Why is Australia in Eurovision and why does the UK automatically qualify?

Australia has been involved in the Eurovision for over 10 years and their entry every year causes a stir because Australia is clearly not in Europe, so how do they qualify to compete? This week, the iconic song contest kicked off in Basel, Switzerland, and once again Australia is taking part. The first semi-final took place earlier this week which saw Slovenia, Belgium, Azerbaijan, Croatia and…

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