Australia Heads Back to Vienna with Familiar Voices — and a Eurovision 2026 Entry People Are Already Whispering About

Sometimes Eurovision likes to play with narrative.

Australia returning to Vienna in 2026 feels like one of those moments.

Vienna is where Australia first competed back in 2015. Now, ten years later, the country is heading back to the same city, still very much part of the Eurovision family and still taking the whole thing surprisingly seriously.

SBS has confirmed that Courtney Act and Tony Armstrong will once again be Australia’s commentators for Eurovision 2026, and honestly, this just feels… right.

Courtney knows the contest inside out. Tony brings curiosity, warmth and the energy of someone who genuinely enjoys being in the room. Together they sound like two people watching Eurovision on a sofa, except their sofa happens to have microphones.

It works.

There is also something quite nice about the timing. SBS has been broadcasting Eurovision for over forty years, and now finds itself returning to the city where Australia’s Eurovision journey began. Nobody planned that symbolism. But we will absolutely take it.

Of course, the bigger question is not who is talking.

It is who is singing.

Australia’s Eurovision 2026 representative will be announced very soon. That is all SBS will officially say.

Behind the scenes, Eurovision boss Paul Clarke has let slip that the entry is “really good” and that people will be happy. He has also signed an NDA, which is Eurovision for “please overanalyse every word I say”.

Naturally, fans already are.

2026 also happens to mark ten years since Dami Im competed at Eurovision, delivering one of Australia’s most beloved performances. She has been teasing things online. Fans noticed within approximately four seconds.

When asked if this could mean a return, Clarke simply said: “I think you’ll be pleasantly surprised.”

Which could mean many things.

Or nothing. Or something. Welcome to pre-season.

What tends to work in Australia’s favour is consistency. The country almost always sends something that feels considered. It might not always be perfect. It might not always win. But it rarely feels careless.

That alone builds a certain level of trust.

Nothing concrete yet. No artist name. No song title. No aesthetic mood boards.

Just a sense that something is coming.

And that Australia seems quietly confident about it.

Australia’s Eurovision 2026 chapter is about to begin.

Back in Vienna.

Where it all started.

And yes, that still feels a little bit special.

Source: SBS