Australian Business Network in Italy

04/09/2026

Aussie Excellence in Venice: Congrats to Mothmama!
Huge congratulations to Australian producer Ashlee Russell, Amanda Browne and all the team at Undertow Content! Their short film, Mothmama, has been selected for the prestigious Orizzonti Shorts Competition at the 83rd Venice International Film Festival!
Out of over 2,500 submissions globally, Mothmama is one of just 13 films chosen to compete - testament to the power of Australian storytelling.
Best of luck to writer/director Jessica Di Costa and the entire cast and crew as they make their world premiere on the Lido! 🦘❤️
The film will be shown on 11 September.

30/08/2026

Italy: opportunities for investment and investors
28 August 2026
Italy is generating increasing interest from private capital to fund future growth.
Investment is shifting towards private capital to deliver energy, transport, digital and other social and environmental infrastructure. This includes opportunities supporting the energy transition, with growing investment required in renewables and decarbonisation.
Growing participation from global and domestic investors, alongside local partnerships, is positioning Italy for long-term, infrastructure-led growth.
https://www.macquarie.com/cz/en/insights/Italy-opportunities-for-investment-and-investors.html

30/08/2026

HACCI WA to lead new European chambers alliance
27 / 08 / 2026
Seven European-Australian chambers of commerce have united to establish a new alliance aimed at strengthening trade, investment and business links between Western Australia and Europe.
The EU Chambers Alliance of Western Australia, known as EUChamWA, brings together chambers representing the Greek, Italian, French, German, Croatian, Swiss and Spanish business communities.
Its collaboration charter was signed on August 24 following more than a year of joint initiatives among the founding members. It is believed to be Australia’s first coordinated alliance of European bilateral chambers of commerce.
The Hellenic Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry WA (HACCI WA) will serve as the alliance’s inaugural chair, with the position rotating annually among member chambers.

HACCI WA will take the inaugural chair of EUChamWA, a new alliance uniting seven European-Australian business chambers.

26/06/2026

CELEBRATING 25 YEARS IN ITALY
Da 25 anni a Prato
Monash University Prato campus
https://www.monash.edu/prato/monash-prato-25th-anniversary

25/06/2026

Aussie gets Ferrari Esports call up
Motorsport Australia Esports licence holder and Motorsport Australia OFI Cup Series competitor, Oscar King, is relishing his latest opportunity in the Esports sphere as an Engineer for the Scuderia Ferrari HP Esports Team.

The opportunity, an unprecedented achievement for one of Motorsport Australia’s Esports licence holders, came after years of dedication to his craft in Esports, paving the way for him to join the world famous team in Europe next season in-person at the team’s base in Maranello after a successful 2025 campaign.

Motorsport Australia Esports licence holder and Motorsport Australia OFI Cup Series competitor, Oscar King, is relishing his latest opportunity in the Esports sphere as an Engineer for the Scuderia Ferrari HP Esports Team. The opportunity, an unprecedented achievement for one of Motorsport Australia...

02/04/2026

29/03/2026

e : cade l'ultima barriera doganale 🌏🇪🇺

𝐌𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐥 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐨 𝐬𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐫𝐚 𝐫𝐢𝐩𝐢𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐫𝐬𝐢 𝐬𝐮 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐳𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐦𝐢 𝐞 𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐳𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐦𝐨, 𝐥'𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐚 𝐬𝐜𝐞𝐠𝐥𝐢𝐞 𝐥𝐚 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐚 𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐚: 𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐚 𝐝𝐞𝐥 𝐥𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐨 𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐢𝐨 𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐳𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐞.

È ufficiale: l’Unione europea e l’Australia hanno siglato il Partenariato per la Sicurezza e la Difesa e concluso i negoziati per lo storico Accordo di Libero Scambio (FTA).

I numeri parlano chiaro:

✅ 𝑍𝑒𝑟𝑜 𝑑𝑎𝑧𝑖 𝑠𝑢 𝑞𝑢𝑎𝑠𝑖 𝑖𝑙 100% 𝑑𝑒𝑖 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑑𝑜𝑡𝑡𝑖 𝑠𝑐𝑎𝑚𝑏𝑖𝑎𝑡𝑖.

✅ 𝑅𝑖𝑠𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑚𝑖𝑜 𝑟𝑒𝑐𝑜𝑟𝑑: 𝑜𝑙𝑡𝑟𝑒 1 𝑚𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑎𝑟𝑑𝑜 𝑑𝑖 𝑒𝑢𝑟𝑜 𝑎𝑙𝑙'𝑎𝑛𝑛𝑜 𝑑𝑖 𝑡𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑓𝑓𝑒 𝑒𝑙𝑖𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑝𝑒𝑟 𝑙𝑒 𝑖𝑚𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑒 𝑈𝐸.

✅ 𝐴𝑐𝑐𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑜 𝑝𝑟𝑖𝑜𝑟𝑖𝑡𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑜: 𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑡𝑎̀ 𝑑𝑖 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑑𝑖𝑧𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑖 𝑝𝑒𝑟 𝑙𝑒 𝑛𝑜𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑒 𝑚𝑒𝑟𝑐𝑖 𝑠𝑢 𝑢𝑛 𝑚𝑒𝑟𝑐𝑎𝑡𝑜 𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑡𝑎𝑡𝑜 𝑜𝑙𝑡𝑟𝑒 20 𝑚𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑎𝑟𝑑𝑖 𝑑𝑖 𝑒𝑢𝑟𝑜.

Si tratta dell'ottavo accordo nell'area Indo-Pacifica. Un segnale fortissimo: 𝐢𝐥 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐨 𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐥'𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐚 𝐠𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐚 𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐥 𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐨, 𝐧𝐨𝐧 𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐢 𝐦𝐮𝐫𝐢. 🥂

23/12/2025

Perth: “Christmas evening” con la comunità imprenditoriale italo-australiana in Consolato
https://www.aise.it/rete-diplomatica/perth-christmas-evening-con-la-comunit%C3%A0-imprenditoriale-italoaustraliana-in-consolato/227370/1

05/12/2025

Team Europe Strengthens Ties with Queensland During State Visit

EU Ambassador Gabriele Visentin and 19 EU Ambassadors embarked on a 4-day tour across Southeast and North Queensland aimed at strengthening EU-Queensland cooperation from 10 November - 14 November. The visit focused on exploring new avenues for cooperation across growth-focused sectors, specifically...

25/10/2025

At Cooper Cricket we are proud to have entered into a deal to sponsor Cricket Italy, captained by former Australian cricketer Joe Burns.