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Three women, out of place, in the right place To address Calabria’s low female employment rate, the Roberta Lanzino Anti-Violence Centre launched an empowerment program that enabled three women to found LAG Lab, a line of sustainable, handcrafted bags that transformed newly acquired skills into an entrepreneurial path toward independence. According to data from the Italian Bureau of Statistics, Calabria’s female employment rate is one of the lowest in Italy.

Culture Unesco recognises Italian cuisine as intangible cultural heritage Melbourne’s delegation of the celebrated UNESCO’s recognition of Italian cuisine at Trattoria Emilia, highlighting its cultural significance beyond recipes and reflecting on how food traditions, shared practices, and community evolve. ‍ When UNESCO recognised Italian cuisine as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in December 2025, it did more than honour a repertoire of traditional dishes.

Frolic reimagines Italian Opera through Asian storytelling For nearly two decades, Italian-Australian conductor Aaron Carpenè, through his company FROLIC, has created musical-theatre that combine Western opera with traditional Asian storytelling. After projects in Bhutan, Japan, and Korea, he now sets his sights on Australia for his next cross-cultural venture. What does Monteverdi’s L’Orfeo have in common with the Japanese tale of Izanami and Izanagi?

Giorgio Linguanti brings restaurant-quality cheese to supermarket shelves Melbourne cheesemaker Giorgio Linguanti is bringing authentic Italian-style cheeses to everyday Australians with the launch of a new exclusive supermarket range. For nearly two decades, Melbourne’s culinary scene has quietly benefited from the craftsmanship of one of Australia’s most respected artisan cheesemakers.

Anna Trombelli Acquaro: Poetry, memory, and Calabrian identity Segmento met with Anna Trombelli Acquaro, a Calabrian-born poet and writer whose life and work trace a bridge between postwar Calabria and multicultural Australia, shaped by memory, dignity, and resilience. Poetry, for Anna Acquaro, was never an abstraction. It emerged early, almost instinctively from the sights, sounds, and silences of postwar Calabria.

An overview of the growth of the Steiner-Waldorf schools in Italy Steiner education—also globally known as Waldorf education—is based on the teachings of Rudolf Steiner (1861-1925), Austrian philosopher, educator and architect. At its core is the aim of educating the whole child through learning experiences that develop emotional and social maturity while fostering intellectual, practical and artistic capacities.

An Italo-Austraian discovers Italy's past and present in Dublin Italian and Irish cultures share deep roots in faith, community and migration. Their connection endures through food, social traditions and artistic exchange, but most notably in their shared ability to face hardship with humour. Before moving to Dublin, the link between Ireland and Italy had never crossed my mind. Coddle isn’t quite the same as minestrone, and Birra Moretti could hardly taste like a pint of Guinness.

How Italians found a new beginning on the far side of the earth Italian migrants journeyed to Nelson in Aotearoa New Zealand seeking opportunity, building a thriving tomato-growing community that endured hardship, war, and change. Their legacy lives on today through Club Italia and the annual Nelson Italian Festival. How far would you go for a better life? For generations of Italians over the past 150 years, the answer was always the same—as far as it takes.

From Melbourne roots to global scenes Frank Lotito’s journey from Melbourne’s Italian community to international film sets is a story of resilience, cultural pride, and creative reinvention, balancing struggles with breakthroughs across theatre, film, comedy, and community. Frank Lotito’s story begins in Brunswick, Melbourne, where the vibrant Italian community shaped his childhood.

A story of a visionary turning food into a cultural asset DeGusto 2025 unfolded as a celebration of Calabria’s soulful food identity and the determination of one of its founders, Salvatore Corsaro. From a publishing background to a gastronomic revolution, Corsaro’s journey reveals how passion, resilience, and community have shaped the region’s most influential culinary event. What happens when a man who once lived among ink, paper, and photographs decides to listen to the heartbeat of a territory?