without crying. So proud.

[@jayreed7015]

Me too. 😢🦘

[@angusmckenzie9622]

@tanyam Be even more proud of those who brought you here. Raise a glass to them and in their honour over Xmas dinner.

[@steelfabric]

Peter Allen. The man responsible for the greatest number of patriotic Australian tears being shed.

[@Melh21]

This!!

[@jeanwilson717]

Goosebumps and tears EVERY time

[@matthall113]

And this song is now cemented to be apart of our culture. Its beautiful

[@MrGutfeeling]

Very true.

[@scottchristie8115]

Have heard it a million times, gets me every single time.

[@alexandraferguson8291]

The pink water is most likely one of a pink lakes mostly found in South Australia, you should check out the 1st Qantas advert 'I still call Australia Home' they flew the kids everywhere to perform the song.

[@mattallen2801]

Exactly what I was about to say, the whole 'I still call Australia home' campaign starting in the '80s is awesome

[@madenabyss6981]

No it was hutt lagoon Western Australia

[@The_Calm_Chaos]

As much as this one is so well done, their earlier ad featuring the Australian Children's Choir going all around the world still stirs me the most.

[@stuartrowley1981]

Yes SA has a few pink lakes and there's a few all over Oz but I'm pretty sure that particular ones in WA.

[@Amanda-uc5jq]

I liked the original version better than this one although this one is good as well

[@shaz464]

You picked out Kylie and Hugh. Also featured female world no.1 tennis player Ash Barty and ex Sydney Swans AFL star Adam Goodes. Both indigenous Australians. If you think it’s emotional, how do you think we Aussies feel. Brings a tear to my eye.

[@RobReacts1]

Actually I should have noticed Adam Goode as I did a video on him. Shame on me

[@krystle2312]

Also the Bronte sisters swimming.

[@Jeni10]

@@krystle2312 Cate and Bronte Campbell. 😜👍🇦🇺

[@RugbyLeaguePassport]

Troye Sivan too

[@KirstyM100]

And also a primary school choir from Longreach where Qantas began

[@tobyweiss1010]

There's something about Qantas. For Australians all over the world it's that link, that wonderful machine that will get us home. I remember being at the end of a long business trip in Europe and I finished up a Frankfurt airport waiting for many hours to board my Qantas flight late at night. As I stepped on I said to the Cabin Crew, "Take me home." He replied, "That's the idea, mate." It felt so good. On a totally different matter. I lived in the UK for a while and was married in Dorset. My wife was at her new Australian job one day typing a report when she heard her boss laugh and say, for her benefit, "Tell that pommy bird there's no U in Qantas."

[@johnwhear9600]

Always a successful marketing campaign from qantas, the song by the late Peter Allen. That is Lake Hillier I think. The young lady on the phone is Ash Barty (recently retired tennis star), the guy at the pool is Adam Goodes (former etired Swans AFL player). Edit: there was a musical (theatre show) written about the life of Peter Allen. The Broadway release starred Hugh Jackman, so that was a clever choice to have him sing the New York scene...

[@Shrapnel117]

We saw Hugh's "The Man. The Music. The Show" stage show a couple years ago when his tour hit Adelaide, South Australia. Kind of a 'best of' for Hugh's musicals, there was a Peter Allen section near the middle. The whole show was absolutely spectacular.

[@PiersDJackson]

When Hugh had his big breakout role in X-Men, his very manly fans went to see him on Broadway in "The Boy from Oz" - in which he plays the Flamboyantly gay Peter Allen, who originally performed "I still Call Australia Home".... real shock to the system, kind of like seeing a play where Brian Blessed is quiet and laid back, or Alan Rickman without any snarkiness.

[@stanroach2842]

It's Hutt Lagoon - Port Gregory, Western Australia

[@Rob-fc9wg]

QANTAS*

[@bobwilliams8867]

Born in Doncaster Yorkshire, came to Australia in 1971, 2 children both born in Australia. I now identify myself as Australian & this song, along with Waltzing Matilda has always brought a tear to my eye.

[@chrismiddleton9273]

Same here..born in Doncaster and came out in 1963 when I was 5. Now have 3 kids and 4 grandkids .. and am Aussie as and proud of it...

[@angusmckenzie9622]

@bobwilliam. Head up, Bob. You are the family hero.

