For versions of the Bandstand TV special The Best of ABBA (Filmed on 11 & 12 March 1976) to be sold overseas, it was re-packaged as ABBA in Australia (sometimes known as ABBA Down Under), and this version showed ABBA out and about on The Hawkesbury River; having a barbecue; at the Koala Sanctuary at Bobbin Head and at Taronga Zoo filmed on 6 & 7 March - and slotted into studio performances from The Best of ABBA.

The songs included the same line-up as The Best of ABBA except Tropical Loveland which was played over footage of them travelling on the boat to and from their beach barbecue. The closing credits for this version showed footage of them trying to throw boomerangs to the tune of .... Bang-A-Boomerang.

Songs performed:

1. Mamma Mia
   Björn talks about Australia and introduces the band while ABBA feed some wallabies
2. Hasta Manana
3. Ring Ring
   Frida shows us a baby ring-tailed possum
4. Tropical Loveland (footage of ABBA on the Hawkesbury River)
   Agnetha introduces ...
5. Waterloo
6. I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do **
   Agnetha introduces Ross the park ranger while he holds a wombat) and introduces ...
7. Rock Me **
8. Dancing Queen (NB. this was NOT included in The Best of ABBA).
9. Honey Honey **
   Björn holds a diamond snake (named Fernando) and introduces ...
10. Fernando **
11. So Long
    Benny plays with a cockatoo and introduces ...
12. SOS
    ABBA say goodbye.
13. Closing credits - Bang-A-Boomerang.

Another version of ABBA in Australia has the closing medley of songs from the The Best of ABBA (ie. Australian version in the studio only) played over the end credits.

NOTE: Dancing Queen was recorded for use later in the year for use with the planned next single - and was filmed under strict security. This performance was included in ABBA in Australia but NOT in The Best of ABBA. It was shown on the UK's Top Of The Pops programme and also on Bandstand in Australia in 1976.

ABBA in Australia has been official released on the CD/DVD ABBA Deluxe Edition and has been broadcast in Sweden.

Broadcast information for ABBA in Australia
5 June 1976, Sweden
9 October 1977, BBC1, UK (4.53pm)
30 December 1976, 9.50pm, rete 1, Italy called ABBA Show

1. In the introduction, a wallaby jumps up to Frida and surprises her
2. Frida turning the wrong way in Ring Ring at the end of the first chorus - they are supposed to turn the same way but she turns in an opposite direction to Agnetha - but carries on so you'd never know.
3. Frida fluffing her lines in Ring Ring at "won't you hear me cry and you will know that my heart is breaking."  She knows she's made a mistake and plays with the camera!
4. Benny's funny face during Rock Me

Lyrics available on the Official ABBA site: Mamma Mia, Hasta Mañana, Ring Ring, 
Tropical Loveland, Waterloo, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, Rock Me, Dancing Queen, Honey Honey, Fernando, So Long, SOS

Bandstand Rehearsals (Mamma Mia), 1976;
Bandstand (Mamma Mia), 1976;
Dancing Queen (Bandstand), 1976;
The Best of ABBA (Bandstand Special) (Mamma Mia, Hasta Manana, Ring Ring, Tropical Loveland, Waterloo, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, Rock Me, (Lucky Starr), Honey, Honey, Fernando, So Long, SOS), 1976; 
ABBA in Australia (Mamma Mia, Hasta Manana, Ring Ring, Tropical Loveland, Waterloo, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, Rock Me, Dancing Queen, Honey Honey, Fernando, So Long, SOS, Bang-A-Boomerang), 1976;

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