He visited Italy in 1928 to marry and on his return settled on a farming property near Marvel Loch, Western Australia.
[2] Panizza was raised on the family farm,[1] which by 1940 his father had expanded to a wheat and wool property of 6,500 hectares (16,000 acres).
He subsequently joined the Liberal Party and narrowly lost to the incumbent Nationals MP Harry Gayfer at the 1986 Legislative Council election.
[4] In the Senate, Panizza spoke frequently on agricultural matters and was a "consistent advocate for mineral exploration and development".
[1] He was a social conservative, in 1993 stating that he was "utterly disgusted [...] almost sick in the stomach" by moves towards legal recognition of same-sex relationships in certain circumstances.
[7] He opposed the Keating government's Human Rights (Sexual Conduct) Act 1994, which repealed Tasmania's anti-sodomy laws, but ultimately voted in favour of the legislation in line with the Liberal Party's position under Alexander Downer.