Although Australia 's participation in 2015 was announced as a one-off event , it was confirmed on 17 November 2015 that Australia would participate in the 2016 contest . Unlike in 2015 , Australia did not receive automatic qualification . On 7 October 2015 , it was announced that Australia would make its debut at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015 after SBS was invited to perform in the contest . The 2016 Australian jury consisted of Monica Trapaga ( Chair ) , Shannon Noll , Myf Warhurst , James Mathison and Craig Porteils . The Australian candidate for the 2016 contest was Dami Im with her song Sound of Silence which won the second semi final before finishing second behind Ukraine
2016 contest
Eurovision Song Contest 2016
Australia in the Eurovision Song Contest