[@PrincessGold1]

The young lady saying "I miss you. Can't wait to see you" is Ash Barty, world No1 tennis champ who retired from the tennis circuit just recently at 25 and while still No 1. Re the grandmother - I related that to her meeting her grandchild for the first time after 2 and a bit years of Covid. For me that day will be in a few days. The expat Aussie community is scattered around the world, and our tiny grandchildren, through Covid, think we all live on a screen. These ads are always goosebump inducing.

[@redroo12]

I was an Aussie expat for 10 years in the 90's an naughties and Qantas always played the song on final approach coming into Brisbane airport. Talk about soften you up for greeting the family at the gate. I still get choked up 20 years later just thinking about it. This ad theme was started in the late 80's and there have been about 4 iterations if I'm not mistaken. They are all just as powerful and this is a great update. I don't think it's a coincidence that the worlds oldest airline is also the worlds safest! Oh, the pink lakes are in S.A and well worth the trip.

[@nelsondawson9706]

Second oldest airline KLM just beats Qantas but the safest airline that's true

[@kelliemorse6340]

The first version of this ad was with Kate Cebrano and other singers was back in 1997, the first one with the children's choir was in 1998. You should have a look at sone if the older ones s well

[@tinamardt7734]

Kylie Minogue, Troy Sivan, Hugh Jackman, Adam Goodes, Ash Barty, Ellie Cole, Brontë Campbell and choirs and dance troops. They’ve done a great version here. This song plays usually on qantas flights on approach to Australia and always makes me cry after I’ve been away for a while

[@Friendship1nmillion]

Got nothing against Indigenous people ( of any country ) , I have aboriginal friends ( I lived with in my teen years ) . The ONLY improvement to this ad/commercial would have been replacing Adam Goodes with John Farnham 👨‍🎤singing the song while walking through an airport 🛬🏣 ( of a nondescript location ) . ♑️✍️🇳🇴🇦🇺

[@vespien2056]

This is essentially an update of an iconic Ad that Qantas did in the late 90's using the same song and just the children's choir. Would be good to react to that one as well and compare the two. Personally, I still prefer the original.

[@Whatiwantedwastaken]

This is the original kzbin.info/www/bejne/npOqpqSjlqmagqM

[@Rob-fc9wg]

QANTAS* It's an acronym, all upper case.

[@Rottnwoman]

Me too!

[@julieeverett7442]

@@Rob-fc9wg Queensland And Northern Territory Areial Service!

[@Rob-fc9wg]

@@julieeverett7442 👍

[@julieeverett7442]

at the point this add went out Qantas was celebrating its centenary, which was why you saw the history in that film in the hanger. And another thing, that scene of the children singing. Their school is in Longreach, where Qantas started

[@Psyciandra]

Australian living in the US, been away from Aus since 2017, I can confirm, this pulls the heart strings hard. Can’t watch/hear this song without ugly crying 😆 hope to visit home soon 🤞

[@RobReacts1]

The ad is definitely doing its job then!

[@fransmith3255]

It's REALLY emotional! Particularly if you are an Australian who hasn't been home for 3 years because of Covid. I really like my adopted country, I like the people and enjoy what I do here, but I had tears runny down my cheeks far before the end of the song...

[@pyromidas]

Stay strong Fran, hope your family throws a BBQ for you when you get back.

[@shay8575]

I know exactly what you mean, finally headed home myself this year. It's been 6 years since I moved and 4 since I've been home. As much as I love where I'm at now, Australia is still and will always be home

[@fransmith3255]

@@shay8575 Congratulations! I think everyone should try living in a different country for at least a year or so - it does wonders for your acceptance of difference and your appreciation of your home country. Hehe, I'm finally getting to go home for a holiday next month. Yay!

[@anserbauer309]

These ads from Qantas are always epic, both visually and emotionally. The song lends itself to association with images of sweeping landscapes and iconic landmarks that Australians will recognise, both from home and abroad, because other than our first-nations peoples, most of us are within a few generations of being immigrants, with ties to other parts of the world. Given our (well deserved) reputation as world travellers, I think this song has a special relevance and meaning to many, many Australians. Interesting fact: Australia and New Zealand are the only countries in the 'Top 10 Countries whose people travel the most' (WorldAtlas) which do not share at least one land border with another country/countries.

