Towards COP-26: Building on ambition
On 24 February, the Embassy of Italy in Australia, in partnership with the British High Commission, held the event “Towards COP-26: Building on ambition”, as part of the 2020-21 action plan developed by the two diplomatic missions to raise awareness on the need of taking action to combat climate change. Global warming is a scientific […]
Read moreEXTENDED “Youth4Climate: Driving Ambition”, applications are open to young leaders of the “green generation” from all over the world
From 1 February 2021 until 14 March 2021 it is possible to submit the application to participate to “Youth4Climate: Driving Ambition”. The meeting, reserved to young people from all over the world held in Milan from 28 to 30 September 2021, will precede the COP26 Conference of Parties in Glasgow scheduled between 1 and 12 […]
Read moreUpdate to new measures for travelling to Australia
Arrival in Australia Australia has extended the COVID-19 emergency measures until 17 September 2021, which include, among other things, the closure of national borders. Anyone wishing to travel to Australia needs a “travel exemption”, which is only issued under exceptional circumstances: https://covid19.homeaffairs.gov.au/travel-restrictions Update on new measures for returning to Australia Following the decision by […]
Read moreGiorgio Perlasca, an Italian hero
International Holocaust Remembrance Day 2021 On the occasion of the International Holocaust Remembrance Day, which is celebrated all over the world on the 27th of January to commemorate the day in which the Russian army entered and liberated the Auschwitz concentration camp (27 January 1945), the Italian Cultural Institutes of Sydney and Melbourne, in collaboration […]
Read more“Excellence: Italian Main Industrial Sectors” – a publication to enhance the prominence of Made in Italy
Excellence – Italian Main Industrial Sectors is a publication in English realised by the Directorate General for Cultural and Economic Promotion and Innovation of Farnesina, which offers an overview of the main production sectors of the Italian economic system, in terms of analysis, positioning and comparison with main competitors. The initiative, which is part of […]
Read moreConsular Office will be closed from Tuesday 16 March until Friday 19 March
Due to unforeseen circumstances, the Consular Office of the Embassy will be closed from Tuesday 16 March until Friday 19 March. It will reopen on Monday 22 March. Emergency n. 0418 266 349 We apologize for the inconvenience. A causa di forza maggiore, l’Ufficio Consolare dell’Ambasciata resterà chiuso da martedi 16 marzo fino a […]
Read moreThe Divine Comedy, a path in thirty-three languages
An audiobook, produced by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation on the occasion of Dante’s centenary celebrations, presents select passages from the poem in thirty-three different languages. Seven hundred years after Dante’s death, the audiobook Dalla selva oscura al Paradiso (From the dark wood to Paradise) leads listeners on a guided tour through […]
Read moreTHE EMBASSY OF ITALY IN CANBERRA PRESENTS “THE WEEK OF THE EXTRAORDINARY ITALIAN TASTE”
From today to Sunday 29 November 2020, the Embassy of Italy will host the fifth edition of the “Week of the Extraordinary Italian Taste”, an initiative of Italy’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation aimed at celebrating and promoting the tradition and culture of Italian cuisine. This year’s theme is “Sapere e Sapori of […]
Read moreIf you are travelling to Italy, donwload the Immuni App
If you are about to travel to Italy, download the Immuni App, the app that helps preventing COVID19 spread. Immuni is an app that helps us fight the COVID-19 epidemic. The app uses technology to alert the users who have had a risky exposure—even if they are asymptomatic. The app has been designed and developed […]
Read moreOPPORTUNITY FOR 10 YOUNG SCIENTISTS
The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS), in collaboration with the Italian Lincei Academy and the International School for Advanced Studies (SISSA) based in Trieste (Italy), offers to 10 young scientists from a defined group of Countries the opportunity to visit research laboratories in Trieste in Italy, and to carry out research work in many scientific […]
Read more