Original publication: February 1984
This digitised issue of What’s New in Italy was published in February 1984. Its four pages offer a compact view of the subjects then being followed by the Italia-Australia Association: Italy’s economy, industry, technology, energy and links with Australia.
In this edition
The front page leads with economic commentary and an “Industry Round Up”, alongside reports on Italian technology and energy. Across the issue, the principal subjects include:
- economic recovery, inflation, public debt and Italy’s balance of payments;
- the planned underground nuclear-physics laboratory beneath Gran Sasso in Abruzzo, associated with the National Institute of Nuclear Physics and Professors Nicola Cabibbo and Antonino Zichichi;
- Olivetti’s reported agreement with AT&T, intended to support joint work in office automation;
- Italian manufacturers and exports, including Bontempi electronic instruments, Necchi sewing machines, Belotti port cranes and steel pipe from Taranto;
- energy developments involving AGIP in the South China Sea and gas exploration reported between Campobasso and Foggia; and
- the Fiera del Mediterraneo in Palermo, scheduled for 28 May to 12 June 1984, with an invitation for Australian exporters to contribute material for display.
Historical context
The masthead identifies the publication as “a monthly news digest on politics, economy finance and industry” prepared for members of the Italia-Australia Association. The issue also includes a subscription order form for twelve issues, illustrating its role as a regular connection between Italian developments and an Australian readership.
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