Australia Talks

Solomon Islands agrees to treaty negotiation with Australia - ABC News

#Australia

Australia Talks – 11 Jun 2026: Defence strategy with NZ and the Solomon Islands + our driverless future

Fri, 12 Jun 2026 13:00:00 +1000

A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions with your hosts DK and Ardeet.

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 – Introduction

00:07:33 – Defence strategy with NZ and the Solomon Islands

00:27:30 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Sorrento (Part 2), Victoria

00:47:56 – Australia's driverless future

01:20:30 – This week in Australian history 5-11 June

01:31:59 – XXXX bottle top quiz

Sources:

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says New Zealand friendship is important to endure volatile world - ABC News

Driverless taxi service Waymo could soon be coming to Sydney streets | 7NEWS

Tesla to release most advanced version of its FSD Supervised in Australia

Autonomous taxis will come to Australia, if this tech giant has its way

Two Ticks Town Talk – Sorrento, Victoria (from 28 May 2026 Australia Talks) | Australia Talks

William Buckley (convict) - Wikipedia

Wadawurrung - Wikipedia

William Buckley's escape | Ergo

29 Jan 1935 - COLONY OF VICTORIA - Trove

Biography - William Buckley - Australian Dictionary of Biography

Buckley and the Aborigines | Ergo

William Buckley, National Portrait Gallery

Buckley’s Chance - Queenscliffe Historical Museum

The Dictionary of Australasian Biography/Buckley, William - Wikisource, the free online library

Two Ticks Town Talk – HMQS Gayundah, Queensland (from 22 Apr 2026 Australia Talks) | Australia Talks

#Australia #Australian

Two Ticks Town Talk – Australian submarine fleets (from 4 Jun 2026 Australia Talks)

Sun, 07 Jun 2026 01:00:00 +1000

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Australian submarine fleets from the 4 Jun 2026 full episode of 'Australia Talks' with your hosts DK and Ardeet.

Sources:

Royal Australian Navy Submarine Force - Wikipedia

HMAS AE1 - Wikipedia

HMAS AE2 - Wikipedia

J-class submarine - Wikipedia

HMS J7 - Wikipedia

HMAS Platypus (1917) - Wikipedia

J Class Submarine in Royal Australian Navy service

Not many marinas can boast a 100-year-old submarine, but this one does - ABC News

J7 Submarine - Sandringham Yacht Club

Instead of Arresting Indigenous Fishermen, Australia Begins to Pay Them to Control Sea Urchin Plague

#Australia #Australian

Australia Talks – 4 Jun 2026: AUKUS update + Sea urchin harvesting instead of court

Fri, 05 Jun 2026 13:00:00 +1000

A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions with your hosts DK and Ardeet.

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 – Introduction

00:05:44 – AUKUS update

00:38:50 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Australian submarine fleets

01:10:37 – Avoiding arrest by harvesting sea urchins

01:27:13 – This week in Australian history 30-31 May & 1-4 June

01:38:34 – XXXX bottle top quiz

Sources:

NSW government funds Aboriginal-led south coast sea urchin enterprise with $1.48m grant - ABC News

Defence Minister says Australia could still buy five US submarines under AUKUS - ABC News

AUKUS partners unveil plan to develop underwater drones by 2027 - ABC News

Australia has been the victim of an AUKUS ‘bait and switch’

AUKUS to develop unmanned undersea vehicles, delivery set for 2027 | Reuters

Australia to receive second-hand submarines - Australian Defence Magazine

Two Ticks Town Talk – HMQS Gayundah, Queensland (from 22 Apr 2026 Australia Talks) | Australia Talks

Royal Australian Navy Submarine Force - Wikipedia

HMAS AE1 - Wikipedia

HMAS AE2 - Wikipedia

J-class submarine - Wikipedia

HMS J7 - Wikipedia

HMAS Platypus (1917) - Wikipedia

J Class Submarine in Royal Australian Navy service

Not many marinas can boast a 100-year-old submarine, but this one does - ABC News

J7 Submarine - Sandringham Yacht Club

Settlement at Sullivan Bay | Ergo

#Australia #Australian

Two Ticks Town Talk – Sorrento, Victoria (from 28 May 2026 Australia Talks)

Sun, 31 May 2026 01:00:00 +1000

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Sorrento, Victoria from the 28 May 2026 full episode of 'Australia Talks' with your hosts DK and Ardeet.

Sources:

Sullivan Bay, Victoria - Wikipedia

Collins 1803 Settlement | Nepean Historical Society

Sorrento, Victoria - Wikipedia

Sorrento, VIC - Aussie Towns

Two Ticks Town Talk – Bunbury, Western Australia (from 30 Apr 2026 Australia Talks) | Australia Talks

#Australia #Australian

Australia Talks – 28 May 2026: Australians staying put + One Nation and a new Independents party

Fri, 29 May 2026 13:00:00 +1000

A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions with your hosts DK and Ardeet.

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 – Introduction

00:00:38 – Croc watch

00:14:42 – Australians increasingly staying put when it comes to jobs and housing

00:34:35 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Sorrento, Victoria

01:01:21 – One Nation and a new Independents party

01:26:24 – This week in Australian history 22-28 May

01:36:03 – XXXX bottle top quiz

Sources:

Australians increasingly staying put when it comes to jobs and housing, economic data suggests - ABC News

Moving to the country: Analysing regional migrant outcomes – e61 INSTITUTE

Death of a Salesperson: The decline in self-employment in the 21st century – e61 INSTITUTE

One Nation would become federal opposition if election held today, poll forecasts - ABC News

Independent senator David Pocock won't rule out starting party of independents in response to One Nation - ABC News

Independents confirm they are in talks to form alternative party - ABC News

Settlement at Sullivan Bay | Ergo

Sullivan Bay, Victoria - Wikipedia

Collins 1803 Settlement | Nepean Historical Society

Sorrento, Victoria - Wikipedia

Sorrento, VIC - Aussie Towns

The disappearing Sandy Island - Scientist may have the answer.

#Australia #Australian

Two Ticks Town Talk – Sandy Island, Australia (from 21 May 2026 Australia Talks)

Sun, 24 May 2026 01:00:00 +1000

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Sandy Island, Australia from the 21 May 2026 full episode of 'Australia Talks' with your hosts DK and Ardeet.

Sources:

Sandy Island, New Caledonia - Wikipedia

South Pacific Sandy Island 'proven not to exist' - BBC News

Sandy Island does exist - on a 1908 chart

This floating pumice raft in the Pacific could help save the Great Barrier Reef

8209721222_740033147e_o.jpg 2,000×1,366 pixels

#Australia #Australian

Australia Talks – 21 May 2026: 1 in 3 adults are illiterate & ISIS brides in Australia

Fri, 22 May 2026 13:00:00 +1000

A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions with your hosts DK and Ardeet.

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 – Introduction

00:10:21 – 1 in 3 adults are illiterate

00:32:25 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Sandy Island, Australia

00:49:10 – ISIS brides in Australia

01:11:23 – This week in Australian history 15-21 May

01:22:39 – XXXX bottle top quiz

Sources:

More than 1 in 3 Australian adults are functionally illiterate. How can we fix this?

Survey Participant Information - Survey of Adult Skills in Australia

Introduction to a multi-tiered system of supports | Australian Education Research Organisation

Read Write Now

The Australian Literacy and Numeracy Foundation | ALNF

Adult Learning Australia Ltd - ala.asn.au

ACAL Australian Council for Adult Literacy | supporting literacy and numeracy education for adults

Welcome to the Reading Writing Hotline - Reading Writing Hotline

Three ISIS-linked women arrested after arriving back in Australia from Syria via Doha - ABC News

More ISIS-linked women and children set to return to Australia - ABC News

ISIS brides' arrest in Australia prompts anger in Syrian camp - ABC News

Hansard - House of Representatives 23/11/2022 Parliament of Australia

The disappearing Sandy Island - Scientist may have the answer.

Sandy Island, New Caledonia - Wikipedia

South Pacific Sandy Island 'proven not to exist' - BBC News

Sandy Island does exist - on a 1908 chart

This floating pumice raft in the Pacific could help save the Great Barrier Reef

8209721222_740033147e_o.jpg 2,000×1,366 pixels

Cunnamulla, QLD - Aussie Towns

#Australia #Australian

Two Ticks Town Talk – Cunnamulla, Queensland (from 14 May 2026 Australia Talks)

Sun, 17 May 2026 01:00:00 +1000

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Cunnamulla, Queensland from the 14 May 2026 full episode of 'Australia Talks' with your hosts DK and Ardeet.

Sources:

James Tyson - Wikipedia

Biography - James Tyson - Australian Dictionary of Biography

Outback Queensland Cunnamulla - Outback Queensland

Cunnamulla - Wikipedia

Bowra Wildlife Sanctuary

Currawinya National Park | Parks and forests | Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation

Outback Queensland Bowra Wildlife Sanctuary - Outback Queensland

Bowra Sanctuary - Birds Queensland

T.y.s.o.n. poem - Andrew Barton Paterson

Cunnamulla Hot Springs | Discover Wellness Now

Outback Queensland Currawinya National Park - Outback Queensland

Currawinya National Park - Aussie Bushwalking

#Australia #Australian

Australia Talks – 14 May 2026: The 2026 Federal Budget

Fri, 15 May 2026 13:00:00 +1000

A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions with your hosts DK and Ardeet.

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 – Introduction

00:13:17 – The 2026 Budget, Part 1

00:55:22 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Cunnamulla, Queensland

01:20:04 – The 2026 Budget, Part 2

01:54:05 – This week in Australian history 8-14 May

02:03:51 – XXXX bottle top quiz

Sources:

Federal budget 2026: Winners and losers - ABC News

$250 tax break for millions of workers in federal budget 2026 - ABC News

Economists divided on extent of property price hit from budget tax overhaul - ABC News

Here's how federal budget negative gearing and capital gains tax changes will affect you - ABC News

The budget we’ve been waiting for - Grattan Institute

2026–27 Budget speech, Parliament House, Canberra | Treasury Ministers

Budget.gov.au | Budget 2026–27

Cunnamulla, QLD - Aussie Towns

James Tyson - Wikipedia

Biography - James Tyson - Australian Dictionary of Biography

Outback Queensland Cunnamulla - Outback Queensland

Cunnamulla - Wikipedia

Bowra Wildlife Sanctuary

Currawinya National Park | Parks and forests | Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation

Outback Queensland Bowra Wildlife Sanctuary - Outback Queensland

Bowra Sanctuary - Birds Queensland

T.y.s.o.n. poem - Andrew Barton Paterson

Cunnamulla Hot Springs | Discover Wellness Now

Outback Queensland Currawinya National Park - Outback Queensland

Currawinya National Park - Aussie Bushwalking

Flora Fossil Site - Yea - DCCEEW

#Australia #Australian

Two Ticks Town Talk – Yea, Victoria (from 7 May 2026 Australia Talks)

Sun, 10 May 2026 01:00:00 +1000

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Yea, Victoria from the 7 May 2026 full episode of 'Australia Talks' with your hosts DK and Ardeet.

