Australia in The Song 4

Australia participated in The Song 4 in Florence, Italy. The Australian broadcaster, SBS, selected their entry via a national selection. The winning entry was "Summer Is a Curse", performed by The Faim, written by Ashton Fletcher Irwin, John Feldmann, Joshua Raven, Michael Bono, Sean Tighe, Stephen Beerkens and Zachary Cervini.

Participation
After having held a national selection for the previous three editions of the contest, the Australian broadcaster announced on September 25 that a national selection would once again be held this edition. The following day, the twelve competing songs were revealed, and voting began on the same day.

Notable artists included Ruel, who had previously competed in the national selection for The Song 2. The Faim and Sheppard also returned, having previously competed in the national selection for The Song 3. Victorian premier Daniel Andrews also competed.

National Selection
For the first time, Australia held a both a final, as well as a Superfinal, which the top 3 songs from the final progressed to.

Final
Sheppard, Sam Fischer and The Faim progressed to the Superfinal. Despite placing 4th, Sticky Fingers were internally selected to compete in The Song Second Chance with their song "Loose Ends". {{Legend|#ffdead|Qualifier}} {{Legend|paleturquoise|The Song Second Chance}}

Superfinal
Despite placing third in the final, The Faim won the Superfinal with 58.3% of the votes with their song "Summer Is a Curse". {{Legend|gold|Winner}}