[@brianjarred340]

When flying back from an OS trip I did feel ever so grateful for what we have in Australia . 👍😊

[@darneyoung537]

Yes we are a long way from the rest of the world, but I like it that way, I’m Aussie and those ads even bring a tear to my eyes . I have been to the United States twice now, and their is nothing like it when you see that flying kangaroo waiting for you to board and take you home

[@triarb5790]

64 countries and counting. I am passionate about travel and adventure. But how ever much, how ever long and how ever far I roam..I truly love landing on the tarmac at Tullamarine.

[@darneyoung537]

@votejj Have a safe trip back to New Zealand, and congratulations on your new home . 🇦🇺🐨🇦🇺

[@clifftucker8721]

Damn straight Darne. Our national anthem should be this moving too.

[@darneyoung537]

@@clifftucker8721 I am Australian , should be our National Anthem, that tells the story of how our country began cheers mate 🇦🇺🐨🐨🇦🇺

[@stewartlowe4597]

I wish I'd boarded that bloody a380 on the tarmac in Dallas...instead of the stuff around I had to endure.

[@cbisme6414]

It's not just expats, it's every Aussie who is overseas, even on holidays for a few weeks, there is nothing like getting on that plane and heading home, if that felt emotional to you, I can assure you very few Aussies aren't chocked up hearing this song, it gets me every single time. And that link lake is in Western Australia, south of Perth!

[@teamsimmo1957]

There’s so much to be proud of as Aussies. Our country is incredible and our people are strong and caring. We’re passionate and patriotic and I think every scene resonates with me. From the clothesline and kids playing in the dust to the Australian children’s choir singing and the Longreach school kids joining in. (Check out the history of Longreach for Qantas.) and the pink water…? They’re in Western Australia and are absolutely spectacular. Love you Qantas and we’re super thankful you give us connection from our little country town to the city bringing medical specialists etc to the rural regions. Yep, this one touches the heart-strings. 💕

[@richlebrocq]

Uluru right up there with one of the symbols along with the Opera house and Sydney Harbour Bridge

[@triarb5790]

And the Nullarbor Plain and Purnululu (the Bungle Bungles) and Kakadu.

[@Jeni10]

That wonderful song was written by Australian performer, Peter Allen, who died in 1992 but his song and many of his others, are still much loved. The other people in the ad: The two girls in the swimming pool are sisters, Cate and Bronte Campbell, two of our most successful Olympic swimmers. The girl in the dark watching family on her phone is World No. 1 tennis champion, Ash Barty. Tall aboriginal man standing next to swimming pool is Adam Goodes, former Aussie Rules footballer. Behind the children’s choir in the hall, above them is the word Longreach, a town in the Queensland outback which is home to the QANTAS Founders Museum and also, in 1989: Boeing 747-400 - in addition to their usual city names, all Boeing 747-400 aircraft carry the word "Longreach" as part of the livery. This is actually a double meaning - it signifies both the "long reach" of the aircraft (i.e. they have a long range), and the town where Qantas commenced operations : Longreach, Queensland. (Wiki)

[@Benchie]

Unofficial national anthem for us Aussie’s! Always tear up, this time the grandma meeting the baby got me. I’ve had kids during the pandemic, and with family interstate and friends overseas that moment really hits home (some still haven’t met my kids yet). A great tribute as well in there for Qantas as this year marks 100 years of Qantas in operation. My dad has worked for Qantas for over 20 years, so this song especially holds a special place for me.

[@Mary-kt3vr]

As an Australian I don't feel far away because I know Qantas takes me to my destination & they bring me home again. Just so patriotic about our national carrier. Yes the commercial is emotional. ❤

[@rachelryan5805]

Gotta admit Qantas ad's are always good at pulling on the old heart strings. That song.... Peter Allen.... a way to any Aussies heart. 🥰

[@janined5784]

There is NOTHING BETTER than seeing that Qantas plane on the tarmac waiting to take you across the world - home! It's very emotional indeed. I hope you enjoy your trip down under. We're a "weird mob" sometimes, but lovable.

