''Il Globo'' is an

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newspaper, published biweekly on Monday and Thursday in

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. The newspaper's

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History

It was established in Melbourne by Tarcisio Valmorbida and Ubaldo Larobina, and the first issue was published on November 4, 1959. ''Il Globo'' had a circulation of over 20,000 based on claimed circulation by the newspaper, one of the largest amongst non-English language publications in Australia. ''Il Globo'' reports not only issues and news regarding Italy and Australia but reports on issues that relate to the local Italian-Australian community in

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References

;Notes * Mascitelli, Bruno and Battiston, Simone (eds.) (2009), ''Il Globo. Fifty Years of an Italian Newspaper in Australia'', Connor Court Publishing, Ballan, Victoria. * Mascitelli, Bruno and Battiston, Simone (2008), ''The Italian expatriate vote in Australia. Democratic right, democratic wrong or political opportunism?'', Connor Court Publishing, Ballan, Victoria. * Pascoe, Robert (1987), ''Buongiorno Australia. Our Italian Heritage'', Greenhouse Publications, Richmond, Victoria. * Pascoe, Robert (1989), 'The Italian Press in Australia,' in Abe (I.) Wade Ata and Colin Ryan, ''The Ethnic Press in Australia'', Academia Press and Footprint Publications, Melbourne, Victoria, pp. 201–206.

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