Sources:

Yea Fossil Time Path - Yea Wetlands Discovery Centre

Yea and Yea Shire | Victorian Places

Yea, Victoria - Wikipedia

Baragwanathia - Wikipedia

History - Town | Rotary Club of Yea

Takaichi visits Australia to bolster economic and defense ties - The Japan Times

#Australia #Australian

Australia Talks – 7 May 2026: PM Takaishi’s visit & New fossil fuel exploration

Fri, 08 May 2026 13:00:00 +1000

A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions with your hosts DK and Ardeet.

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 – Introduction

00:06:57 – PM Takaishi’s visit to Aus and the Trade agreement

00:27:58 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Yea, Victoria

00:49:40 – New fossil fuel exploration in Australia

01:14:02 – This week in Australian history 1-7 May

01:21:20 – XXXX bottle top quiz

Sources:

Australia and Japan sign agreements on energy, defence and critical minerals - ABC News

Japan's 'Iron Lady' to visit Australia for PM talks | The Canberra Times | Canberra, ACT

Queensland fast-tracks Australia’s first new oil province in 50 years

Taroom Trough petroleum exploration | Department of Natural Resources and Mines, Manufacturing and Regional and Rural Development

Taroom Trough's oil field touted as solution to fuel security but no-one knows how much oil is there - ABC News

Flora Fossil Site - Yea - DCCEEW

Yea Fossil Time Path - Yea Wetlands Discovery Centre

Yea and Yea Shire | Victorian Places

Yea, Victoria - Wikipedia

Baragwanathia - Wikipedia

History - Town | Rotary Club of Yea

Hartley's Creek Crocodile Farm - Hartley's Crocodile Adventures

#Australia #Australian

Two Ticks Town Talk – Bunbury, Western Australia (from 30 Apr 2026 Australia Talks)

Sun, 03 May 2026 01:00:00 +1000

his is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Bunbury, Western Australia from the 30 April 2026 full episode of 'Australia Talks' with your hosts DK and Ardeet.

A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions with your hosts DK and Ardeet.

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 – Introduction

00:01:06 – Croc watch – Croc farming in Australia Part 1

00:17:55 – Gas Tax!

00:45:04 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Bunbury, Western Australia

01:11:11 – NDIS cuts

01:37:31 – This week in Australian history 24-30 April

01:48:41 – XXXX bottle top quiz

Sources:

Northern Territory crocodile farming industry strategic plan 2015-2021

Code of practice on the humane treatment of wild and farmed Australian crocodiles

The economic value of the Northern Territory’s crocodile industry

Why the gas tax momentum is building as Australia looks to properly cash in on its abundant natural resources - ABC News

Foreign companies are making billions off Australia’s gas. It’s time that changed

The government wants to curb NDIS spending. Here’s how it might succeed

How the NDIS grew to four times the size that was expected - ABC News

NDIS Minister Mark Butler denies NDIS cuts will force disabled Australians to pay out of pocket for support services | Sky News Australia

Bunbury History - City of Bunbury

Bunbury, Western Australia - Wikipedia

The inside story of how Bunnings became a multi-billion-dollar household name

Robert Bunning - Wikipedia

Bunnings - Wikipedia

Bunbury, WA - Aussie Towns

Bunbury woodchip bombing - Wikipedia

Two Ticks Town Talk - Geraldton Part 2, Western Australia (from 24 Apr 2025 Australia Talks) | Australia Talks

Hartley's Creek Crocodile Farm - Hartley's Crocodile Adventures

#Australia #Australian

Australia Talks - 30 Apr 2026: Gas tax! & NDIS cuts

Fri, 01 May 2026 13:00:00 +1000

A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions with your hosts DK and Ardeet.

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 – Introduction

00:01:06 – Croc watch - Croc farming in Australia Part 1

00:17:55 – Gas Tax!

00:45:04 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Bunbury, Western Australia

01:11:11 – NDIS cuts

01:37:31 – This week in Australian history 24-30 April

01:48:41 – XXXX bottle top quiz

Sources:

Northern Territory crocodile farming industry strategic plan 2015-2021

Code of practice on the humane treatment of wild and farmed Australian crocodiles

The economic value of the Northern Territory’s crocodile industry

Why the gas tax momentum is building as Australia looks to properly cash in on its abundant natural resources - ABC News

Foreign companies are making billions off Australia’s gas. It’s time that changed

The government wants to curb NDIS spending. Here’s how it might succeed

How the NDIS grew to four times the size that was expected - ABC News

NDIS Minister Mark Butler denies NDIS cuts will force disabled Australians to pay out of pocket for support services | Sky News Australia

Bunbury History - City of Bunbury

Bunbury, Western Australia - Wikipedia

The inside story of how Bunnings became a multi-billion-dollar household name

Robert Bunning - Wikipedia

Bunnings - Wikipedia

Bunbury, WA - Aussie Towns

Bunbury woodchip bombing - Wikipedia

Two Ticks Town Talk - Geraldton Part 2, Western Australia (from 24 Apr 2025 Australia Talks) | Australia Talks

Colonial navies of Australia - Wikipedia

#Australia #Australian

Two Ticks Town Talk – HMQS Gayundah, Queensland (from 22 Apr 2026 Australia Talks)

Sun, 26 Apr 2026 01:00:00 +1000

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on HMQS Gayundah, Queensland from the 22 April 2026 full episode of 'Australia Talks' with your hosts DK and Ardeet.

Sources:

HMQS Gayundah - Wikipedia

HMQS Gayundah – The gunboats Gayundah, Paluma & Queensland's colonial navy.

HMAS Gayundah | Sea Power Centre

H.M.Q.S. Gayundah | Moreton Bay Our Story

HMQS "Gayundah" - Conduct Unbecoming - 1888 - Naval Historical Society of Australia

Australia, Japan sign contracts to start $7 billion warship deal | Reuters

#Australia #Australian

Australia Talks - 22 Apr 2026: New warship and Defence budget & Homegrown biofuels

Fri, 24 Apr 2026 13:00:00 +1000

A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions with your hosts DK and Ardeet.

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 – Introduction

00:10:14 – New warship and Defence budget

00:37:27 – Two Ticks Town Talk – HMQS Gayundah, Queensland

01:08:50 – Homegrown biofuels

01:29:46 – This week in Australian history 17-23 April

01:42:16 – XXXX bottle top quiz

Sources:

Defence spending to lift by $53 billion over the next decade as government warns of 'intensifying' risks - ABC News

Japan, Australia sign deal for first three Mogami frigate warships - ABC News

General purpose frigate | Royal Australian Navy

2026 National Defence Strategy and 2026 Integrated Investment Program | About | Defence

Biofuels could bolster Australia's fuel security but right now, we're exporting what we need to make them - ABC News

CEFC Refined Ambitions LCLF Opportunities Investment Insight - Clean Energy Finance Corporation

Ethanol fuel - Wikipedia

Colonial navies of Australia - Wikipedia

HMQS Gayundah - Wikipedia

HMQS Gayundah – The gunboats Gayundah, Paluma & Queensland's colonial navy.

HMAS Gayundah | Sea Power Centre

H.M.Q.S. Gayundah | Moreton Bay Our Story

HMQS "Gayundah" - Conduct Unbecoming - 1888 - Naval Historical Society of Australia

18 May 2012 - Multuggerah - Monument Australia (www.monumentaustralia.org.au) - Trove

#Australia #Australian

Two Ticks Town Talk – Toowoomba, Queensland (from 16 Apr 2026 Australia Talks)

Sun, 19 Apr 2026 01:00:00 +1000

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Toowoomba, Queensland from the 16 April 2026 full episode of 'Australia Talks' with your hosts DK and Ardeet.

Sources:

Battle of One Tree Hill - Wikipedia

Multuggerah - Wikipedia

Toowoomba, QLD - Aussie Towns

Toowoomba - Wikipedia

Toowoomba — Grokipedia

Battle of One Tree Hill: remembering an Indigenous victory and a warrior who routed the whites | Frontier wars | The Guardian

Battle of One Tree Hill, Australian Frontier Wars - History Guild

Multuggerah and the Battle of One Tree Hill - Australian Geographic

Biography - Multuggerah - Indigenous Australia

#Australia #Australian

Australia Talks - 16 Apr 2026: Seeking urea & BYD's big Aussie month

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 13:00:00 +1000

A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions with your hosts DK and Ardeet.

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 – Introduction

00:12:30 – Australia Establishes Fertilizer Coordination Body, Seeks New Urea Supply Sources

00:42:05 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Toowoomba, Queensland

01:00:45 – BYD and EV truck imports increase

01:29:03 – This week in Australian history 10-16 April

01:37:54 – XXXX bottle top quiz

Sources:

Australia Establishes Fertilizer Coordination Body, Seeks New Urea Supply Sources :: Content :: Tập đoàn Hoá chất Việt Nam (Vinachem)

Australia turns to less-established urea origins

Why Australia turned to Brunei to shore up supplies of critical crop fertiliser during Middle East war - ABC News

Visit to Brunei and Malaysia | Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs

Virgin to trim domestic flights ahead of fuel costs rising by up to $40 million - ABC News

BYD tripling shipment volumes to Australia to 30,000 cars amid fuel price surge | CarExpert

18 May 2012 - Multuggerah - Monument Australia (www.monumentaustralia.org.au) - Trove

Battle of One Tree Hill - Wikipedia

Multuggerah - Wikipedia

Toowoomba, QLD - Aussie Towns

Toowoomba - Wikipedia

Toowoomba — Grokipedia

Battle of One Tree Hill: remembering an Indigenous victory and a warrior who routed the whites | Frontier wars | The Guardian

Battle of One Tree Hill, Australian Frontier Wars - History Guild

Multuggerah and the Battle of One Tree Hill - Australian Geographic

Biography - Multuggerah - Indigenous Australia

Numbats reintroduced to NSW National Park | Australian Wildlife Conservancy

#Australia #Australian

Two Ticks Town Talk – Mallee Cliffs National Park, New South Wales (from 9 Apr 2026 Australia Talks)

Sun, 12 Apr 2026 01:00:00 +1000

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Mallee Cliffs National Park, New South Wales from the 9 April 2026 full episode of 'Australia Talks' with your hosts DK and Ardeet.