[@tarshnottrash1483]

I’ve been really interested in reactions by you & a couple of other reactors that have become extremely popular for their Aussie reactions because I wanted to see if the emotional side hit others also. No doubt there’s barely an Aussie that doesn’t get a tear in the eye from hearing this song in particular in any form used about Australia (& it gets used a lot). It’s kinda nice to see it provokes similar emotion in others also

[@RobReacts1]

So my thoughts were fairly accurate. For my perspective its more the thought of moving to Aus and knowing how far away we would be from family!

[@cbisme6414]

@@RobReacts1 Australia will grab you and seep into your bones, so many have been here and come back to stay the pull is so strong, you'll see in the comments, and they'll go back and visit family, but the land will call to to them, and they'll have that emotional tie that you felt, only stronger, because they call Australia home, it's a feeling you can't describe! 🌏🇦🇺♥️

[@loumarlow7295]

I came to Aussie as a kid with my family in 1971. I can't imagine wanting to live anywhere else . I love travel but Aussie always calls you home. I think what stops us from feeling more isolated is the sheer size of the land. All the climates you get every where else all right here at home💕

[@triarb5790]

Millions of Australians have grown up away from parents or grandparents (me included). It's what we do here, its part of our toughness.

[@trav1949]

This video is emotional, but also for Australians. I was in primary school with the Australian Boys Choir and I remember practicing this song for the original ad in 1998. The writer of the song, Peter Allen, once married to Liza Minnelli. His production company donated the rights of the song back to an Australia Record company because of its cultural heritage here. The revenue from broadcast rights goes to Aids Charity in Australia.

[@AussieDi_678]

I've seen this 3 times now and I cry every time.. Proud Aussie 🇦🇺

[@24JJ821]

Me too Dianne :)

[@tuijapeltonen8075]

Yes,, this is very emotional. I always get a tear in my eye. I came as a migrant from Finland in the 80' and of course I flew with Qantas to Australia from Singapore with my husband and two kids. I already felt like I was in Australia. I haven't gone back to the old country, but I feel Australia is my country, even though my all other relatives are not here, I'm away from my family so the song reminds me of them. The song is so beautiful and of course the pictures are awesome. I also like what you described how the song starts softly and goes stronger to the end.

[@debbiecagliarini4421]

If my memory serves me correctly the women getting to see her grandchild was not a returning family member from overseas but actually was when our borders finally opened from Adelaide to NSW. This advertisement is the most beautiful tribute to Australia and makes me cry every time I hear it. The 2 women swimming in the ocean pool are the Bronte sisters, Olympic gold medallists.

[@angusmckenzie9622]

@debbiecagliarini Until recently, all my sisters grandchildren and their parents were in Boston and Stockholm. At least the Swedes are now back in Perth.

[@ianyoung9539]

These adverts never cease to be more than amazing and bring a lump to the throat, despite being an Aussie & making hundreds of flights back into the country on Qantas, over a 20+ year period as a flight attendant with the airline. Now at 74 and retired, I no longer get to fly even domestically on Qantas as I am residing in one of the countries they fly to, in SE Asia and happily live well away from the city areas in a small rural village and rarely ever see a plane these days, but I still enjoy watching each new ad when it comes out.

[@ingridclare7411]

Australians adore this song ( written by expat Peter Allen rip) and tear up just at the thought of it. And the ads!!!!! This is the 2nd ad Qantas has done with this song, the 1st was in the 80s. Most Australians don't mind being a long way away, away from most of the world, safe in our massive 'island (continent) home'. We don't feel isolated. We just love it, our 'sunburnt country'....

[@jennysheehy5365]

The best ads out, a song that can bring tears to your eyes

[@ndingo]

I know how you feel i was in America 4 years back with some mates and i was playing it on my iPhone one day in our room and we all broke down in tears 😭

[@HMAP792]

I think it’s even more emotional thinking about all the people who were stuck over seas during the pandemic, just trying to get home.

[@Bobbydazzlla]

It's un Australian not to tear up watching this ad

[@jennysheehy5365]

That was Lake Hillier in Western Australia

[@ryan_r849]

Actually, it is Hutt Lagoon WA.

[@davidrome6066]

Bloody awesome ad that brings a tear to most Aussies young or old as we get the song and understand it straight away. Flown to many OS places and when you get to the airport to come home and look at and see the red tail of the Qantas plane makes to smile...you'll enjoy it here as we have many beers and we love to drink 🍻🦘

[@louisa1878]

You got it right when you said it was emotional haha, I had a tear or two!

