Australia

Australia is debuted in Edition 1, and is so far one of the only countries to participate every edition. Their best result was in Edition 5, where they won, with "Deluded" by Kate Miller-Heidke which scored 244 points. They also became the first country to win twice in Edition 8, when they won with "DEADALIVE" by Jaguar Jonze. In Edition 9, they got their third win, with "Stockholm Syndrome" by Montaigne, and became the first country to win twice in a row. This same edition, they beat their own record and the song became the record holder for the most points an entry has ever received. This record was later beaten by Wales in Edition 13.

Their worst result, and only result to not achieve top 3, was in the edition they debuted, Edition 1, where they came 7th with 69 points.

Running the contest
See also: Festivali i Globe Contest Hosts

After Edition 1, Albania, the previous owner of the contest, transferred the rights to the contest to Australia. Since Edition 2, Australia has been running the contest mostly independently, making all the decisions and deciding the format. In Edition 4, France became a co-owner alongside Australia, which influenced the introduction of heats and andra chansen for that edition. After France left the position in Edition 5, the format went back to usual.

Allegations of cheating
Since absorbing the rights to the contest in Edition 2, Australia has received several complaints and allegations accusing them of altering the results in Australias favor. These mainly surround the fact that Australia has almost only received top 3 results since starting to run the contest, as well as winning the contest four times. In response, Australia's head of delegation, Karla Bazzari, has stated that it would be practically impossible for Australia to alter the results in a way that would affect the outcome of the edition.

These allegations have also impacted the participation of the contest. In Edition 5, the contest saw the most participants they've ever had, 18, and Australia received their first win, which is when many more allegations against them came out. Due to these allegations, the number of countries participating in the contest has been slowly declining. In Edition 9, Australia got their third win overall and second win in a row. In Edition 10, only 11 countries participated in the edition, which is the lowest amount of participants ever at the contest, and the minimum participants allowed for the edition to go ahead.

Participation
First Place

Second Place

Third Place

Last Place

Non-Qualified (Edition 4)