International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
Protecting and upholding the rights of women and promoting the fight against any form of discrimination and gender-based violence are Italy’s priorities in the action it carries out, also at the international level. On the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, the Farnesina wishes to reaffirm its firm commitment […]
Read morePellegrino Scholarship 2017
Cav. Stephen John Pellegrino (SP) is offering one scholarship for 2017 to Australian citizens and Italian nationals permanently residing in Queensland and Northern Territory. The scholarship is organized in conjunction with the Consulate of Italy in Brisbane. For further information, please see the attachment.
Read moreCONSULAR MISSION TO DARWIN – PASSPORTS
The Consulate of Italy in Brisbane is glad to announce a Consular Mission to DARWIN. The purpose of this Mission is to collect digital fingerprints of Italian citizens for the subsequent application for Italian passports. For this purpose, we would like to inform all Italian citizens registered in the AIRE registry (Registry of Italians Resident […]
Read moreTransparent Accounts – Services and activities: how much and how resources are spent, and why it is important they continue to be spent
Reading and – even more difficult – understanding a ministry’s accounts is an almost impossible task for all but the experts. The aim of this project is to make ouraccounts both accessible and easy to understand. In a word, transparent. We believe that transparency in our financial accounting is an essential instrument to implement the […]
Read moreConstitutional Referendum, December 4, 2016
The Presidential Decree published on Gazzetta Ufficiale no. 227 on 28 September 2016, called for a Constitutional Referendum to be held on 4Th December 2016. This is the question voters are asked to answer: “Approvate il testo della legge costituzionale concernente “disposizioni per il superamento del bicameralismo paritario, la riduzione del numero dei parlamentari, il […]
Read moreEarthquake: offers of help by Italian communities and associations of Italians residing abroad. Collection channels
Many and widespread are the spontaneous manifestations of solidarity by communities and associations of Italians residing abroad in support of the populations recently struck by the earthquake in Central Italy. In order to effectively funnel these expressions of sympathy and of the will to make a tangible contribution, the Foreign Ministry has widely publicized information […]
Read moreCIVIL UNION BETWEEN SAME-SEX COUPLES (Law n. 76 / 2016)
In accordance to Law n. 76 of May 20th 2016 and its related regulations (DPCM n. 144 of July 23rd 2016), it is also possible to establish civil unions between same-sex couples overseas.In accordance with the above mentioned Law:• It is possible to establish a civil union between a same-sex couple, in which at least […]
Read moreEarthquake in Central Italy – Collection of donations and solidarity initiatives
The numerous offers of help coming from all over the world for the populations struck by the earthquake of 24 August can be paid through the following channels: REGION OF LAZIO Bank Current Account under the heading: Regione Lazio per Amatrice e Accumoli IBAN: IT 60 P 02008 05255 000104428939 BIC/Swift:UNCRITMM or Post Office Current […]
Read moreConsular Mission to Far North Queensland
PRESS RELEASE FROM THE CONSULATE OF ITALY IN BRISBANE The Consulate of Italy in Brisbane is glad to announce a Consular Mission to Far North Queensland. The purpose of this Mission is to collect digital fingerprints of Italian citizens for the subsequent application for Italian passports. For this purpose, we would like to inform all […]
Read moreLaunch of the biography of Felice Benuzzi “The Heart and The Abyss”, by Rory Steele
The Dante Alighieri Society and the Consulate of Italy in Brisbane invite to the launch of the biography of Felice Benuzzi, by Rory Steele. The life of Felice Benuzzi, adventurer, mountaineer, diplomat and Consul in Brisbane (1951-1954) has been recalled by Rory Steele, academic, diplomat, Australian Ambassador to Italy (1997-2001), poet. The launch will take […]
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