[HIGHLIGHTS] ESC 2023: Why is Australia allowed to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest?

The Eurovision Song Contest 2023 will take place at the Liverpool Arena. Australia has been participating in the ESC since 2015.

But why? Obviously, the country is not in Europe. The background can be found in the past of the nation "Down Under" The ESC, which has been held since the 1950s, was intended to promote the programme exchange of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) Australia has also been part of the EBU since 1973 and actively wants to broaden the horizons of the population.