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===Residences and citizenship=== Although principally raised in Australia, Newton-John remained a British subject throughout her childhood. She initially pursued Australian citizenship in 1981 with an application that Prime Minister [[Malcolm Fraser]] was asked to expedite.<ref>{{Cite tweet |user=OzKitsch |number= 1298874637695115266|date=27 August 2020 |title=@PhillipAdams_1 goes into bat for Olivia Newton-John in her quest for Australian citizenship, 1981|link=https://twitter.com/OzKitsch/status/1298874637695115266 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220812143629/https://twitter.com/OzKitsch/status/1298874637695115266 |archive-date=12 August 2022}}</ref> However, she finally became an Australian citizen in 1994.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.onlyolivia.com/memorabilia/presscut/90s/94-09-05-au-womans_day-01.html|magazine=Women's Day|title=Olivia finally takes the plunge|issue=5 September 1994 |page=42 |access-date=4 September 2024}}</ref> In 1973, Newton-John purchased a modest one-bedroom flat in northwest London.{{citation needed|date=May 2024}} After relocating from England to the United States in late 1974, Newton-John set up residence in [[Malibu, California]], where for 35 years she owned various real estate, including a horse ranch and several beachfront properties.<ref>{{cite web|date=8 February 2016|title=Olivia Newton-John's Former House in Malibu Is for Sale for $7.5 Million|url=https://www.architecturaldigest.com/gallery/olivia-newton-john-sally-field-ranch-style-home|access-date=13 December 2021|website=Architectural Digest|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=9 December 1989|title=Olivia Newton-John Makes Waves With Dirt From Beach Home Work : Coastline: The singer is an honorary ambassador for the environment, but neighbors say debris is muddying the ocean.|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-12-09-me-416-story.html|access-date=13 December 2021|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US}}</ref> In June 2009, Newton-John and her second husband, John Easterling, purchased a new $4.1 million home in [[Jupiter Inlet Colony|Jupiter Inlet, Florida]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2009/jun/18/olivia-newton-john-and-hubby-buy-home-jupiter-inle|title=Olivia Newton-John and hubby buy home in Jupiter Inlet Colony|publisher=TCPalm.com|access-date=13 August 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090623054851/http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2009/jun/18/olivia-newton-john-and-hubby-buy-home-jupiter-inle/|archive-date=23 June 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2013, while renovations were being done on the property and the couple was not there, a contractor named Christopher Pariseleti committed suicide on the estate, which at the time was up for sale.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/2013/08/19/showbiz/olivia-newton-john-shooting/index.html|title=Police: Contractor kills self at Olivia Newton-John's home|first=Alan|last=Duke|publisher=CNN|date=19 August 2013|access-date=7 August 2019}}</ref> Following the death on the premises, Newton-John and Easterling bought a nearby condo;<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cameron |first=Christopher |date=12 June 2014 |title=Olivia Newton-John Jupiter Island {{!}} Olivia Newton-John SF |url=https://therealdeal.com/miami/2014/06/12/olivia-newton-john-picks-up-jupiter-island-condo/ |access-date=26 May 2023 |website=The Real Deal |language=en}}</ref> their larger home lingered on and off the market for two years but was eventually sold in 2015 to a Swedish advertising executive for $5.1 million.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lonny.com/Olivia+Newton-John%27s+Waterfront+Estate|title=Olivia Newton-John's Waterfront Estate|website=Lonny|access-date=11 August 2022|archive-date=11 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220811135834/https://www.lonny.com/Olivia+Newton-John%27s+Waterfront+Estate|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2015, the couple purchased a $5.3 million, 12-acre horse ranch in the [[Santa Ynez Valley]] outside [[Santa Barbara, California|Santa Barbara]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/business/realestate/hot-property/la-fi-hotprop-olivia-newton-john-horse-ranch-20190502-story.html|title=Olivia Newton-John offers Santa Ynez horse ranch for $5.4 million|date=2 May 2019|website=Los Angeles Times|access-date=7 August 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=15 May 2019 |title=Olivia Newton-John's horse ranch is the perfect place for summer nights |url=https://www.today.com/home/olivia-newton-john-s-california-horse-ranch-sale-t154154 |access-date=26 May 2023 |website=TODAY.com |language=en}}</ref> In 2019, Newton-John sold her 187-acre Australian farm, which she had owned for nearly 40 years and is located near [[Byron Bay]] in New South Wales.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.mansionglobal.com/articles/olivia-newton-john-selling-187-acre-australian-farm-123005|title=Olivia Newton-John Selling 187-Acre Australian Farm|website=[[Mansion Global]]|first=Beckie|last=Strum|date=28 February 2019}}</ref> The Dalwood estate sold for $4.6 million; in 1980, Newton-John had paid $622,000 for the property, which had additional land adjoined in both 1983 and in 2002.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.propertyobserver.com.au/forward-planning/advice-and-hot-topics/title-tattle/102260-olivia-newton-john-scores-4-6-million-dalwood-sale.html|title=Olivia Newton-John scores $4.6 million Dalwood sale|website=propertyobserver.com.au|date=28 August 2019|access-date=29 August 2019}}</ref> Newton-John was also partial owner of Byron Bay's Gaia Retreat & Spa, which was founded in 2005 and sold in 2021 for $30 million to the investment firm of Tattarang. When asked in 2017 whether she considered herself to be a British, Australian or American citizen, she said, "I am still Australian."<ref>{{cite news | last =Fuzek | first = John| title =Music: Olivia Newton John Interview | newspaper =Motif | date =5 April 2017| url =https://motifri.com/onj2017/ | accessdate =9 August 2022 }}</ref> In December 2019, upon being given the title of Dame, she expressed her thanks by stating: "As a girl born in Cambridge [England], I am very proud of my British ancestry and so appreciative to be recognised in this way by the United Kingdom."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thewest.com.au/news/queen-elizabeth-ii/grease-star-olivia-newton-john-made-a-dame-ng-b881420822z|title=Grease star Olivia Newton-John made a dame |author=Mapstone, Lucy |website=[[The West Australian]] |date=28 December 2019 |access-date=6 November 2023}}</ref>
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