[@bigredfreak2]

I haven’t been home to Aus since Jan 2020. This brings me to tears every time. Love QANTAS

[@Dr_KAP]

I lived in the US for a few years when I was quite young and when I came home, flying Qantas and looking out the window at Sydney Harbour, they played this song.. what a moment! Lots of tears!! There’s a great version of this with Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman- it was sung for Oprah’s visit but the scenery and footage is so beautiful!

[@24JJ821]

Yes, sometimes I look that up on youtube to watch as a proud Aussie. Love that one.

[@tinfoilhomer909]

Do you remember getting off the plane and smelling gum trees? I spent a year in Europe and when I got home I almost cried. Fresh air is something we take for granted.

[@Dr_KAP]

@@tinfoilhomer909 not so much lol as I was living in beautiful Oregon, lots of fresh air and trees and I came back to a big city 😆 but I would imagine that would have been quite the experience

[@aetd106]

So I don't know if it's been mentioned yet but this ad has been mainly released in response to the Federal Government and State Governments beginning to rollback international arrivals caps and allowing international travel to resume shortly. A lot of Australians have been or were stranded overseas and unable to return home due to lack of resources to repatriate them during the initial outbreak. These QANTAS ads normally tug at the heart strings but with the distance from the rest of the world it has been particularly touching for many people after 2 years of isolation. Add to the fact that many Australians have missed births, deaths, marriages and the like over 2 years with many of our families remaining overseas or having moved abroad and a lot of people are going to jump at the opportunity to visit loved ones or have them visit. Celebrities in order of first appearance for those interested: - Kylie Minogue (recording artist) - Troye Sivan at the villa in LA (singer-songwriter) - Hugh Jackman (actor) - Ash Barty on the video call in Japan (now retired tennis player) - Adam Goodes on the rockpool (former AFL star with Sydney/SMFC, retired after a sad saga where it appeared he was being booed for calling out racist heckling during his matches) Also, the children's choir that enter in the middle section are in Longreach, QLD, the home of QANTAS originally, the location of the QANTAS founders museum and also the name of their flag bearer aircraft. I think the hangar shown at the end (with the video projections) is actually part of said museum and heritage listed.

[@cameronlee4167]

This song means so much more to Aussies these past couple of years. Being away from home thousands of miles is one thing but being away with no way to go back home has been very tough.

[@sharonpearce1352]

Hi from Australia this makes me cry with pride, Thank you for liking our country and God Bless, You and charlie will love it Robbo. My father used to work for Qantas and it brings back heaps of great memories.

[@RobReacts1]

We can't wait!

[@chrisgeorge4288]

That ad always makes me emotional. Born and bred in Australia. Spent 16 hours in a QANTAS tin can to Los Angeles. Great holiday but coming home was so good. Thank you for your opinion on the commercial

[@samsta65]

My family moved to Australia when I was 9 in 1974, so I do call Australia home. Oddly though, when I went back to the UK for the first time, I felt like I was going home. I have also lived in the US and this song made me cry and homesick while I was there.

[@supergran62]

Love this campaign. Same song (Peter Allen song) since 80’s. Love this time they used the Longreach Kids Choir. (Long reach is home of Qantas Airways) Also flying Qantas into Sydney (pre Covid of course) after being in UK and US for 6 weeks, that song had the tears flowing.

[@westnblu]

Actually this song came out in 1980. Peter Allen premiered this tune on the Don Lane show that same year.

[@supergran62]

@@westnblu I do beg your pardon. It was in fact the 80’s. Blame fat fingers. 🤦‍♀️

[@madisonm1811]

The Aussie ‘celebs’ featured in this include: Kylie Minogue - singer Troye Sivan - singer Hugh Jackman - actor Ash Barty - recently retired #1 tennis player Adam Goodes - retired Sydney swans player & 2014 Australian of the Year

[@oliviabros7300]

There is also the Campbell Sisters Australian Olympian and Commonwealth Swimmers, they are the two women in the ocean

[@madisonm1811]

@@oliviabros7300 oh yes thank you! Completely missed them 🤦🏼‍♀️

[@OzNix05]

@@oliviabros7300 it’s not Cate Campbell it’s Ellie Cole.

