Il Globo

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Il Globo
Il Globo Logo1.jpg
TypeBi-weekly newspaper
Format Tabloid
Owner(s)Italian Media Corporation
Founder(s)Tarcisio Valmorbida,
Ubaldo Larobina
Founded1959;64 years ago (1959)
Headquarters Melbourne, Australia
Circulation 20,000(as of 2005) [1]
Website www.italianmedia.com.au

Il Globo is an Italian language newspaper, published biweekly on Monday and Thursday in Melbourne, Australia. The newspaper's Sydney counterpart is La Fiamma .

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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. [1]

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 Western Australia, South Australia, Northern Territory and Victoria

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