Australia Decides

Australia Decides is a song competition organised by Australian public broadcasters (SBS) every six months. It determines the country's representative for the WorldVision Song Contest, and has been running since summer 2022.

Australia Decides
Genre	Song contest
Country of origin	Australia
Number of seasons	1
Release
Original network	SBS
Original release	21 May 2022 – present

Origins

The first "Australia Decides" took place on 21 May 2022 at TBA in Gold Coast; seven songs participated. Eight "expert" juries from states and territorias of Australia decided the winner. The competition was won by Meg Mac performing "Is It Worth Being Sad".

Participation

To be eligible, performers must be at least sixteen years of age on the day of the first Worldvision semi-final. There were no restrictions on the Australian affiliation of the performers, as well as language restrictions. The number of participants for the season has also not been announced.

Hosting

The first season was held in Gold Coast (Queensland).

Format

The competition is held in one round with a jury vote from 8 states and territories of Australia (100%).

Voting

Each member of the jury from each state and territory can evaluate 5 compositions on a system of 5, 4, 3, 2 and 1 points. The song with the most points is the winner.

Winners

Season	Host	Winner	Language(s)	Place at Worldvision
Summer'22	Gold Coast	Meg Mac - Is It Worth Being Sad	English	TBD 23 June 2022