At that time the Australian Government was running an open competition to find a replacement for God Save the Queen as Australia's national anthem;[1] the Gumtrees song was Johnson and Brown's entry.
Home Among the Gumtrees has a set of mime actions accompanying the chorus which are familiar to people throughout Australia, although their exact origins are unknown.
A variety of artists have covered it, ranging from bushbands like Paradiddle to international superstar violinist André Rieu, who included it on his 2008 album Waltzing Matilda.
John Williamson performed Gumtrees at the 2006 memorial service to commemorate popular Australian wildlife expert and TV personality Steve Irwin; the program was followed by a worldwide television audience reputedly numbering 300 million viewers.
One of Brown's numbers I’m an Individual was recorded by cult Australian Rules footballer Mark ‘Jacko’ Jackson, and became an Australia-wide hit.