[@micheledix2616]

And the Bangara Dance Company which is now Internationally known

[@simplelife6663]

Always brings a tear to my eye, I do quite a bit of traveling and usually on Qantas (or One World when Qantas doesn't fly there) I love all of the "still call Australia home" ads but this one is the best so far!

[@roberte5057]

I am Australian and not very often I see a family member from overseas....when I see them I burst into tears. I tear up with this ad. Good onya Qantas.

[@michaelkeogh7722]

QANTAS has been using the Peter Allen song since the ‘80s I believe. They know they’re on to a good thing.

[@teestees1115]

pink and red water scene was filmed in Hutt Lagoon WA

[@Reneesillycar74]

Beautiful ad by Qantas but then they’re well known for hitting the spot! 😊 Troye Sivan is one of the famous people featured. He’s the young, nicely dressed guy overlooking the night cityscape. Born in South Africa originally, grew up in Perth before the family moved to Melbourne. The rest are named by others in the comments ✌🏼

[@ZosiaDabrowski]

For Rob's benefit- Troye Sivan is a pop singer, and on googling it looks like he was living in LA for his music career but moved back to Melbourne in the last year or two

[@musicalaviator]

There's a few Pink Lakes in Australia. That particular one with a spit of land going through it narrows it down a bit. I think it might be Lake Bumbunga or Lake MacDonnell in South Australia.

[@madenabyss6981]

Its actually hutt lagoon western Australia

[@mattkyne9651]

It was made 2 years ago but they didn’t show it until this year as of Covid lockdowns. Qantas has made us all Aussies great again 🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺

[@ninjajuggalo187]

I Was born here in Australia and I Love this Ad I feel it everytime it's on and use are going to love it down here Rob I think the hardest part of being a visitor here is leaving at the end of your trip

[@suemontague3151]

Love ❤ your reaction Rob, it certainly does pull on the heartstrings 😉🇦🇺

[@jennifermcdonald5432]

Yes, you will miss those you love, but the most important thing is the life you give your children. What surrounds them as they grow, and believe me Australia is the best!

[@samanthadobbie]

Nothing more emotional as an Aussie after a long trip overseas - sitting at the airport - and you see that flying kangaroo pull in. You just feel comfort

[@robellisdonphotography7289]

Rob, it's not just an advert for Australian Celebrities overseas, it's all Australians from all walks of life living outside of Australia.

[@flamingfrancis]

Peter "The Boy from Oz" Allen (actually Woolnough) sure knew how to compose songs that were uniquely Australian and indelibly marked him as such. Early success in US with "brother" Chris made them sought after cabaret artists. There is one particuar composition by Allen that says it all about the hardships of living on the land. He wrote The Tenterfield Saddler about his Grandfather. It and the Redgum composition the Dimantina Drover say a lot about early Oz. There are numerous pink lakes in South Australian regions...good coverage at SA Tourism site.

[@stanroach2842]

It's Hutt Lagoon Western Australia.

[@ginahumphries8853]

The pink lakes in this ad are of Hutt Lagoon in Gregory WA. It’s on the way from Geraldton to Kalbarri. That said there are many Pink Lakes around. Another famous one is Lake Hellier off the coast of Cape Arid down near Esperance, again in WA

[@larissahorne9991]

I hear you Rob, the closest I've come to meeting My Brother's Daughter who lives in Devon was via Skype. The last time My Brother came back home to Oz He couldn't afford to bring My Niece with Him. It was disappointing all around She wanted to visit Her Dad's Homeland and We wanted to Meet Her.

[@RobReacts1]

That highlights the issue. Its very expensive and travel takes a long time

[@robyndickson1289]

This song pulls the heart strings. I came from Longreach, attended many functions in the Civic Centre (hall) depicted. For those overseas who aren’t aware, QANTAS started out as a regional airline flying between Queensland and the Northern Territory before it became our international carrier. QANTAS is an acronym for Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Service, the reason there is no ‘u’ in it. We have had a number of national carriers and still do, but QANTAS took over ownership of one, becoming our main national carrier as well as international carrier. I am very proud of QANTAS and the fact I grew up on a sheep station out near Longreach and Winton, spending many years between the two towns. Winton (north of Longreach) is where the concept of QANTAS was born, Longreach is where it started flying.

