God Bless Australia was a proposed 1961 Australian national anthem by Australian songwriter Jack O'Hagan who provided patriotic lyrics to the traditional tune of Waltzing Matilda.
[1] Credits: Music by Marie Cowan, Lyrics by Jack O'Hagan.
[4] This version was sung by Neil Williams, backed by an orchestra and chorus, which were recorded at Melbourne's GTV-9 studios.
You can't make a national song overnight.
"[4] O'Hagan also felt the original words to "Waltzing Matilda" were not suitable for an anthem as being undignified.