Sources:

Mallee Cliffs National Park | NSW National Parks

Review of Environmental Factors

Wikipedia - Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area

Mallee Cliffs National Park Review of Environmental Factors for the Reintroduction of Locally Extinct Mammals | Environment and Heritage

Numbat - Wikipedia

#Australia #Australian

Australia Talks – 9 Apr 2026: Bilby increase & Ebikes and the Straight of Hormuz

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 13:00:00 +1000

A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions with your hosts DK and Ardeet.

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 – Introduction

00:13:39 – Bilby populations

00:39:13 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Mallee Cliffs National Park, New South Wales

01:00:07 – Ebikes and the Straight of Hormuz

01:20:41 – This week in Australian history 3-9 April

01:30:38 – XXXX bottle top quiz

Sources:

'Easter bilby' populations quadruple across Australian sanctuaries - ABC News

Macrotis - Wikipedia

Easter Bilby - Wikipedia

Commuters swap the car for e-bikes as fuel prices soar amid Middle East war - ABC News

Australia given fuel supply assurances as plans in works for visit by Japan's prime minister - ABC News

Defence Minister says Australia may support measures to provide safe passage in the Straits of Hormuz

Numbats reintroduced to NSW National Park | Australian Wildlife Conservancy

Mallee Cliffs National Park | NSW National Parks

Review of Environmental Factors

Wikipedia - Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area

Mallee Cliffs National Park Review of Environmental Factors for the Reintroduction of Locally Extinct Mammals | Environment and Heritage

Numbat - Wikipedia

Labor to use new fuel security powers to underwrite extra shipments to Australia

#Australia #Australian

Two Ticks Town Talk – Leeton, New South Wales (from 2 Apr 2026 Australia Talks)

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 00:15:47 +1000

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Leeton, New South Wales from the 2 April 2026 full episode of 'Australia Talks' with your hosts DK and Ardeet.

Sources:

Wikipedia - Leeton, New South Wales: https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeton,_New_South_Wales

Wikipedia - Riverina: https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riverina

Wikipedia - Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murrumbidgee_Irrigation_Area

About Leeton | Visit Leeton: https://www.visitleeton.com.au/about/leeton/

A complete guide to Leeton, NSW - Australian Geographic: https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/travel/2023/11/a-complete-guide-to-leeton-nsw/

Wikipedia - Murrumbidgee River: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murrumbidgee_River

#Australia #Australian

Australia Talks – 2 Apr 2026: Aussie fuel security & Pauline Hanson’s ABC plan

Fri, 03 Apr 2026 13:00:00 +1100

A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions with your hosts DK and Ardeet.

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 – Introduction

00:07:53 – Fuel security

00:35:37 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Leeton, New South Wales

00:55:22 – Pauline Hanson’s ABC plan

01:22:21 – This week in Australian history 27-31 March & 1-2 April

01:32:25 – XXXX bottle top quiz

Sources:

Securing Australia’s future fuel supply and critical minerals strategic reserve | Minister for Trade and Tourism

Labor cuts fuel excise for three months, saving Australians 26c a litre on petrol and diesel

Minimum stockholding obligation (MSO) for liquid fuels: statistics - DCCEEW

Pauline Hanson’s plan to ‘defund’ ABC, introduce subscriptions

‘Defund it’: One Nation leader Pauline Hanson calls for ABC to be stripped of taxpayer funding and go subscriber-based

ABC Transparency portal

What would – and should – happen to the ABC under the next federal government?

Wikipedia - Leeton, New South Wales

Wikipedia - Riverina

Wikipedia - Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area

About Leeton | Visit Leeton

A complete guide to Leeton, NSW - Australian Geographic

Wikipedia - Murrumbidgee River

Gawler Ranges National Park - Gawler Ranges

#Australia #Australian

Two Ticks Town Talk – Gawler Ranges, South Australia (from 22 Mar 2026 Australia Talks)

Sun, 29 Mar 2026 01:00:00 +1100

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Gawler Ranges from the 22 Mar 2026 full episode of 'Australia Talks' with your hosts DK and Ardeet.

Sources:

Gawler Ranges - Wikipedia

Gawler Ranges… - National Parks and Wildlife Service South Australia

Gawler Ranges National Park Management Plan 2017

Gawler Ranges National Park

#Australia #Australian

Australia Talks – 22 Mar 2026: Police drones & $1B unused medical research funds

Fri, 27 Mar 2026 13:00:00 +1100

A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions with your hosts DK and Ardeet.

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 – Introduction

00:00:53 – Croc watch

00:15:10 – Police drones in Australia

00:40:32 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Gawler Ranges, South Australia

01:04:29 – $1B medical research fund unused

01:21:11 – This week in Australian history 20-26 March

01:31:19 – XXXX bottle top quiz

Sources:

Catching Sweetheart: Australia’s Most Notorious Boat-Flipping Crocodile | Part 1 Documentary

Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory

Sweetheart the crocodile was famous for attacking fishing boats. But was another croc to blame?

Australia sitting on over $1 billion of unused medical research funding as scientists abandon the field

Sydney police are using drones to chase suspects 500km away. Is a vulnerable town being targeted?

NSW Police’s drone trial: questions of risk, governance and resilience

Police commissioner claims drones over Moree will not be used for surveillance

Gawler Ranges National Park - Gawler Ranges

Gawler Ranges - Wikipedia

Gawler Ranges… - National Parks and Wildlife Service South Australia

Gawler Ranges National Park Management Plan 2017

Gawler Ranges National Park

Kiama baker Les Warby was jailed for baking bread at weekends

#Australia #Australian

Two Ticks Town Talk – Kiama, New South Wales (from 19 Mar 2026 Australia Talks)

Sun, 22 Mar 2026 01:00:00 +1100

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Kiama, New South Wales from the 19 Mar 2026 full episode of 'Australia Talks' with your hosts DK and Ardeet.

Sources:

Aussietowns - Kiama, NSW

Wikipedia - Kiama New South Wales

Wikipedia - Kiama blowhole

NSW Legislation - Bread Act 1969 No 54

#Australia #Australian

Australia Talks – 19 Mar 2026: Aussie fuel problems & Have we joined the Iran war?

Fri, 20 Mar 2026 13:00:00 +1100

A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions with your hosts DK and Ardeet.

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 – Introduction

00:08:34 – Australian fuel supply issues and challenges

00:43:04 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Kiama, New South Wales

00:57:44 – Has Australia joined the Iran war?

01:27:16 – This week in Australian history 13-19 March

01:37:41 – XXXX bottle top quiz

Sources:

Australia to release nearly 20% of fuel stockpile as Bowen insists country ‘nowhere near’ running out

Minimum stockholding obligation (MSO) for liquid fuels: statistics

Australia has never been more vulnerable to an energy crisis

Fuel rationing a chance in Australia if war continues to trim global oil supplies, experts say

Trump says he doesn't 'need or desire' Australia's help in outburst over Strait of Hormuz

Federal politics: Australia will not send navy ship to Strait of Hormuz, minister says — as it happened

With the Wedgetail deployment, Australia is now part of the Iran War

Taylor urges Australia to back Trump on securing Strait of Hormuz

Australian facilities damaged in Iranian attack on Middle East air base

Australia is sending an aircraft and personnel to the Middle East. Does this mean we are entering the war

Aussietowns - Kiama, NSW

Kiama baker Les Warby was jailed for baking bread at weekends

Wikipedia - Kiama New South Wales

Wikipedia - Kiama blowhole

NSW Legislation - Bread Act 1969 No 54

Wikipedia - Streaky Bay, South Australia

#Australia #Australian

Two Ticks Town Talk – Streaky Bay, South Australia (from 12 Mar 2026 Australia Talks)

Sun, 15 Mar 2026 01:00:00 +1100

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Streaky Bay, South Australia from the 12 Mar 2026 full episode of 'Australia Talks' with your hosts DK and Ardeet.

Sources:

Streaky Bay - Our History

Wikipedia - Murphy's Haystacks

Murphy's Haystacks

Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia, Incorporated

Streaky Bay, South Australia

#Australia #Australian

Australia Talks – 12 Mar 2026: Fornightly rubbish collection & Military alliance with Canada

Fri, 13 Mar 2026 13:00:00 +1100

A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions with your hosts DK and Ardeet.

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 – Introduction

00:12:58 – Fortnightly rubbish collection ‘inevitable’ as waste costs mount

00:37:48 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Streaky Bay, South Australia

01:01:29 – Australia can’t easily reduce its military dependence on the US, but with Canada, we can mitigate risk

01:31:16 – This week in Australian history 6-12 March

01:40:08 – XXXX bottle top quiz

Sources:

Fortnightly rubbish collection ‘inevitable’ as waste costs mount

Council bin collection changes blamed for ‘revolting tide’ of maggots and flies

Australia can’t easily reduce its military dependence on the US, but with Canada, we can mitigate risk

Anthony Albanese confirms Australian navy personnel on US submarine that sank Iranian vessel

National security is getting more complex, and Australia needs a plan

A regional maritime forum can create sweeter cooperation in Southeast Asia

Wikipedia - Streaky Bay, South Australia

Streaky Bay - Our History

Wikipedia - Murphy's Haystacks

Murphy's Haystacks

Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia, Incorporated

Streaky Bay, South Australia

John Gilmore, Quarry Manager

#Australia #Australian

Two Ticks Town Talk – Moruya, New South Wales (from 5 Mar 2026 Australia Talks)

Sun, 08 Mar 2026 01:00:00 +1100

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Moruya, New South Wales from the 5 Mar 2026 full episode of 'Australia Talks' with your hosts DK and Ardeet.

