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Today we look at the meaning and origin of the word ebete, and at the resurgence of the derived webete, attributed to journalist Enrico Mentana. La Trobe lecturer Gregoria Manzin explains. -

Oggi guardiamo al significato e all'origine della parola ebete e al ritorno in auge di webete, dovuto al giornalista Enrico Mentana. La docente di italianistica della La Trobe University Gregoria Manzin ci illumina.

The plebiscite that is still polarizing Australian politics: is it a waste of money that should be avoided or is it a democratic exercise that will give people the opportunity to express themselves? That's what some of our listeners think about the topic...

Italian actress and singer Silvia Colloca talks about her role of stepmother in the Snow White production of Opera Queensland, opening on 7 September 2016 in Brisbane. -

Silvia Colloca, cantante, attrice e autrice di due libri di ricette, racconta in questa intervista il suo ruolo di matrigna nella produzione di Biancaneve dell'Opera Queensland. La prima di questo spettacolo è prevista mercoledì 7 settembre 2016.

A different dish of pasta. The recipe comes from Raffaele De Falco, a chef from Napoli, who works at pizzeria Zero 95 in Doncaster. -

Una pasta alla carbonara diversa dal solito. La ricetta arriva dallo chef di origini napoletane Raffaele De Falco, che lavora a Doncaster nella pizzeria Zero 95.  

Francesco Lanza arrived in Australia in 1969. where he studied Nuclear Engineering at the University of NSW. Francesco started working in the mining industry. After only a few days of work, he discovered, quite by accident, one of the richest uranium deposits in the world. After 17 years working in the mining industry, Frank decided to change career, he returned to College and graduated in law in 1990. Today, he is an Immigration lawyer...

On 26 and 27 August, "L'aria del continente", a delightful and hilarious play, will be performed at the Italian Forum in Leichhardt, Sydney. The play is written by Nino Martoglio and directed and performed by Santo Crisafulli, President of Bottega dell'arte teatrale. In this interview, Santo Crisafulli talks about the comedy, the initiatives of the Bottega dell'arte teatrale and its artistic and cultural purposes...

Former MP Marco Zacchera (PdL) talks about the latest events in Italian politics. - L'ex parlamentare del PdL Marco Zacchera parla della proposta di Massimo Cacciari di formare una squadra composta da un mix di politica e società per ridare fiato al PD.

From August 19 to 21 the National Conference of the Dante Alighieri Societies will be held on the Gold Coast. The theme of the conference is DANTE TO THE SEA. In this interview, Giovanna Santomauro, President of the Dante Alighieri Society in the Gold Coast illustrates the various activities scheduled in the Conference...

A former engineer, Laurence is now a retired and started studying Italian last year. Here's his story. -

Ritorna la nostra rubrica sui non-italiani che studiano e amano la nostra lingua e la nostra cultura. Oggi andiamo a Perth per conoscere la storia di un ex ingegnere in pensione, Laurence Stonehouse. Da meno di un anno, Laurence ha deciso di imparare l'italiano che sta studiando con risultati molto incoraggianti.

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