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Eurovision 2019: Why is Australia still in the song contest and what would happen if we won?

Posted by Algernon_Asimov
Tags: australia, song contests, eurovision.2019, author.yasmin jeffery
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-05-15/eurovision-2019-why-australia-in-contest-kate-miller-heidke/11074722

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Title
It's been five years. Why is Australia still in Eurovision?
Published
May 14 2019
Word count
922 words

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    MetArtScroll
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    It is a pity that they cannot be bold and hold an event in Australia in case Australia wins. Adelaide Oval during sunset would be a perfect place (I am not an Australian but the few cricket games...

    It is a pity that they cannot be bold and hold an event in Australia in case Australia wins. Adelaide Oval during sunset would be a perfect place (I am not an Australian but the few cricket games at Adelaide Oval that I watched gave me a sufficient idea).

    Also, Australia's participation results in quite unusual maps like this Wikipedia template.

    But the best map is the one used in r/europe during Eurovision events.

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    1. unknown user
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      Except that the contest would have to take place early in the morning, so that Europe, the primary consumer, can watch it in the evening. That's what the “Eurovision, or as they call it in...

      Adelaide Oval during sunset would be a perfect place (…)

      Except that the contest would have to take place early in the morning, so that Europe, the primary consumer, can watch it in the evening. That's what the “Eurovision, or as they call it in Australia, ‘Breakfast Television’” joke was about.