The headquarters of the Italian embassy, designed by the Italian-Australian architect Enrico Taglietti, is located in the Canberra district of Deakin.

He transited through Italy on his way to attend the coronation of Edward VII and Alexandra in London, and did not conduct official business although he had an audience with Pope Leo XIII at the Vatican.

[5] Australian prime minister Joseph Lyons met Italian leader Benito Mussolini in Rome on two occasions – in 1935 and 1937.

The second meeting occurred prior to the 1937 Imperial Conference, where Lyons put forward a proposal for a rapprochement between Italy and the British Empire.

There are also recent sectors where Rome and Canberra are active, such as renewable energies, manufacturing, international education and space with the important SKA (Square Kilometre Array) project.

[15] In recent times, Australia has been opening up even more to economic integration and free trade agreements with several countries, including Italy and the European Union in general.

[21] The last high-profile meeting dates back to 2018, a year in which Italy welcomed Peter Cosgrove, the then Australian Governor General.

[22] The first Italian community in Australia was formed only at the end of the nineteenth century in Queensland, where labor was required for the processing of sugar cane.

[22] In the early 1900s, over 20,000 Italians (mostly composed by men from the southern or north-eastern regions of the country, fleeing from a precarious condition and economic difficulties) left for Australia in search of fortune.

[24] The great need of manpower and the abundance of opportunities attracted many Italian people in search of a better life and until the 1970s immigration traveled at a very rapid pace.

In the 2012-2013 period, Italy was the sixth country in the world for the number of work visas issued by Australian immigration, with more than 60% increase over the previous two years.

The organisation was later known to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs facilitates conferences each year placing emphasis on social and cultural reintegration.

These bodies manage public diplomacy and collaborate with Australian companies (for example 'Screen Australia' which produce films within the Italian landscape).

Major imports from Italy were: medicaments (including veterinary); travel goods, bags & like containers; passenger motor vehicles; and heating & cooling equipment & parts.

[33] According to data relating to 2020, Italy maintains the eleventh place in the ranking of the main supplier countries of Australia (after China, USA, Japan, Thailand, Germany, Malaysia, South Korea, Singapore, New Zealand and the United Kingdom), confirming itself in second place among the countries of the European Union, after Germany.