Ambassador Nicola Lener visits Brisbane
PRESS RELEASE Brisbane, 22 September 2026 – The Italian Ambassador to Australia, Nicola Lener, visited Brisbane as part of a mission aimed at strengthening economic cooperation with Queensland. Accompanied by Consul Giuseppe Di Murro, the Ambassador took part in a roundtable on rare earths and the energy transition, hosted by the Italian Chamber of Commerce […]
Read moreNew Consulate Instagram campaign launches: Laura and Gina to guide the public over 10 weeks
PRESS RELEASE Brisbane, 14 September 2026 New Consulate Instagram campaign launches: Laura and Gina to guide the public over 10 weeks The Consulate of Italy in Brisbane announces the launch of a new communication campaign on its institutional Instagram channel (@italyinbrisbane), designed to bring the public closer to the Consulate’s recently updated official website and […]
Read moreMESSAGGIO DEL VICE PRESIDENTE DEL CONSIGLIO DEI MINISTRI E MINISTRO DEGLI AFFARI ESTERI E DELLA COOPERAZIONE INTERNAZIONALE, ON. ANTONIO TAJANI, IN OCCASIONE DEL 70° ANNIVERSARIO DELLA TRAGEDIA DI MARCINELLE E DELLA 25ª GIORNATA NAZIONALE DEL SACRIFICIO DEL LAVORO ITALIANO NEL MONDO.
MESSAGGIO DEL VICE PRESIDENTE DEL CONSIGLIO DEI MINISTRI E MINISTRO DEGLI AFFARI ESTERI E DELLA COOPERAZIONE INTERNAZIONALE, ON. ANTONIO TAJANI, IN OCCASIONE DEL 70° ANNIVERSARIO DELLA TRAGEDIA DI MARCINELLE E DELLA 25ª GIORNATA NAZIONALE DEL SACRIFICIO DEL LAVORO ITALIANO NEL MONDO. (Marcinelle, 8 agosto 2026) Settant’anni fa, l’8 agosto 1956, Marcinelle entrò per sempre nella […]
Read moreCOMITES Elections 2026
COM.IT.ES. 2026 ELECTIONS On this page: Information for voters; Information for candidates; Consular officers missions; Calling of Comites elections. Update 15/09/2026 By Consular Decree n. 20, the District Electoral Committee is appointed. INFORMATION FOR VOTERS How to register to vote The Committees of Italians Abroad are bodies representing the Italian community in its relations with […]
Read morePassport and ID Cards Appointments
CONSULATE OF ITALY IN BRISBANE We would like to inform you that for the year 2026, all available appointment slots for passport and ID cards issuance have now been filled. We are aware of the growing demand within the community and are working on creating a new schedule for next year, which will include a […]
Read moreEnd of validity of the paper identity card for travel abroad starting August 3
Starting from August 3, 2026, the paper version of the identity card will no longer be valid for travel abroad, regardless of the expiration date printed on the back. Decree-Law No. 108 of June 26, 2026 introduced some important changes: The non-expired Paper Identity Card can still be used as an identification document in dealings […]
Read moreFarewell Letter to the Queensland and Northern Territory Communities on the occasion of Consul Luna Angelini Marinucci End of Mandate
Dear Italians, dear friends of Italy, I am writing to you with great and sincere emotion, when the four intense and wonderful years of my mandate as Consul of Italy for Queensland and the Northern Territory are coming to an end. It has been a great privilege, a true honor for me to represent Italy […]
Read moreAVVISO AI CONNAZIONALI – CRISI IN MEDIORENTE: ESTENSIONE DEL VISTO PER L’AUSTRALIA
AVVISO AI CONNAZIONALI: PROLUNGAMENTO DELLA PERMANENZA IN AUSTRALIA Se la chiusura dello spazio aereo in diversi Paesi del Golfo ha inciso sui vostri programmi di rientro e vi trovate nella necessità di estendere il soggiorno in Australia, si consiglia di verificare con Home Affairs altre opzioni di visto: lavoro qualificato (skilled) famiglia studio turismo (visitor) […]
Read moreIMPORTANT NOTICE: EXTENSION OF THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMITTING DECLARATIONS FOR ACQUIRING CITIZENSHIP BY BENEFIT OF LAW
Please note that the legal deadline established by Article 1, paragraph 1-ter, of Legislative Decree No. 36 of 2025, pursuant to which minors aged 18 or over as of May 24, 2025, children of citizens by birth referred to in Article 3-bis, paragraph 1, letters a), a-bis), and b), of Law No. 91/92, may acquire […]
Read moreITALIAN RADICAL DESIGN – STUDIO65 – 50 Years of Future
On the occasion of the Italian Design Day 2026, the Consulate of Italy in Brisbane, with the support of the Italian Cultural Institute in Sydney and the Consulate General of Italy in Sydney, is organizing a public lecture by architects Franco Audrito and Athena Sampaniotou, founders of Studio65, an experimental and vanguard group that revolutionized design in Italy from the 1960s and 1970s. […]
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