Sources:

Aussietowns - Moruya

Moruya granite and the Harbour Bridge

The Significant Legacy of Moruya Granite

‘Quarry Scotties’: the story of the Sydney Harbour Bridge’s forgotten migrant workers

Moruya: a source of stone

Granite Town: Honoring a Legacy Carved in Stone

Moruya Granite Quarry

Monument Australia - Moruya Granite

Wikipedia - Moruya, New South Wales

#Australia #Australian

Australia Talks – 5 Mar 2026: AI psychosis & High speed rail for Aus

Fri, 06 Mar 2026 13:00:00 +1100

A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions with your hosts DK and Ardeet.

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 – Introduction

00:11:14 – Signs of psychosis seen in Australian users’ interactions with AI chatbots, expert warns

00:41:16 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Moruya, New South Wales

01:00:40 – Newcastle to Sydney in 1 hour - Albanese Government lays foundation for high-speed rail in Australia

01:30:28 – This week in Australian history 27-28 February & 1-5 March

01:42:09 – XXXX bottle top quiz

Sources:

Newcastle to Sydney in 1 hour - Albanese Government lays foundation for high-speed rail in Australia

High-speed rail from Sydney to Newcastle is a step closer. But what about Sydney to Melbourne?

High-speed rail link between Sydney and Newcastle could be ‘shovel-ready’ in two years, Albanese government says

Why the PM’s $93b high-speed rail project will never happen

Signs of psychosis seen in Australian users’ interactions with AI chatbots, expert warns

Reports of ‘AI psychosis’ are emerging — here’s what a psychiatric clinician has to say

Aussietowns - Moruya

John Gilmore, Quarry Manager

Moruya granite and the Harbour Bridge

The Significant Legacy of Moruya Granite

‘Quarry Scotties’: the story of the Sydney Harbour Bridge’s forgotten migrant workers

Moruya: a source of stone

Granite Town: Honoring a Legacy Carved in Stone

Moruya Granite Quarry

Monument Australia - Moruya Granite

Wikipedia - Moruya, New South Wales

Wikipedia - Bald Rock National Park

#Australia #Australian

Two Ticks Town Talk – Bald Rock National Park, New South Wales (from 26 Feb 2026 Australia Talks)

Sun, 01 Mar 2026 01:00:00 +1100

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Bald Rock National Park, New South Wales from the 26 Feb 2026 full podcast of 'Australia Talks' with your hosts DK and Ardeet.

Sources:

NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service - Bald Rock National Park

#Australia #Australian

Australia Talks – 26 Feb 2026: Do we want humanoid robots & Pensioner sues bank for $379 million

Fri, 27 Feb 2026 13:00:00 +1100

A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions with your hosts DK and Ardeet.

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 – Introduction

00:00:55 – Croc watch

00:19:17 – Humanoid home robots are on the market – but do we really want them?

00:49:59 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Bald Rock National Park, New South Wales

01:00:32 – Scammers fleeced pensioner Ian Williams out of $1,338. So he sued his bank for $379 million

01:26:51 – This week in Australian history 20-26 February

01:37:12 – XXXX bottle top quiz

Sources:

Cahill's Crossing - The World's Deadliest Crossing

Australia’s most terrifying wildlife spectacle: 50 saltwater crocs crammed into one small stretch of river waiting to strike

Scammers fleeced pensioner Ian Williams out of $1,338. So he sued his bank for $379 million

Leigh Sales reveals chilling reason why ABC Australian Story episode about pensioner who 'captured the hearts of Australia' was pulled off the air at the last minute

Scam victim at centre of ABC’s axed Australian Story episode admits he hid dark past from show

Humanoid home robots are on the market – but do we really want them?

Wikipedia - Bald Rock National Park

NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service - Bald Rock National Park

In the Australian outback, we're listening for nuclear tests. What we hear matters more than ever

#Australia #Australian

Two Ticks Town Talk – Tennant Creek (part 2) Northern Territory (from 19 Feb 2026 Australia Talks)

Sun, 22 Feb 2026 01:00:00 +1100

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk – Tennant Creek (part 2) Northern Territory segment from the 19 Feb 2026 full episode of 'Australia Talks' with your hosts DK and Ardeet.

Sources:

Warramunga Seismic and Infrasound Research Station

Wikipedia - Tennant Creek

Wikipedia - Warumungu

The Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty

The International Monitoring System (IMS) map

Aussietowns - Tennant Creek, NT

Two Ticks Town Talk – Tennant Creek, NT (from 4 Jul 2023 Australia Talks)

#Australia #Australian

Australia Talks – 19 Feb 2026: Australian firearms laws & Fortescue’s electric locomotives

Fri, 20 Feb 2026 13:00:00 +1100

A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions with your hosts DK and Ardeet.

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 – Introduction

00:10:01 – Australian firearms laws developments

00:38:53 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Tennant Creek (part 2), Northern Territory

00:53:48 – Fortescue’s electric locomotives

01:17:37 – This week in Australian history 13-19 February

01:30:28 – XXXX bottle top quiz

Sources:

Shooters Union Australia

Gun licence applications explode after Bondi terror attack crackdown

Firearms Collection

New hope for national gun register 30 years after it was first proposed

Gun licence applications in NSW up 7000 per cent in some categories

Fortescue launches its first electric locomotives – with batteries the size of more than 200 Tesla EVs

Fortescue trials battery-electric locomotives in Pilbara as decarbonisation race tightens

In the Australian outback, we're listening for nuclear tests. What we hear matters more than ever

Warramunga Seismic and Infrasound Research Station

Wikipedia - Tennant Creek

Wikipedia - Warumungu

The Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty

The International Monitoring System (IMS) map

Aussietowns - Tennant Creek, NT

Two Ticks Town Talk – Tennant Creek, NT (from 4 Jul 2023 Australia Talks)

Wikipedia - Mount Coolum, Queensland

#Australia #Australian

Two Ticks Town Talk – Mount Coolum, Queensland (from 12 Feb 2026 Australia Talks)

Sun, 15 Feb 2026 01:00:00 +1100

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Mount Coolum, Queensland from the 12 Feb 2026 full episode of 'Australia Talks' with your hosts DK and Ardeet.

Sources:

Trove - Mt Coolun Ore samples go to Melbourne

Trove - No uranium at Mount Coolum

Climb Mount Coolum

Wikipedia - Laccolith

Mount Coolum National Park

Coolum Advertiser

Australia's nuclear age & the unsettling truth about Mt Coolum

Australia Talks - 28 Nov 2024: Bunnings breaches privacy

#Australia #Australian

Australia Talks – 12 Feb 2026: Albo selling Defence properties & Bunnings allowed to use facial recognition

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:00:00 +1100

A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions with your hosts DK and Ardeet.

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 – Introduction

00:07:35 – Albanese government fire sale of Defence properties

00:36:57 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Mount Coolum, Queensland

00:53:59 – Bunnings given green light to use facial recognition tech on customers to combat crime

01:23:12 – This week in Australian history 6-12 February

01:33:01 – XXXX bottle top quiz

Sources:

National Defence: Defence Strategic Review 2023

Government eyes off fire sale of historic defence properties around Australia

Albanese government to sell off $3bn worth of historic defence sites amid push to free up space for new homes

Bunnings decision may open door to facial recognition surveillance free-for-all

Bunnings Group Limited and Privacy Commissioner (Guidance and Appeals Panel) [2026] ARTA 130 (4 February 2026)

PRIVACY ACT 1988 - SECT 16A

Bunnings given green light to use facial recognition tech on customers to combat crime

'Worth the squeeze': Bunnings vows to minimise store crime after approval to use facial recognition technology

Wikipedia - Mount Coolum, Queensland

Trove - Mt Coolun Ore samples go to Melbourne

Trove - No uranium at Mount Coolum

Climb Mount Coolum

Wikipedia - Laccolith

Mount Coolum National Park

Coolum Advertiser

Australia's nuclear age & the unsettling truth about Mt Coolum

Australia Talks - 28 Nov 2024: Bunnings breaches privacy

Aussietowns - Humpty Doo, NT

#Australia #Australian

Two Ticks Town Talk – Humpty Doo, Northern Territory (from 5 Feb 2026 Australia Talks)

Sun, 08 Feb 2026 01:00:00 +1100

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Humpty Doo, Northern Territory from the 5 Feb 2026 full episode of 'Australia Talks' with your hosts DK and Ardeet.

Sources:

The only way is up? The northern Australian food bowl fantasy

Aussietowns Facebook - Humpty Doo

YouTube - The Darwin Stubby drinking competition (1988)

Norman the beer drinking bull

Darwin Stubby wake held in Alice Springs as Carlton United Breweries pulls pin on production

China’s ambassador warns Albanese reclaiming Port of Darwin will force Beijing to intervene

#Australia #Australian

Australia Talks – 5 Feb 2026: Chinese Darwin port warning & Trump Board of Peace rejection

Fri, 06 Feb 2026 13:00:00 +1100

A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions with your hosts DK and Ardeet.

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 – Introduction

00:07:08 – China’s ambassador warns Albanese reclaiming Port of Darwin will force Beijing to intervene

00:30:54 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Humpty Doo, Northern Territory

00:47:52 – Albanese government will not join US President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace amid diplomatic caution

01:22:11 – This week in Australian history 30-31 January and 1-5 February

01:35:00 – XXXX bottle top quiz

Sources:

National security review of Darwin Port to remain secret, but Defence releases 'talking points'

Albanese government urged to use careful diplomacy to defuse Darwin Port row with China

Albanese government will not join US President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace amid diplomatic caution

Should Australia join Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’? Here are 5 key points to consider

Labor stalls on Trump’s board of peace invitation as Trump envoy issues warning

Board of Peace logo

Boulder Two Ticks Town Talk (near Kalgoorlie)

Aussietowns - Humpty Doo, NT

The only way is up? The northern Australian food bowl fantasy

Aussietowns Facebook - Humpty Doo

YouTube - The Darwin Stubby drinking competition (1988)

Norman the beer drinking bull

Darwin Stubby wake held in Alice Springs as Carlton United Breweries pulls pin on production

Personal histories/collective biography: ideas for a biography of place suggested by two local exhibitions of personal migration histories

#Australia #Australian

Two Ticks Town Talk – Lightning Ridge, New South Wales (from 29 Jan 2026 Australia Talks)

Sun, 01 Feb 2026 01:00:00 +1100

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Lightning Ridge, New South Wales from the 29 Jan 2026 full episode of 'Australia Talks' with your hosts DK and Ardeet.

