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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
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Christopher Megrath

Australia's invitation to the Eurovision Song Contest and how Liverpool may be its last

The Eurovision Song Contest in Liverpool may mark Australia's final year in the competition.

Australia's early days were supported by the majority with a warm welcome, especially given their characteristic entries and Lee Lin Chin, the glossy presenter responsible for the allocation of Australia's points, who became somewhat of an audience favourite as the years went by.

Despite being thousands of miles away on the other side of the world, 10,600 miles from Liverpool to Canberra to be specific, they initially joined as a one-off. The theme for 2015 was "Building Bridges" with the European Broadcasting Union extending an invite to the nation to celebrate its 60th anniversary.

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