Australian delegation received funding from the Australian Government for their Eurovision Song Contest 2026 performance.

As reported in the media release issued by Honourable Tony Burke MP, Minister for the Arts, the Australian delegation received financial support from the Australian Government for their performance in Vienna. The aid was provided through the International Cultural Diplomacy Arts Fund (ICDAF). This programme supports arts and cultural initiatives that promote Australia internationally through cultural exchange, performance, exhibitions, festivals, collaboration and creative partnerships.

The programme, launched in 2015, aims to expand Australia’s cultural presence abroad, strengthen international cultural ties, support the country’s global arts commitments, and highlight Australian artists and creative industries on the international stage. The Eurovision Song Contest aligns with several of the ICDAF’s obectives, allowing the government to support Australian artists, as further explained by Honourable Tony Burke MP.

“Eurovision uses geo-blocking to prevent anyone from voting in their own country for their own artist, but that doesn’t mean we can’t help. Any Australian who’s travelling or has the phone number of anyone else in any other country, you know what to do.”

The same initiative has also backed previous Australian Eurovision representatives, including Electric Fields in 2024 and Go-Jo in 2025. Eariler, in 2023, Voyager obtained support from the WA Government via the Contemporary Music Fund and Tourism WA.

Australia will compete in the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 on 14 May.

Source: Aussievision

Australia in the Eurovision Song Contest+

Australia debuted in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2015 as part of celebrations marking 60 years of the Eurovision Song Contest. SBS has broadcast Eurovision in Australia since 1983. Australia’s best result to date came in 2016 when Dami Im, with the song “Sound of Silence”, finished in 2nd place in the final scoring 511 points, just 23 points away from victory. Australia has finished in the top 10 five times since their debut, most recently in 2023.