[@chriswatson1698]

We were told at school that the first QANTAS flight was from Longreach to Cloncurry. I am in WA. I have no idea where those towns are in Queensland.

[@lezzly8581]

Hugh Jackman has played Peter Allen, the writer of this song, on several occasions.

[@elizabethpilarski1076]

Great show!!!!

[@sorcy79au]

The lake looks like Lake Bumbunga about an hr and a half outside of Adelaide in Lochiel

[@mattokeeffe3972]

"Australia is so far away from anywhere else" Yep, that's why we like it here... Only people who want to be here make the effort... then they stay

[@tanyahamilton447]

As Paul Keating said ‘arse end of the world’. We love it!

[@matthall113]

Oh its a real thing. I didnt see my family for 3 years. When i came home... well i still get emotional thinking about it. The song alone speaks volumes!

[@OzNix05]

While I’d never fly Qantas internationally, I love these ads.

[@KimberleyJaskolski]

I always get goosebumps and cry when I hear this some. Love being an Aussie.

[@HMAP792]

Ash Barty (ex-world number 1 tennis player) talking to her sister on the phone Brontie Campbell, Ellie Cole (Olympic swimmers) lying on their back in the water - I originally thought it was Brontie and Cate Campbell. Adam Goodes (Sydney swans AFL player) standing on the edge of a pool You should check out the 1998 version. Brilliant scenes of Australia

[@kelliemorse6340]

Its not Kate Campbell- its Ellie Cole

[@HMAP792]

@@kelliemorse6340 oh really it looked like Cate

[@kelliemorse6340]

@@HMAP792 i thought it was Kate as well until i read an article on the ad.

[@HMAP792]

@@kelliemorse6340 I did check the video again and thought oh yeah that is Ellie. thank goodness I wasn’t the only 1. I’ll edit the comment

[@ryan_r849]

Actually swimmers are Bronte Campbell OAM and paralympian Ellie Cole OAM

[@osocool1too]

I love this ad and tear up when I see it and others produced by Qantas over the years, and the pink lakes are a phenomenon caused by various salts and organisms that live in the water.

[@666t]

No one has ever died flying QANTAS, besides of course the 111 people who did

[@simbob26]

There have been no fatal crashes in the jet age. Many people die on planes, just as they would if they were on the ground, but there have been no major incidents resulting in death. QANTAS pre-existed the era of airline safety, and there were a few major incidents in the early years, but not since the jet-age began in the 1950s. That’s 70+ years without a stain on their record. An impressive feat that no other airline in the world can claim.

[@floralupstart836]

I’m Australian and live in Australia, cry every time I’ve seen the original, will probably cry ever time I see this version. Thanks for that 😂

[@dianaperry1929]

Rob, you need to watch Great Southern Land by Icehouse…It shows our beautiful land…..Cheers ❤️🦘🦘🇦🇺

[@Jutta_KG]

I lived in the UK for 5 years and whilst it is a long way to fly between I think Aussies probably more inclined to make a big move as to travel anywhere outside of Australia usually takes a long time and costs a lot. I think any Aussie who has travelled or lived overseas gets a tear in their eye at this song, makes us proud to be Aussie. And of course we recognise all the famous Aussies in this ad.

[@stevenatkinson2393]

Qantas have done some really good ads throughout there time

[@AldarionErendis]

I was born & raised in Oz, so as a consequence I'm quite accustomed to long travel everywhere. All my relatives are Finnish, got to meet my grandparents a couple times before they passed, as for my parents they moved back to Finland as soon as they hit retirement age, so I'm on my own. Finland is beautiful, but it's no Australia. Nothing compares. The last time I was flying back home, my god the happy tears when I got on the plane & again when I saw the beauty of Sydney harbour as we were coming in to land. Now don't get me wrong, I highly appreciate visiting other countries & enjoy immersing myself into other cultures but fuck me, I love Australia. This song always pulls on the heart strings.

