Italian Australians

New Italy, New South Wales.

Italian Australians (Italian: Italiani Australiani) are Australians of Italian heritage or Australians born in Italy. They are Australia's sixth-largest ethnic group, with 4.6% of Australians claiming Italian heritage as of 2016. Italian Australians have founded many of Australia's pizzerias, wineries and Italian restaurants.

List of Italian Australians

This is a list of notable Italian Australians [en].

Arts and media

Artists

The Skywhale [en; da], by Patricia Piccinini [en], commissioned for the centenary of Canberra.

Musicians

Natalie Imbruglia

Actors and entertainers

Journalists

Law and crime

Iraq war

Federal politics

NamePartyChamberConstituencyTerm startTerm endNotes
Bert Lazzarini [en] LaborHouseWerriwa19191931Government minister (1941–1946)
19341952
Tony Luchetti [en] LaborHouseMacquarie19511975
John Panizza [en] LiberalSenateWestern Australia19871997
Con Sciacca LaborHouseBowman19871996 He was born in Sicily, Italy.
19982004
Anthony Albanese LaborHouseGrayndler1996incumbentPrime Minister (2022–present)
Leader of the Opposition (2019–2022)
Phil Barresi [en] LiberalHouseDeakin19962007
Teresa Gambaro [en] LiberalHousePetrie19962007
Brisbane20102016
Ross Vasta [en] LiberalHouseBonner20042007
2010incumbent
Concetta Fierravanti-Wells [en] LiberalSenateNew South Wales20052022Government minister (2016–2018)
Cory Bernardi [en] LiberalSenateSouth Australia20062017
 Conservatives20172019
 Independent20192020
Nola Marino [en] LiberalHouseForrest2007incumbent
Tony Zappia [en] LaborHouseMakin2007incumbent
Jane Prentice [en] LiberalHouseRyan20102019
Richard Di Natale GreensSenateVictoria20112020Leader of the Australian Greens (2015–2020)
Matt Canavan [en] NationalSenateQueensland2014incumbentGovernment minister (2016–2020)
Daniel Mulino [en] LaborHouseFraser2019incumbent
Raff Ciccone [en] LaborSenateVictoria2019incumbent

State and local politics

Heads of government

Other Italian Australians in state and local politics

Soccer players and coaches

Mark Bresciano

Italian Australians in other sports

References

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  5. ↑ "Naveed Akram". 15 December 2025. While revealing about Akram's personal life, the former colleague said: "Yeah, like his background is Indian and Italian… his mom's Italian, his dad's Indian." A father and son duo opened fire...
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  7. ↑ "Sciacca dedicates AO award to son". The Sydney Morning Herald. 26 January 2006. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  8. ↑ Buti, Tony (18 July 2020). "Racist name-calling is much worse than just 'sticks and stones'". WAtoday. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  9. ↑ "Parliament of Western Australia: Inaugural Speech: Mr John D'Orazio MLA (Member for Ballajura): Legislative Assembly" (PDF). Parliament of Western Australia. 3 May 2001. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 March 2022. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  10. ↑ Black, David; Phillips, Henry (2012). Making a difference : a frontier of firsts : women in the Western Australian Parliament 1921-2012 (PDF). Parliament of Western Australia. ISBN 9781921865626. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
  11. ↑ Jones, Lloyd (11 March 2011). "Ex-mayor Tony Vallelonga in tears as arrest warrant issued". Perth Now. Perth, Western Australia: Nationwide News. Archived from the original on 14 March 2011. Retrieved 28 March 2011.
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  13. ↑ ATP Basic Facts about Mark Philippoussis