‘It was a trap’:Easey Street murder suspect ‘lured to Rome’ before arrest,family says

‘It was a trap’:Easey Street murder suspect ‘lured to Rome’ before arrest,family says

Perry Kouroumblis was lured to Rome from his home in Greece for a potential property deal before being arrested on his arrival,his family says.

  • byJosephine McKenna andRob Harris

Latest

Italian job:The sharemarket raid that has sent shockwaves through Europe
Opinion
EU

Italian job:The sharemarket raid that has sent shockwaves through Europe

An “unfriendly attack” on a German bank is testing the mettle of a very fragile Europe.

  • byStephen Bartholomeusz
Court ‘on the verge’ of violating Easey Street suspect’s right to fair trial,lawyer says

Court ‘on the verge’ of violating Easey Street suspect’s right to fair trial,lawyer says

One of Italy’s leading international lawyers says the accused double murderer’s consent to be extradited to Australia for a 47-year-old cold case is “absurd”.

  • byMarta Pascual Juanola andJosephine McKenna
‘Perry was a problem boy’:Accused Easey Street killer had appetite for trouble,cousin says

‘Perry was a problem boy’:Accused Easey Street killer had appetite for trouble,cousin says

Perry Kouroumblis is in custody at Rome’s crammed Regina Coeli prison awaiting an extradition hearing,but it could be months before he faces court in Victoria.

  • byHannah Sinclair,Marta Pascual Juanola andRob Harris
Police seize ‘spy glasses’ in raid on home of Italian minister’s ex-lover

Police seize ‘spy glasses’ in raid on home of Italian minister’s ex-lover

Italian police have raided the home of an influencer whose affair with the country’s tourism minister brought about his political downfall.

  • byNick Squires
Riots,suffering,death:The notorious Rome prison housing Easey Street suspect

Riots,suffering,death:The notorious Rome prison housing Easey Street suspect

Perry Kouroumblis is being held at one of Italy’s most overcrowded and violent prisons,as authorities fight to bring him to Australia.

  • byRob Harris andJosephine McKenna
Advertisement
There’s a real-life Monopoli,and it’s not what you think

There’s a real-life Monopoli,and it’s not what you think

Go directly to Monopoli and collect an octopus sandwich and a dose of seafaring culture.

  • byNatasha Bazika
The Italian film about domestic violence that was bigger than Barbie

The Italian film about domestic violence that was bigger than Barbie

The comedic drama There’s Still Tomorrow has become a cultural phenomenon,sparking debate about men killing women.

  • byGarry Maddox
The islands known as the ‘seven pearls of the Mediterranean’

The islands known as the ‘seven pearls of the Mediterranean’

Italy’s Aeolian Islands offer everything from azure seas and Aperol spritzes to the fire and brimstone of an active volcano.

  • byHelen Pitt
Virginia Trioli:‘I had to go through a lot of life to be confident to write about me’

Virginia Trioli:‘I had to go through a lot of life to be confident to write about me’

When the award-winning journalist set out to write her memoir there was a lot on the table,but she chose to focus on food over feminism.

  • byJane Rocca
Eleven things we should adopt from Italy

Eleven things we should adopt from Italy

Wild driving,paying for the beach? No,grazie. However,there are parts of Italian life we’d love to see here,from evening strolls to the art of doing nothing.

  • byBen Groundwater