[@ozpl8s714]

Hey Rob, on the subject of moving from Britain to Australia, you should check out these two KZbin channels of 2 families that have. One is The Bam Famalam and the other is That Johnston Life. They both appear to love it (so far 😉)

[@christophernicola9293]

Agree

[@RobReacts1]

I do watch their videos :)

[@christophernicola9293]

@@RobReacts1 your a goner mate.. welcome aboard 🙂

[@micheledix2616]

Totally agree the Bam Famalams are a great advert for moving to the Sunshine Coast 😁😁

[@micheledix2616]

@@RobReacts1 😁😁 I am biased toward the Bam Famalams and their journey as I live only about 1 hr away from where they must live on the Sunshine Coast 🌞

[@karistone1297]

Hi Rob, I get what you're saying. I'm Australian and have two sisters living in the UK. Miss them like crazy! Oh, and I LOVE this ad...and song. Thanks.♥️

[@richlebrocq]

Far away from everything else?? With the exception of New Zealand lol

[@anserbauer309]

And Indonesia & Papua New Guinea....

[@triarb5790]

And Indonesia, Singapore, Borneo, Fiji, Vanuatu, New Caledonia....

[@nigelmcconnell1909]

Yep the western Antipodeans is next door to Middle Earth

[@triarb5790]

@@nigelmcconnell1909 Sounds good to me😊

[@RobReacts1]

You say that, but even then they arnt that close

[@deegribble4160]

The song to this ad, as you said Rob, is quiet and not in your face. I feel it represents the Australian spirit, quiet but undeniably strong and a sense of belonging.

[@geckogo7328]

My mother and father are expat Brits, so when we were kids we used to travel O/S at least twice a year to visit family and friends or for work. Coming home to Sydney, the flight always arrives at 6am, so you'd fly over the Harbour Bridge (where we lived) and past the Opera House at dawn on the way to the airport. I distinctly remember my brother and I, 3 and 4 years old, having just spent a month at Disneyland and the Cayman Islands with our cousins, flying over the harbour with tears in our eyes saying to each other: "Australia is still home." This song still hits me hard.

[@jeffarmstrong1308]

. I was travelling to Greece in 1990 with my parents, wife and children 8,6 & 4, for reasons too complex to go into here. After 4 weeks we were heading home and this song played over the plane intercom as we came in over Sydney all the adults burst into tears of joy. We'd had a fantastic time in Greece and couldn't wait to see our friends there again but we were so homesick with out realising it ...

[@tarsha8816]

This new QANTAS ad always brings a tear to my eye when I watch it! Especially when the Gma meets the grandchild for the first time.

[@RugbyLeaguePassport]

We do feel quite isolated here. I think because things like world sports are on in the middle of the night etc , most of us have grown up to be very adaptable. It’s also why we love travelling. We’ve naturally become good at it. A 16-24 hour flight is the only way to get anywhere outside of Asia. On the flip side, when we do travel to Europe or America we almost have to go for a month or so in order to justify the cost and travel time.

[@mssuziquzi]

This beautiful patriotic song was written by Peter Allen back in the 1980's and has become an Australian anthem. He wrote it from the heart after living many years abroad. Try listening to Peter's version. We all know it. QANTAS was clever to use it.💖

[@townview5322]

The song was written and performed by Peter Allen, when he was invited (and accepted) to perform at our Logie Awards, (in the 1980s?) WOW! what a blast of a start!

[@toddavis8151]

The original version of this ad from about 20 years ago is one of the greatest ads ever made in Australia

[@jingjoetv]

The pink lake is most likely Lake Hillier on Middle Island, this is off the southern coast area of Western Australia and east from Esperance.

[@madenabyss6981]

It's actually hutt lagoon WA

[@domenicpapa6181]

Interesting trivia the schoolkids in red singing have the word Longreach on the wall behind them. Longreach is the town in Queensland where QANTAS started.

[@createwithbarbbl4125]

English, living in Australia since 1982. It's a wonderful country, can't fault it. But yes the pull of family is very difficult. Wonderful Peter Allan song, always puts a lump in the throat.

[@bshaw8175]

i spent a month in canada on a student exchange on my way back from melbourne to perth i flu qantas and the flight attendents felt like home. They where joking around with each other and the passangers and it wasn't the flashiest flight but it was exactly what i needed after a month away from hom

[@suewinston-elliott2674]

Peter Allen wrote I still call Australia Home . His song Tenterfield Saddler is Brilliant! ❤🇦🇺