Sources:

The history of the black soil plains

Lightning Ridge Opal company

Lightning Ridge Bore Baths

Car Door Tours Lightning Ridge

Digging up the rarest fossils of Lightning Ridge

Outback opal tours

Fossils in Lightning Ridge, NSW

Queensland crocodile capture rates double as removal zones expand

#Australia #Australian

Australia Talks – 29 Jan 2026: Coalition split & Crown of thorns starfish

Fri, 30 Jan 2026 13:00:00 +1100

A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions with your hosts DK and Ardeet.

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 – Introduction

00:00:59 – Croc watch

00:13:26 – Coalition splits for second time since election after Nationals quit shadow cabinet

00:38:46 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Lightning Ridge, New South Wales

01:12:15 – Fighting crown of thorns starfish with ox bile and vinegar

01:29:50 – This week in Australian history 23-29 January

01:40:56 – XXXX bottle top quiz

Sources:

Coalition splits for second time since election after Nationals quit shadow cabinet

From ultimatum to implosion: How the Coalition went its separate ways

Andrew Hastie and Angus Taylor hold talks as shadow ministers rally behind Sussan Ley as leader of the Liberal Party

Divers use ox bile to battle new crown-of-thorns starfish outbreak threatening Great Barrier Reef

Worst crown-of-thorns starfish outbreak in decades emerging on Great Barrier Reef

Personal histories/collective biography: ideas for a biography of place suggested by two local exhibitions of personal migration histories

The history of the black soil plains

Lightning Ridge Opal company

Lightning Ridge Bore Baths

Car Door Tours Lightning Ridge

Digging up the rarest fossils of Lightning Ridge

Outback opal tours

Fossils in Lightning Ridge, NSW

Aussietowns - Geeveston, TAS

#Australia #Australian

Two Ticks Town Talk - Geeveston, Tasmania (from 22 Jan 2026 Australia Talks).mp3

Sun, 25 Jan 2026 01:00:00 +1100

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Geeveston, Tasmania from the 22 Jan 2026 full episode of Australia Talks with your hosts DK and Ardeet.

Sources

Tahune Adventures

Geeveston Gateway to the southern forests

Geeveston

Wikipedia - Geeveston

Grokipedia - Geeveston

#Australia #Australian

Australia Talks – 22 Jan 2026: AI Blackface & Reconsidering our Alliance

Fri, 23 Jan 2026 13:00:00 +1100

A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions with your hosts DK and Ardeet.

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:07:45 – AI Blackface

00:53:25 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Geeveston, Tasmania

01:15:29 – Reconsidering our US alliance

01:42:38 – This week in Australian history 16-22 January

01:52:30 – XXXX bottle top quiz

Sources:

No Mob, No Country: the social media account profiting with an AI Indigenous avatar

‘It’s AI blackface’: social media account hailed as the Aboriginal Steve Irwin is an AI character created in New Zealand

This TikTok star sharing Australian animal stories doesn’t exist – it’s AI Blakface

Australia’s confidence in Trump’s US has evaporated. What will it take for the alliance to rupture?

Can Australia still rely on the US after Trump’s latest moves?

Aussietowns - Geeveston, TAS

Tahune Adventures

Geeveston Gateway to the southern forests

Geeveston

Wikipedia - Geeveston

Grokipedia - Geeveston

Wikipedia - Rainbow beach, Queensland

#Australia #Australian

Two Ticks Town Talk - Rainbow Beach, Queensland (from 15 Jan 2026 Australia Talks)

Sun, 18 Jan 2026 01:00:00 +1100

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Rainbow Beach, Queensland from the 15 Jan 2026 full episode of Australia Talks with your hosts DK and Ardeet.

Sources:

History of Cooloola

Rainbow Beach Coloured Sands Legend

Welcome to Rainbow Beach and Gympie

Gympie regional memories

#Australia #Australian

Australia Talks - 15 Jan 2026: Victorian bushfires & Underfunded Aussie Arts

Fri, 16 Jan 2026 13:00:00 +1100

A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions with your hosts DK and Ardeet.

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:12:31 – Victorian bushfires

00:31:15 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Rainbow Beach, Queensland

00:52:55 – A nation of rich cowards’: Australia needs its dreamers but the arts are underfunded, undervalued and despised

01:18:03 – This week in Australian history 9-15 January

01:30:53 – XXXX bottle top quiz

Sources:

One person dead as PM visits bushfire-ravaged towns with 300 structures destroyed and 350,000 hectares burned

Tens of thousands of livestock confirmed dead as Victorians return to bushfire-ravaged communities

Victoria's bushfires more than five times the size of Singapore

January 2026 Victorian bushfires

Vic Emergency

Services Australia - Victoria Bushfires, January 2026

A nation of rich cowards’: Australia needs its dreamers but the arts are underfunded, undervalued and despised

Ben Quilty

Wikipedia - Rainbow beach, Queensland

History of Cooloola

Rainbow Beach Coloured Sands Legend

Welcome to Rainbow Beach and Gympie

Gympie regional memories

A Guide to the Best Silo Art Locations in the Outback Loop

#Australia #Australian

Two Ticks Town Talk - Northam, Western Australia (from 8 Jan 2026 Australia Talks)

Sun, 11 Jan 2026 01:00:00 +1100

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Northam, Western Australia (from the 8 Jan 2026 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.

Sources:

Australia your way

Australian Silo Art Trail

The Australian Silo Art Trail – Ultimate Guide

Australian Silo Art

Wikipedia - Northam, Western Australia

Public silo trail - Northam

AussieTowns - Northam, WA

#Australia #Australian

Australia Talks - 8 Jan 2026: NSW Firearm laws & Aussie backyards disappearing

Fri, 09 Jan 2026 13:00:00 +1100

A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions.

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:08:10 – NSW gun laws

00:46:54 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Northam, Western Australia

01:01:39 – Once the great Australian dream, backyards are vanishing from suburban homes

01:29:33 – This week in Australian history 1-8 January

01:38:55 – XXXX bottle top quiz

Sources:

Shooters Union Australia

NSW parliament passes tougher laws on guns and protests after Bondi Beach attack

NSW Police commissioner extends restrictions on Sydney protests for another fortnight

Terrorism and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025

Once the great Australian dream, backyards are vanishing from suburban homes

Australia your way

A Guide to the Best Silo Art Locations in the Outback Loop

Australian Silo Art Trail

The Australian Silo Art Trail – Ultimate Guide

Australian Silo Art

Wikipedia - Northam, Western Australia

Public silo trail - Northam

AussieTowns - Northam, WA

The 19th century Iron Making Process

#Australia #Australian

Two Ticks Town Talk - New Year Repeat 2025 Mittagong, New South Wales (from 16 Jan 2025 Australia Talks)

Sun, 04 Jan 2026 01:00:00 +1100

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk - New Year Repeat 2025 on Mittagong, New South Wales from 16 Jan 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.

Sources:

Aussie Towns - Mittagong, NSW

Fitzroy Iron Works

Highlands Market Place

Wikipedia - Fitzroy Iron Works

Newcastle Industrial Heritage Association - Fitz Roy Iron Works

Wikipedia - Mittagong

#Australian #Australia

Australia Talks - 1 Jan 2026: Happy New Year, back on 8 Jan 2026

Fri, 02 Jan 2026 13:00:00 +1100

DarkestKnight and Ardeet wish all of our gracious listeners a Happy and Successful New Year. We'll resume our regular programming on 8 Jan 2026.

Two Ticks Town Talk - Christmas Repeat 2025 Woomera , South Australia (from 24 Jul 2025 Australia Talks).mp3

Sun, 28 Dec 2025 01:00:00 +1100

This is the Christmas Repeat of the Two Ticks Town Talk on Woomera , South Australia from the 24 Jul 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.

Podbean links (or simply search for 'Woomera' in your podcast player:

Woomera Part 2

Sources:

RAAF Woomera Range Complex

Wikipedia - Woomera, South Australia

Aussietowns - Woomera, SA

Wikipedia - Christmas Island

#Australia #Australian

Australia Talks - 25 Dec 2025: Merry Christmas and see you 8 Jan 2026

Fri, 26 Dec 2025 13:00:00 +1100

Australia Talks - 25 Dec 2025: Merry Christmas and see you 8 Jan 2026

DarkestKnight and Ardeet wish all of our listeners a Merry Christmas. We really appreciate the support over the year.

We'll be back on deck for regular programming 8 Jan 2026.

#Australia #Australian

Two Ticks Town Talk - Christmas Island, Christmas Island Territory (from 18 Dec 2025 Australia Talks)

Sun, 21 Dec 2025 01:00:00 +1100

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Christmas Island, Christmas Island Territory from the 18 Dec 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.

Sources:

Christmas Island

The birds of Christmas Island, Indian Ocean: A review

North West Point Immigration Detention Centre

Christmas Island - A natural wonder

Guide to Christmas Island

#Australia #Australian

Australia Talks - 18 Dec 2025: Trump to demand Aussies' social media history & Politicians' OTT travel expenses

Fri, 19 Dec 2025 13:00:00 +1100

A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions.

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:10:23 – US plans to order foreign tourists, including Australians, to disclose social media histories

00:36:34 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Christmas Island, Territory of Christmas Island

01:06:04 – Australia’s senior politicians can claim ‘unlimited’ travel expenses for their spouse, watchdog rules say

01:29:31 – This week in Australian history 5-11 Dec

01:41:24 – XXXX bottle top quiz

Sources:

US plans to order foreign tourists, including Australians, to disclose social media histories

Tech workers face new H-1B scrutiny as Trump targets ‘censorship’

U.S. Visa Services

‘The whole thing disgusts me’: Australians ditch US travel as new rules require social media to be declared

Australia’s senior politicians can claim ‘unlimited’ travel expenses for their spouse, watchdog rules say

Attorney-General Michelle Rowland to repay family travel expenses after independent review

Trade Minister Don Farrell flies family using $90,000 of taxpayer funds

Wikipedia - Christmas Island

Christmas Island

The birds of Christmas Island, Indian Ocean: A review

North West Point Immigration Detention Centre

Christmas Island - A natural wonder

Guide to Christmas Island

Kevin Richardson and Geoff Boxsell changed the way we spread

#Australia #Australian

Two Ticks Town Talk - Jamberoo, New South Wales (from 11 Dec 2025 Australia Talks)

Sun, 14 Dec 2025 01:00:00 +1100

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Jamberoo, New South Wales from the 11 Dec 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.

