[2][3][4] He received his education at local Catholic primary schools, Christ Our Holy Redeemer, in Oakleigh East, then at Salesian College in Chadstone.

[5] Then, he moved to industrial relations and employment law, becoming a senior official in the Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees Association (SDA).

[10][11][12] When Senator Collins announced she would not be contesting the seat at the 2019 federal election, it created a casual vacancy and Ciccone put his name forward for the position.

[23] Ciccone was elected Chair of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security on October 8 following the resignation of Peter Khalil MP, who stood down to focus on his new role as Special Envoy for Social Cohesion.

[24] In October 2020 it was reported that Ciccone had joined an informal cross-party grouping of parliamentarians, known as the "Wolverines", who take a hawkish position on China.

[27] He is one of a handful of Australian parliamentarians who is open in their support for an autonomous, free Taiwan; known to be attending the Presidential inauguration of Lai Ching-te in May 2024.

[32] Ciccone has advocated stronger penalties against employers committing wage theft, a rise in unemployment benefits and for greater protection of rights for gig workers.

Speaking at its launch in March 2023, he argued that while COVID-19 had revealed our vulnerability to global supply chains, it also showed Australia's "great potential to improve our domestic capability.

"[33] Ciccone was married to Dimity Paul, who was once chief of staff to Victorian government minister Adem Somyurek and stood as a Labor candidate at the 2014 state election.