Migrants
Community and Social Engagement
Global & Social Engagement

Standing up for more than just comedy

From sauce day high jinks to salami-making weekends, James Liotta’s hilarious anecdotes about growing up in an Italian-Australian family have resonated profoundly with audiences.

Traditions
Cuisine & Food

Preserving a Central Italian legacy - La cucina di Alberta

Rebecca Vagnoni realised that her Nonna’s legacy does not just symbolise delicious Italian food but also the value of family, love, tradition and togetherness.

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Isabella Vagnoni

on

25/1/2024

Community and Social Engagement
Global & Social Engagement

Early footage of an Italian journey to Australia

Rediscovered footage charting the journey of Italian migrants to Australia was central to Fremantle Festival '21. For the local musician who scored the festival’s music, it was also a chance to retrace his family history

by

Caroline Smith

on

7/6/2023

Community and Social Engagement
Global & Social Engagement

Vivienne Nguyen's Multicultural Connection

Segmento speaks to Vivienne Nguyen, Chair of the Victorian Multicultural Commission, about her experiences as a refugee, her dual identity conflict, and community connection.

by

Isabella Ventura

on

16/12/2022

Migrants
Global & Social Engagement

A Voice for Diversity and Inclusion

From Rome to Melbourne, Emiliano Zucchi's journey as a migrant has provided him with an appreciation of diversity and equity that has helped shape his role as a community leader.

by

Isabella Ventura

on

9/12/2022

Migrants
Tourism & Places

Macedonia-Italy Migration

A connection built on tobacco and wine. We love a successful migration story: this one features Piedmont and Macedonia, and how tobacco and wine forged a relationship between two magnificent countries.

by

Chris Valcanov

on

1/12/2022

Migrants
Tourism & Places

What does it mean to be an Italian abroad?

The concept of nationality comes from that feeling that binds us to places, people, memories, the one made of tiny everyday gestures. This article is a personal reflection of what it is like to live abroad as an Italian.

by

Ambra Dalmasso

on

11/10/2022

Immigration
Tourism & Places

Many Happy Returns, an interview with Senator Giacobbe

Senator Francesco Giacobbe, member of the Italian Senate since 2013 and living in Australia actively promotes "Turismo di Ritorno" a program to reinvigorate the post-pandemic Italian tourist Industry.

by

Raffaele Caputo

on

5/3/2022

Community and Social Engagement
Global & Social Engagement

Emanuela Villa Merlatti

Emanuela Villa Merlatti illustra cosa sono i Comites, a cosa servono e perche' sono importanti per la Cominuta' Italiana all'Estero.

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ADVERTORIAL

on

29/10/2021

Culture
Art & Culture

THE SHIFT THE ITALIAN CULTURE UNDERGOES FROM NEWLY ARRIVED ITALIANS

Rosaria"¯Zarro has acted as VMC Commissioner since 2017, when she was first appointed for this role by Minister for Foreign Affairs Robin Scott acting on behalf of the Daniel Andrews Labour government in Victoria.

by

Jytte Holmqvist

on

7/1/2020

Cinema & theatre
Art & Culture

Seductive, courageous, and heartbreakingly honest. La Nonna - Performance review

Sell-out crowd-pleaser show La Nonna is an intimate portrayal of a young man's journey to self-discovery benefitted by his close bond with his Italian grandmother, or nonna, and their cross-generational dialogue.

by

Jytte Holmqvist

on

20/9/2019

Cinema & theatre
Art & Culture

Interview with performer, human rights activist and director of 'La Nonna' Samuel Dariol

Director, performer and human rights activist Samuel Dariol engaged in conversation with renowned Deakin University scholar Dr Maria Pallotta-Chiarolli.

by

Jytte Holmqvist

on

12/9/2019

Business people
Global & Social Engagement

Third generation Italian-Australian Gianni Vitellone talks about personal identity and family pride

I recently chatted with Gianni Vitellone, Director of Pronto Travel/Vita Italian Tours in Collingwood, about his life and love of all things Italian. (Photo Wide Shut Photography)

by

Jenna Lo Bianco

on

1/9/2019

Migrants
Global & Social Engagement

Paola Bacchia: she learnt it all from her mamma

She told me that she was tall. Very tall. I spotted her arrive from across the bar and from over the top of the coffee machine. She was indeed tall, but also very elegant and refined.

by

Jenna Lo Bianco

on

20/2/2019

Migrants
Global & Social Engagement

The time capsule that our generation lived in

"“Are you Italian?" "“Yes, but I was born and raised in Australia." "“Well, you're Australian then."

by

Natalie Di Pasquale

on

2/12/2018

Migrants
Global & Social Engagement

A tribute to Sisto Malaspina

A life taken during a random act of terror.

by

Jytte Holmqvist

on

27/11/2018

Migrants
Global & Social Engagement

An old auntie and her secret connection with Australia

Finally, after one year and a half of living my dream in Australia, I decided it was time to go back home to see my family and friends, and to enjoy the Italian summer in my hometown Stigliano, Basilicata!

Migrants
Global & Social Engagement

Yes, the world is truly small!

How two "paesani" from a little town in Basilicata happened to meet unexpectedly for the first time in a Queensland holiday suburb

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