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List of Italian Australians

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This is a list of notable Italian Australians.

Musicians

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Actors and entertainers

Arts

Journalists

Law

Models

Sciences & Health

Business people

  • James del Piano – immigration, shipping, real estate, timber; president of the Western Australian Italian Club (1947–1965); City of Perth councillor for ten years, including two years as Deputy Lord Mayor

Politics

=Federal politics=

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Namecolspan=2| PartyChamberConstituencyTerm StartTerm EndNotes
rowspan=2| Bert Lazzarinirowspan=2 {{Australian party style|Labor}}| rowspan=2| Laborrowspan=2| Houserowspan=2| Werriwa19191931rowspan=2| Government minister (1941–1946)
19341952
Tony Luchetti{{Australian party style|Labor}}| LaborHouseMacquarie19511975
John Panizza{{Australian party style|Liberal}}| LiberalSenateWestern Australia19871997
rowspan=2| Con Sciaccarowspan=2 {{Australian party style|Labor}}| rowspan=2| Laborrowspan=2| Houserowspan=2| Bowman19871996rowspan=2|
19982004
Anthony Albanese{{Australian party style|Labor}}| LaborHouseGrayndler1996incumbentPrime Minister (2022–present)
Leader of the Opposition (2019–2022)
Phil Barresi{{Australian party style|Liberal}}| LiberalHouseDeakin19962007
rowspan=2| Teresa Gambarorowspan=2 {{Australian party style|Liberal}}| rowspan=2| Liberalrowspan=2| HousePetrie19962007rowspan=2|
Brisbane20102016
rowspan=2| Ross Vastarowspan=2 {{Australian party style|Liberal}}| rowspan=2| Liberalrowspan=2| Houserowspan=2| Bonner20042007rowspan=2|
2010incumbent
Concetta Fierravanti-Wells{{Australian party style|Liberal}}| LiberalSenateNew South Wales20052022Government minister (2016–2018)
rowspan=3| Cory Bernardi{{Australian party style|Liberal}}| Liberalrowspan=3| Senaterowspan=3| South Australia20062017rowspan=3|
{{Australian party style|Conservative}}| Conservatives20172019
{{Australian party style|Independent}}| Independent20192020
Nola Marino{{Australian party style|Liberal}}| LiberalHouseForrest2007incumbent
Tony Zappia{{Australian party style|Labor}}| LaborHouseMakin2007incumbent
Jane Prentice{{Australian party style|Liberal}}| LiberalHouseRyan20102019
Richard Di Natale{{Australian party style|Greens}}| GreensSenateVictoria20112020Leader of the Australian Greens (2015–2020)
Matt Canavan{{Australian party style|National}}| NationalSenateQueensland2014incumbentGovernment minister (2016–2020)
Daniel Mulino{{Australian party style|Labor}}| LaborHouseFraser2019incumbent
Raff Ciccone{{Australian party style|Labor}}| LaborSenateVictoria2019incumbent

=State and local politics=

;Heads of government

;Other

  • Franca Arena – former NSW state politician (ALP)
  • Lidia Argondizzo – Victorian state politician (ALP)
  • John Barilaro – former Deputy Premier of New South Wales (National)
  • Riccardo Bosi – perennial candidate, founder of Australia One Party.
  • Tony Buti – Western Australian state politician (ALP){{cite web |last1=Buti |first1=Tony |title=Racist name-calling is much worse than just 'sticks and stones' |url=https://www.watoday.com.au/national/western-australia/racist-name-calling-is-much-worse-than-just-sticks-and-stones-20200717-p55d56.html |website=WAtoday |access-date=15 July 2022 |date=18 July 2020}}
  • Raffaello Carboni – involvement in the Eureka Stockade 1854
  • Carlo Carli – Victorian state politician (ALP)
  • Nick Catania – WA former state politician (ALP)
  • Vince Catania – WA state politician (ALP until July 2009, WA Nationals from July 2009)
  • Vincenzina (Vini) Ciccarello – South Australian state politician (ALP)
  • Lily D'Ambrosio – Victorian state politician (ALP)
  • Angela D'Amore – Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly (ALP)
  • John D'Orazio – WA former state politician (ALP; then independent){{cite web |title=Parliament of Western Australia: Inaugural Speech: Mr John D'Orazio MLA (Member for Ballajura): Legislative Assembly |url=https://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/parliament/memblist.nsf/(MemberPics)/46FA31FC3002283948256FBF00270FD9/$file/InaugD'Orazio.pdf |website=Parliament of Western Australia |access-date=25 April 2022 |date=3 May 2001 |archive-date=20 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220320071807/http://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/parliament/memblist.nsf/%28MemberPics%29/46FA31FC3002283948256FBF00270FD9/%24file/InaugD%27Orazio.pdf |url-status=live }}
  • James Gobbo – former Governor of Victoria (1997–2000)
  • Licia Kokocinski – former Victorian upper house politician (ALP)
  • James Merlino – 27th Deputy Premier of Victoria (ALP)
  • Sandra Nori – former NSW state politician (ALP)
  • Paul Omodei – former Western Australian state Opposition Leader (Liberal)
  • George Paciullo – former NSW politician (ALP)
  • Paul Papalia – Western Australian state politician (ALP)
  • John Pasquarelli – former advisor to the Australian politician and One Nation leader Pauline Hanson
  • John Pesutto – Victorian state Opposition Leader (Liberal) (2022–present)
  • Sam Piantadosi – former Western Australian state politician
  • Rita Saffioti – Western Australian state politician (ALP){{cite book |last1=Black |first1=David |last2=Phillips |first2=Henry |title=Making a difference : a frontier of firsts : women in the Western Australian Parliament 1921-2012 |isbn=9781921865626 |url=https://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/parliament/library/mphistoricaldata.nsf/815d73e082b16e294825872d00238fa2/317445f0f501ba6548257c77001e6305/$FILE/Rita%20Saffioti,%20Making%20a%20Difference.pdf |access-date=21 April 2022 |date=2012 |publisher=Parliament of Western Australia |author-link1=David Black (historian) |author-link2=Harry C. J. Phillips}}
  • B. A. Santamaria – political activist and journalist
  • Santo Santoro – former federal senator (Liberal)
  • Frank Sartor – NSW state politician (ALP)
  • Giovanni Sgro – Victorian politician (ALP)
  • John Sidoti – former member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly (LIB)
  • Joe Tripodi – NSW politician (ALP)
  • Tony Vallelonga – former mayor of the City of Stirling in Western Australia{{cite news|url=http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/former-stirling-mayor-tony-vallelonga-wanted-in-italian-mafia-crackdown/story-e6frg12c-1226019002082|title=Ex-mayor Tony Vallelonga in tears as arrest warrant issued|last=Jones|first=Lloyd|date=11 March 2011|work=Perth Now|publisher=Nationwide News|access-date=28 March 2011|location=Perth, Western Australia|archive-date=14 March 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110314060010/http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/former-stirling-mayor-tony-vallelonga-wanted-in-italian-mafia-crackdown/story-e6frg12c-1226019002082|url-status=live}}

Religion

Sport

=Australian rules football=

=Soccer=

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=Rugby league=

=Rugby union=

=Cricket=

=Other sports=

References

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