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Berlusconi mansion goes on the market.

Berlusconi villa that hosted ‘bunga bunga’ parties set for $900m sale

The lavish Sardinian residence of the colourful late Italian PM comes with an artificial volcano and its own secret underground cave.

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The bridge is due to be completed by 2032 or 2033.

Italy will finally build a bridge to Sicily after 2000 years

The huge public outlay for the world’s longest suspension bridge will be counted as defence spending to help Italy meet NATO’s military expenditure target.

  • Nick Squires

Will Trump’s narcissism bring down US democracy?

The Republican Party is prepared to endanger American democracy, and the safety of the democratic world, rather than lose Trump voters.

Anthony Albanese, left, may be the preferred prime minister, but Opposition Leader Peter Dutton now has the majority with him on the Voice.

‘What is it with Australian voters?’ Indigenous Voice may be silenced while others talk

We are set to reject giving Indigenous people the chance to speak for themselves.

Silvio Berlusconi, former Italian prime minister, has died aged 86.

A burlesque opening act that raised the curtain on Trump

When Silvio Berlusconi was elected Italy’s prime minister in 1994 Donald Trump was more than two decades into the future, but Berlusconi was the promise of things to come.

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Why was bunga-bunga Berlusconi so durable? He doped Italy before ruling it

Having three television stations, two national newspapers, a public relations firm, and a massive personal fortune at your disposal helps.

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Silvio Berlusconi during a campaign rally in Rome during the national election in September last year.

Silvio Berlusconi, the boastful billionaire turned Italian PM, dies aged 86

The billionaire businessman created Italy’s largest media company before transforming the country’s political landscape.

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Silvio Berlusconi in Rome last year.

Berlusconi acquitted in trial tied to ‘bunga bunga’ parties

The former Italian PM was not present for the verdict, but in an Instagram post said it ended years of “suffering, of mud and of incalculable political damage”.

  • Colleen Barry
Far-right politician Giorgia Meloni became Italy’s first woman prime minister at the swearing-in ceremony.

Far-right leader Giorgia Meloni installed as Italy’s first female prime minister

Meloni has insisted that Italy’s national interests would prevail over European Union policies.

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Giorgia Meloni, leader of the Brothers of Italy party, reacts at the party’s general election night event in Rome, Italy, on Monday, September 26.

Italy’s first female PM says being a woman has helped. Is she right?

Should we herald the election of Giorgia Meloni as a feminist victory or are we a pack of feminist hypocrites if we don’t?

  • Jacqueline Maley