Sources:

First Nations Kiama

Wikipedia - Jamberoo

Aussietowns - Jamberoo, New South Wales

Dairy 'disrupter' wins science award for inventing spreadable butter in 1970s

The Old Jamberoo Dairy Coop

1992 Margarine outsells butter three to one

Margarine vs butter: how what we spread on our toast became a weapon of class war

Aboriginal people and place

Wikipedia - Margarine

#Australia #Australian

Australia Talks - 11 Dec 2025: Teen social media ban & Detecting smuggled animals

Fri, 12 Dec 2025 13:00:00 +1100

A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions.

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:09:10 – Australia's grand social media experiment is finally live. Teens say nothing has changed

00:33:58 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Jamberoo, New South Wales

00:49:50 – The tiny clue that reveals if an animal has been illegally smuggled

01:09:48 – This week in Australian history 5-11 Dec

01:22:35 – XXXX bottle top quiz

Sources:

Australia's grand social media experiment is finally live. Teens say nothing has changed

Kids locked out of social media apps after Australia's world-first ban

Australia’s teen social media ban: How day one unfolded — and the world’s response

The social media ban is just the start of Australia’s forthcoming restrictions – and teens have legitimate concerns

The tiny clue that reveals if an animal has been illegally smuggled

Stable isotope analysis successfully identifies wild-caught individuals of threatened Asian freshwater turtles in illegal trade

The ecological drivers and consequences of wildlife trade

First Nations Kiama

Kevin Richardson and Geoff Boxsell changed the way we spread

Wikipedia - Jamberoo

Aussietowns - Jamberoo, New South Wales

Dairy 'disrupter' wins science award for inventing spreadable butter in 1970s

The Old Jamberoo Dairy Coop

1992 Margarine outsells butter three to one

Margarine vs butter: how what we spread on our toast became a weapon of class war

Aboriginal people and place

Wikipedia - Margarine

Karlu Karlu / Devils Marbles Conservation Reserve

Wikipedia - Perentie

#Australia #Australian

Two Ticks Town Talk - Devils Marbles, Northern Territory (from 4 Dec 2025 Australia Talks)

Sun, 07 Dec 2025 01:00:00 +1100

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk segment on the Devils Marbles, Northern Territory from the 4 Dec 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.

Sources:

Wikipedia - Karlu Karlu / Devils Marbles Conservation Reserve

Fact sheet - Karlu Karlu / Devils Marbles Conservation Reserve

Visit Devils Marbles

How were the Devils Marbles formed?

Managing visitors

#Australia #Australian

Australia Talks - 4 Dec 2025: Undercover clams & B6 to be restricted

Fri, 05 Dec 2025 13:00:00 +1100

A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions.

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:10:22 – Mussels and clams recruited as undercover agents

00:27:49 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Devil’s Marbles, Northern Territory

00:53:55 – TGA says some vitamin B6 to be removed, prescriptions needed after toxicity cases

01:24:03 – This week in Australian history 28-30 Nov & 1-4 Dec

01:36:19 – XXXX bottle top quiz

Sources:

Mussels and clams recruited as undercover agents

Water monitoring using cybernetic mussels

TGA says some vitamin B6 to be removed, prescriptions needed after toxicity cases

Vitamin B6 products are set to be restricted. Here’s what you need to know

Vitamin B6

Karlu Karlu / Devils Marbles Conservation Reserve

Wikipedia - Karlu Karlu / Devils Marbles Conservation Reserve

Fact sheet - Karlu Karlu / Devils Marbles Conservation Reserve

Visit Devils Marbles

How were the Devils Marbles formed?

Managing visitors

Wikipedia - Stansbury, South Australia

#Australia #Australian

Two Ticks Town Talk - Stansbury, South Australia (from 27 Nov 2025 Australia Talks)

Sun, 30 Nov 2025 01:00:00 +1100

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Stansbury, South Australia from the 27 Nov 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.

Sources:

Oyster growing regions

Sydney Rock Oysters

Thomas Holt (Australian politician)

Australian Food Timeline

Tasmanian Aquaculture

Aussietowns - Stansbury, SA

Paleontologists Unearthed Australia's Oldest Known Crocodile Eggshells. The Reptiles' Relatives May Have Hunted From the Trees

#Australia #Australian

Australia Talks - 27 Nov 2025: Aussies love ultra-processed foods & AI versus Judges

Fri, 28 Nov 2025 13:00:00 +1100

A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions.

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:01:02 – Croc Watch

00:15:15 – Australia has some of highest consumption rates of ultra-processed foods, researchers say

00:46:10 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Stansbury, South Australia

01:11:08 – Judges have become ‘human filters’ as AI in Australian courts reaches ‘unsustainable phase’, chief justice says

01:38:28 – This week in Australian history 21-27 Nov

01:46:13 – XXXX bottle top quiz

Sources:

Ultra-Processed Foods and Human Health

Ultra-processed foods: time to put health before profit

Australia has some of highest consumption rates of ultra-processed foods, researchers say

Premature Mortality Attributable to Ultraprocessed Food Consumption in 8 Countries

Ultra-processed food is global health threat, experts warn

Many of today’s unhealthy foods were brought to you by Big Tobacco

From AI to declining public trust: Chief Justice Gageler flags urgent challenges for judiciary

Judges have become ‘human filters’ as AI in Australian courts reaches ‘unsustainable phase’, chief justice says

Lawyer caught using AI-generated false citations in court case penalised in Australian first

Oyster growing regions

Sydney Rock Oysters

Wikipedia - Stansbury, South Australia

Thomas Holt (Australian politician)

Australian Food Timeline

Tasmanian Aquaculture

Aussietowns - Stansbury, SA

Prickly pear was conquered 90 years ago. Here's how it was done

#Australia #Australian

Two Ticks Town Talk - South West Queensland (from 20 Nov 2025 Australia Talks)

Sun, 23 Nov 2025 01:00:00 +1100

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on South West Queensland from the 20 Nov 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.

Sources:

The prickly pear story

Prickly pear eradication

Waging war on the prickly pear

Wikipedia - Cactoblastis cactorum

#Australia #Australian

Australia Talks - 20 Nov 2025: No Net Zero for Libs & Australia Indonesia security treaty

Fri, 21 Nov 2025 13:00:00 +1100

A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions.

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:10:47 – Liberal Party formally abandons net zero by 2050 climate target

00:35:19 – Two Ticks Town Talk – South West Queensland

01:09:45 – Australia and Indonesia strike landmark security treaty

01:32:11 – This week in Australian history 14-20 Nov

01:38:35 – XXXX bottle top quiz

Sources:

Australia and Indonesia strike landmark security treaty

Albanese puts deals with Vanuatu and Fiji next on the agenda

Australia's AUKUS base to connect to subsea cables as US allies boost AI pipes

Liberal Party formally abandons net zero by 2050 climate target

Ley to announce final position on net zero after Liberals clear path to dump target

The prickly pear story

Prickly pear was conquered 90 years ago. Here's how it was done

Prickly pear eradication

Waging war on the prickly pear

Wikipedia - Cactoblastis cactorum

Aussietowns - Coolgardie, WA

#Australia #Australian

Two Ticks Town Talk - Coolgardie, Western Australia (from 13 Nov 2025 Australia Talks)

Sun, 16 Nov 2025 01:00:00 +1100

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Coolgardie, Western Australia from the 13 Nov 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.

Sources:

Wikipedia - Ernest Giles

Australian Dictionary of Biography - Ernest Giles

Internet Archive - The Roaring Nineties Katherine Susannah Prichard

Trove - Geographic travels in central Australia from 1872 to 1874

Trove - The journal of a forgotten expedition

Gutenberg - Australia twice traversed

Australians to get three hours of free electricity every day under solar scheme

#Australia #Australian

Australia Talks - 13 Nov 2025: Free electricity for Aussies & Dingoes as pets

Fri, 14 Nov 2025 13:00:00 +1100

A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions.

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:09:10 – Australians to get three hours of free electricity every day under solar scheme

00:33:59 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Coolgardie, Western Australia

00:55:14 – Queensland considers allowing dingoes to be kept as pets

01:19:19 – This week in Australian history 7-13 Nov

01:30:06 – XXXX bottle top quiz

Sources:

Renters to tap into solar boom with government's 'free power' plan

Three hours of free power sounds great – but it could raise other costs and hamstring rooftop solar

Queensland considers allowing dingoes to be kept as pets

Dingo populations more closely related to ancient ancestors than modern dogs, DNA study suggests

Ancient genomes reveal over two thousand years of dingo population structure

‘Dingoes are not dogs’: Queensland could soon allow dingoes as pets under new biosecurity rules

Aussietowns - Coolgardie, WA

Wikipedia - Ernest Giles

Australian Dictionary of Biography - Ernest Giles

Internet Archive - The Roaring Nineties Katherine Susannah Prichard

Trove - Geographic travels in central Australia from 1872 to 1874

Trove - The journal of a forgotten expedition

Gutenberg - Australia twice traversed

Wikipedia - Heard Island and McDonald Islands

#Australia #Australian

Two Ticks Town Talk - Heard Islands and McDonald Island, Australian external territory (from 6 Nov 2025 Australia Talks)

Sun, 09 Nov 2025 01:00:00 +1100

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Heard Islands and McDonald Island, Australian external territory from the 6 Nov 2025 full episode of Australia Talks.

Sources:

Heard Island and McDonald Islands

Wikipedia - Big Ben (Heard Island)

ANARE research notes

#Australia #Australian

Australia Talks - 6 Nov 2025: Anduril Ghost Shark & BOM's crappy website

Fri, 07 Nov 2025 13:00:00 +1100

A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions.

