Australia in EuroMusic Song Contest

Australia isn't a member of the EBU. Because of that, they normally can't participate in the EuroMusic Song Contest. However, they got a special status as associate member. They confirmed their participation in the seventeenth edition. SBS is responsible for the Australian participation.

History
However Australia isn't a member of the EBU, they normally can't participate in the EuroMusic Song Contest. However, they got a special status as associate member just like the United States. The Australian broadcaster, SBS, decided to debuts in the contest for the seventeenth edition. In Cologne, they finished at the 7th place. In Bucharest, they finnished at the 6th edition. In the nineteenth edition, Australia again qualified for the final, but they finished for the first time out of the top 10. In Baku, they finished at the 16th place. In Sofia they finished at the 14th place. In Glasgow, they finished in the top ten again, by finishing at the 7th place. In the next edition, Australia finished at the 19th place. In Krakow, they finished at the 9th place.

The 25th edition took place in Bratislava. For this edition, the EBU decided to drop the semi finals because of the lack of interesting broadcasters. Australia took part and finished at the 14th place. They finished for the first time in the top three at the 26th edition. In next edition - hosted in Warsaw - Australia finished at the fifth place. In Baku, they finished at the seventh place. In Geneva, it was the first time that Australia selected a bilingual song. They finished at the 12th place. In Reykjavík, they finished at the sixth place.

Australia automatically qualified for the final in the 32th edition. They finished at the 14th place. In Malta, Australia had to take part in the semi final. They finished at the second place, so they were able to perform in the grand final. In this grand final, the country finished at the 8th place. In Dublin, the country finished at the lowest place so far: 19th. It was the same place as in the 23th edition. Sheldon Riley was selected to represent the nation in Lviv. He won the semi final but in the final he wasn't able to succeed his success and finished at the seventh place despite the high expectations.