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:07:38 – Anduril opens Australian factory to build undersea 'Ghost Shark' drones

00:37:50 – Two Ticks Town Talk– Heard Islands and McDonald Island, Australian external territory

01:09:37 – Bureau of Meteorology ordered to fix new website after torrent of complaints

01:29:11 – This week in Australian history 31 Oct & 1-6 Nov

01:40:39 – XXXX bottle top quiz

Sources:

Anduril opens Australian factory to build undersea 'Ghost Shark' drones

Anduril Australia to Build Ghost Shark Factory

Plans for $1.7 billion underwater 'Ghost Shark' drone fleet unveiled

Bureau of Meteorology ordered to fix new website after torrent of complaints

Cost of BoM’s website revamp revealed after deluge of public criticism

Is the new BOM site really a disaster? We don’t know (yet)

Wikipedia - Heard Island and McDonald Islands

Heard Island and McDonald Islands

Wikipedia - Big Ben (Heard Island)

ANARE research notes

Competition a key to VPP development: ACCC report

#Australia #Australian

Two Ticks Town Talk - Cape Otway, Victoria (from 30 Oct 2025 Australia Talks)

Sun, 02 Nov 2025 01:00:00 +1100

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Cape Otway, Victoria from the 30 Oct 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.

Sources:

Wikipedia - Cape Otway

Trove - Extermination of the Cape Otway tribe of Aborigines

Wikipedia - Disappearance of Frederick Valentich

Mystery or Tragedy: The Frederick Valentich Disappearance

Frederick Valentich disappearance: How UFO helped inspire The Kettering Incident

The Audio of the Frederick Valentich Disappearance

Snopes - Frederick Valentich's 'UFO' Sighting and Disappearance

Frederick Valentich Memorial Plaque

Roy Manifold Cape Otway photo

'Castle Law' petition closes with record support in Queensland

#Australia #Australian

Australia Talks - 30 October 2025: Castle Law in Queensland & No sharing of Virtual Power Plants

Fri, 31 Oct 2025 13:00:00 +1100

A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions.

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:11:43 – 'Castle Law' petition closes with record support in Queensland

00:41:07 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Cape Otway, Victoria

01:00:14 – Households are making their own power, but they don’t want to share it

01:29:55 – This week in Australian history 24-30 Oct

01:39:22 – XXXX bottle top quiz

Sources:

Queeensland Rum Day

Queensland parliament Castle Law petition

Petition calls for law allowing homeowners to defend their property with ‘whatever force is deemed appropriate’ against invaders

Households are making their own power, but they don’t want to share it

Competition a key to VPP development: ACCC report

Wikipedia - Cape Otway

Trove - Extermination of the Cape Otway tribe of Aborigines

Wikipedia - Disappearance of Frederick Valentich

Mystery or Tragedy: The Frederick Valentich Disappearance

Frederick Valentich disappearance: How UFO helped inspire The Kettering Incident

The Audio of the Frederick Valentich Disappearance

Snopes - Frederick Valentich's 'UFO' Sighting and Disappearance

Frederick Valentich Memorial Plaque

Roy Manifold Cape Otway photo

The National Library of Australia

#Australia #Australian

Two Ticks Town Talk - Cowra, New South Wales (from 23 Oct 2025 Australia Talks)

Sun, 26 Oct 2025 01:00:00 +1100

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Cowra, New South Wales segment from the 23 Oct 2025 full episode of Australia Talks.

Sources:

Cowra - The great escape

Wikipedia - Cowra

Wikipedia - Cowra breakout

Frank Murray - My early pioneers and their lives

Cowra Council

Perth mint - world's largest gold coin

Boat Guide Comes Across Crocodile Playing With A Delicate 'Toy' In The River

#Australia #Australian

Australia Talks - 23 Oct 2025: Albanese meets Trump & Candace Owens visa rejection

Fri, 24 Oct 2025 13:00:00 +1100

A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions.

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:54:56 – Croc watch

00:09:40 – Albanese-Trump meeting at White House

00:32:58 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Cowra, New South Wales

01:00:37 – High Court of Australia denies Candace Owens visa appeal against Immigration Minister Tony Burke

01:22:49 – This week in Australian history 17-23 Oct

01:33:05 – XXXX bottle top quiz

Sources:

High Court of Australia denies Candace Owens visa appeal against Immigration Minister Tony Burke

High Court upholds minister's decision to block visa for American commentator Candace Owens

VIDEO: IN FULL: Albanese-Trump meeting at White House

Trump tells Rudd 'I don't like you', reportedly offers forgiveness off-camera

Trump praises Australia and takes swipe at Rudd during White House meeting with Albanese

Cowra - The great escape

The National Library of Australia

Wikipedia - Cowra

Wikipedia - Cowra breakout

Frank Murray - My early pioneers and their lives

Cowra Council

Perth mint - world's largest gold coin

Australia Talks - 2 Oct 2025: Albanese, Trump, AUKUS & Covid Vax injury

Aussietowns - Coonabarabran, NSW

#Australia #Australian

Two Ticks Town Talk - Coonabarabran, New South Wales (from 16 Oct 2025 Australia Talks)

Sun, 19 Oct 2025 01:00:00 +1100

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Coonabarabran, New South Wales from the 16 Oct 2025 full episode of Australia Talks.

Sources:

Wikipedia - Anglo-Australian Telescope

Wikipedia - Siding Spring Observatory

Wikipedia - Warrumbungles

Donna the astronomer

Welcome to the Anglo-Australian Telescope

Milroy observatory

#Australia #Australian

Australia Talks - 16 Oct 2025: ADF gamer ads & Parliament expanding

Fri, 17 Oct 2025 13:00:00 +1100

A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions.

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:06:20 – ADF targets popular games like FIFA to recruit young Australians with shiny ads

00:26:06 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Coonabarabran, New South Wales

00:42:48 – Australia's parliament is likely to grow for the first time in 40 years

01:05:42 – This week in Australian history 10-16 Oct

01:13:08 – XXXX bottle top quiz

Sources:

Australia's parliament is likely to grow for the first time in 40 years

Parliamentary Budget Office - Increasing the size of Federal Parliament

A larger parliament makes sense but that's why Albanese wants one

TikTok and online games driving surge in Defence Force recruitment

Australian Defence Force recruitment to be opened to foreign citizens, causes government confusion

Aussietowns - Coonabarabran, NSW

Wikipedia - Anglo-Australian Telescope

Wikipedia - Siding Spring Observatory

Wikipedia - Warrumbungles

Donna the astronomer

Welcome to the Anglo-Australian Telescope

Milroy observatory

Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Bermagui, New South Wales from the 13 Mar 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.

Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Woomera (1 of 6), South Australia from the 24 Jul 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'

Wikipedia - Nuclear weapons tests in Australia

#Australia #Australian

Two Ticks Town Talk - Woomera Part 6, South Australia (from 25 Sep 2025 Australia Talks)

Sun, 12 Oct 2025 01:00:00 +1100

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Woomera Part 6, South Australia from the 25 Sep 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.

Sources:

BNTVA Museum CIC

Why does the Veterans' Foundation support British Nuclear Test Veterans Association?

Support for civilians and participants in the British nuclear tests

Royal Commission into British Nuclear tests in Australia / J.R. McClelland

British nuclear weapons testing in Australia

Killen must explain Maralinga: Scholes

Black Mist - the impact of nuclear weapons on Australia

Two Ticks Town Talk on Woomera Part 5, South Australia from the 25 Sep 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.

#Australia #Australian

Australia Talks - 9 Oct 2025: Albo wants LuLu & EV taxes

Fri, 10 Oct 2025 13:00:00 +1100

A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions.

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:07:10 – Albanese invites Emirati retail giant Lulu Hypermarket to take on Coles and Woolworths

00:29:00 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Woomera Part 6, South Australia

01:05:53 – Jim Chalmers’ plans for an EV tax have hit a speed bump

01:27:51 – This week in Australian history 3-9 Oct

01:34:33 – XXXX bottle top quiz

Sources:

Albanese invites Emirati retail giant Lulu Hypermarket to take on Coles and Woolworths

Jim Chalmers’ plans for an EV tax have hit a speed bump

Wikipedia - Nuclear weapons tests in Australia

BNTVA Museum CIC

Why does the Veterans' Foundation support British Nuclear Test Veterans Association?

Support for civilians and participants in the British nuclear tests

Royal Commission into British Nuclear tests in Australia / J.R. McClelland

British nuclear weapons testing in Australia

Killen must explain Maralinga: Scholes

Black Mist - the impact of nuclear weapons on Australia

Two Ticks Town Talk on Woomera Part 5, South Australia from the 25 Sep 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.

Aussietowns - Mareeba, QLD

#Australia #Australian

Two Ticks Town Talk - Mareeba, Queensland (from 2 Oct 2025 Australia Talks)

Sun, 05 Oct 2025 02:00:00 +1100

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Mareeba, Queensland from the 2 Oct 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.

Coffee market in Australia - statistics & facts

Australia Coffee Overview

Wikipedia - Coffee culture in Australia

Where to buy Australian grown coffee?

Wikipedia - History of coffee

18 Australia Coffee Statistics to Know in 2025

Australia Coffee - Market Share Analysis, Industry Trends & Statistics, Growth Forecasts (2025 - 2030)

Jaques coffee - History

Wikipedia - Mareeba

Great southern bean: why there’s a buzz around Australian-grown coffee

Inside the move to shake up Australia's $2.5 billion coffee industry

#Australia #Australian

Australia Talks - 2 Oct 2025: Albanese, Trump, AUKUS & Covid Vax injury compensation

Fri, 03 Oct 2025 13:00:00 +1000

A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions.

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:11:02 – Albanese's meeting with Trump matters for AUKUS and the role of the US in the Asia-Pacific

00:32:36 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Mareeba, Queensland

00:59:46 – Thousands of Australians fighting 'cruel' battle for COVID vaccine injury compensation

01:31:34 – This week in Australian history 26-30 Sep & 1-2 Oct

01:36:18 – XXXX bottle top quiz

Sources:

Albanese's meeting with Trump matters for AUKUS and the role of the US in the Asia-Pacific

Albanese-Trump meeting not linked to AUKUS review: Marles — as it happened

Pentagon review reportedly confirms Aukus submarines pact is safe

AUKUS survives Pentagon review, with US submarine sales to proceed

AUKUS agreement for cooperation on naval nuclear propulsion

Thousands of Australians fighting 'cruel' battle for COVID vaccine injury compensation

Aussietowns - Mareeba, QLD

Coffee market in Australia - statistics & facts

Australia Coffee Overview

Wikipedia - Coffee culture in Australia

Where to buy Australian grown coffee?

Wikipedia - History of coffee

18 Australia Coffee Statistics to Know in 2025

Australia Coffee - Market Share Analysis, Industry Trends & Statistics, Growth Forecasts (2025 - 2030)

Jaques coffee - History

Wikipedia - Mareeba

Great southern bean: why there’s a buzz around Australian-grown coffee

Inside the move to shake up Australia's $2.5 billion coffee industry

#Australia #Australian

Two Ticks Town Talk - Woomera Part 5, South Australia (from 25 Sep 2025 Australia Talks).mp3

Sun, 28 Sep 2025 01:00:00 +1000

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Woomera Part 5, South Australia from the 25 Sep 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.

Sources:

Sixty years on, Maralinga reminds us not to put security over safety

The lesser known history of the Maralinga nuclear tests — and what it's like to stand at ground zero

Wikipedia - Operation Grapple

‘Our nuclear childhood’: the sisters who witnessed H-bomb tests on their Pacific island and are still coming to terms with the fallout

Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Woomera Part 4, South Australia from the 8 Sep 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks

#Australia #Australian

Australia Talks - 25 Sep 2025: The case against babies & Detonating Chinese EVs

Fri, 26 Sep 2025 13:00:00 +1000

A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions.

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:01:15 – Croc Watch

00:17:24 – The case against babies

00:46:40 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Woomera Part 5, South Australia

01:24:21 – China could disable or detonate Aussie EVs, warns top cyber expert

01:43:35 – This week in Australian history 19-25 Sep

01:49:37 – XXXX bottle top quiz

Sources:

The case against babies

Antinatalist Advocacy

China could disable or detonate Aussie EVs, warns top cyber expert

Sixty years on, Maralinga reminds us not to put security over safety

The lesser known history of the Maralinga nuclear tests — and what it's like to stand at ground zero

Wikipedia - Operation Grapple

‘Our nuclear childhood’: the sisters who witnessed H-bomb tests on their Pacific island and are still coming to terms with the fallout

Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Woomera Part 4, South Australia from the 8 Sep 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks

Hello Australia: 100 years ago, the first direct wireless message

Aussietowns - Mintaro, SA

#Australia #Australian

Two Ticks Town Talk - Mintaro, South Australia (from 18 Sep 2025 Australia Talks)

Sun, 21 Sep 2025 01:00:00 +1000

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Mintaro, South Australia from the 18 Sep 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.

Sources:

Wikipedia - Mintaro, South Australia

Welcome to Mintaro

Mintaro Slate Quarries

Mintaro Slate

Australia and PNG fail to clinch defence agreement, resorting to communique

#Australia #Australian

Australia Talks - 18 Sep 2025: PNG defence treaty & Aussie wellbeing is decreasing

Fri, 19 Sep 2025 13:00:00 +1000

A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions.

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:10:21 – Australia and PNG fail to clinch defence agreement, resorting to communique

00:36:27 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Mintaro, South Australia

00:55:51 – Health trends in Australia are not improving across five key measures

01:29:59 – This week in Australian history 12-18 Sep

01:36:33 – XXXX bottle top quiz

Sources:

Bower bird nest

Anthony Albanese fails to seal defence treaty between Australia and PNG

Australia and Papua New Guinea to 'totally integrate' military in defence treaty, minister says

This report measures our national wellbeing across five key areas. Health trends are not improving

Measuring what Matters

Mapping Social Cohesion

Aussietowns - Mintaro, SA

Wikipedia - Mintaro, South Australia

Welcome to Mintaro

Mintaro Slate Quarries

Mintaro Slate

‘This black smoke rolling through the mulga’: almost 70 years on, it’s time to remember the atomic tests at Emu Field

#Australia #Australian

Two Ticks Town Talk - Woomera Part 4, South Australia (from 8 Sep 2025 Australia Talks)

Sun, 14 Sep 2025 01:00:00 +1000

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Woomera Part 4, South Australia from the 8 Sep 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.

Sources:

Wikipedia - Operation Totem

The story of Australia’s ‘atomic tank’

Two Ticks Town Talk on Woomera Part 3, South Australia from the 14 Aug 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.

#Australia #Australian

Australia Talks - 8 Sep 2025: Nauru deportations & $100 Billion agriculture

Fri, 12 Sep 2025 13:00:00 +1000

A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions.

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:08:59 – Nauru deportation deal set to cost Australia $2.5 billion over 30 years

00:33:43 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Woomera Part 4, South Australia

00:57:49 – Agriculture, fisheries and forestry in Australia set to be worth record $101 billion

01:16:23 – This week in Australian history 5-11 Sep

01:27:42 – XXXX bottle top quiz

Sources:

Australian government criticised over ‘disgraceful’ $400m deal to deport foreign-born former detainees to Nauru

Nauru deportation deal set to cost Australia $2.5 billion over 30 years

By sending non-visa holders to Nauru, Australia is shifting its responsibilities

Government moves to bolster powers to deport non-citizens to Nauru

Agriculture, fisheries and forestry in Australia set to be worth record $101 billion

$95 billion spring in the step for agriculture

Australia-European Union Free Trade Agreement fact sheet

‘This black smoke rolling through the mulga’: almost 70 years on, it’s time to remember the atomic tests at Emu Field

Wikipedia - Operation Totem

The story of Australia’s ‘atomic tank’

Two Ticks Town Talk on Woomera Part 3, South Australia from the 14 Aug 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.

Aussietowns.com - Borroloola, NT

#Australia #Australian

Two Ticks Town Talk - Borroloola, Northern Territory (from 4 Sep 2025 Australia Talks)

Sun, 07 Sep 2025 01:00:00 +1000

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Borroloola, Northern Territory from the 4 Sep 2025 full episode of Australia Talks.

Sources:

Borroloola and the Gulf Region

Wikipedia - Borroloola

Wikipedia - Cape Crawford

Mirror - Limmen National Park

Labor’s first home buyers scheme a ‘backwards step’ likely to push prices higher, experts warn

#Australia #Australian

Australia Talks - 4 Sep 2025: Homebuyers scheme to increase prices & Plug in hybrids winning

Fri, 05 Sep 2025 13:00:00 +1000

A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions.

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:09:48 – Labor's expanded low deposit homebuyer scheme set to drive up the prices by as much as $90,000

00:30:54 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Borroloola, Northern Territory

00:50:57 – Plug-in hybrids are taking over EV sales. It wasn't meant to happen this way

01:25:10 – This week in Australian history 29-31 Aug & 1-4 Sep

01:33:43 – XXXX bottle top quiz

Sources:

Five per cent first homebuyer deposit scheme to begin in October

Labor’s expanded low deposit homebuyer scheme set to drive up the prices by as much as $90,000

Plug-in hybrids are taking over EV sales. It wasn't meant to happen this way

Euro 6e: Changes to the European Union light-duty vehicle type-approval procedure

Aussietowns.com - Borroloola, NT

Borroloola and the Gulf Region

Wikipedia - Borroloola

Wikipedia - Cape Crawford

Mirror - Limmen National Park

Wikipedia - High Explosive research

#Australia #Australian

Two Ticks Town Talk - Woomera Part 3, South Australia (from 28 Aug 2025 Australia Talks).mp3

Sun, 31 Aug 2025 01:00:00 +1000

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Woomera Part 3, South Australia from the 28 Aug 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.

Sources:

Mirror - Operation Hurricane

Wikipedia - Operation Mosaic

Wikipedia - McClelland Royal Commission

Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Woomera (Part 2), South Australia from the 14 Aug 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.

#Australia #Australian

Australia Talks - 28 Aug 2025: Chevron wants Aus to be the USA & Iran terrorises Australia

Fri, 29 Aug 2025 13:00:00 +1000

A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions.

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:01:06– Croc watch

00:12:50 – Chevron boss’s gripe about Australia: be more like the US or the Middle East

00:35:40 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Woomera Part 3, South Australia

01:04:05 – Australia blames Iran for antisemitic arson attacks, expels envoy

01:25:16 – This week in Australian history 22-28 Aug

01:33:35 – XXXX bottle top quiz

Sources:

Tourist shares harrowing story after waking up to crocodile bite at beach: 'The force of a sledgehammer'

Tourist speaks out after crocodile bit him on the feet while he slept on a Queensland beach

What we know about Iran's involvement in antisemitic attacks in Australia

Iran's alleged sponsoring of antisemitic attacks in Australia may be a 'power projection exercise'

Australia blames Iran for antisemitic arson attacks, expels envoy

Chevron boss’s gripe about Australia: be more like the US or the Middle East

Chevron delivers gas warning to Labor with Australian investment souring

Wikipedia - High Explosive research

Mirror - Operation Hurricane

Wikipedia - Operation Mosaic

Wikipedia - McClelland Royal Commission

Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Woomera (Part 2), South Australia from the 14 Aug 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.

Wikipedia - Canning Stock Route

#Australia #Australian

Two Ticks Town Talk - Halls Creek Part 2, Western Australia (from 21 Aug 2025 Australia Talks)

Sun, 24 Aug 2025 01:00:00 +1000

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Halls Creek Part 2, Western Australia from the 21 Aug 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.

Sources:

Australia's North West - Canning stock route

Canning Stock Route Road Trip

Key Aboriginal Trade Routes of Ancient Australia

Canning Stock Route art project

This article is more than 9 years old A dark chapter of history is tied up in the name of the Canning electorate

Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Halls Creek (Part 1), Western Australia from the 7 Aug 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.

Song lines - Oodnadatta episode

The government has asked for bold proposals. Maybe it’s time to consider taxing the family home

#Australia #Australian

Australia Talks - 21 Aug 2025: Taxing the family home & Nullarbor energy city

Fri, 22 Aug 2025 13:00:00 +1000

A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions.

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:12:21 – The government has asked for bold proposals. Maybe it’s time to tax the family home.

00:46:52 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Halls Creek Part 2, Western Australia

01:07:12 – $100 billion Nullarbor energy project sparks outrage

01:32:35 – This week in Australian history 15-21 Aug

01:40:58 – XXXX bottle top quiz

Sources:

Australia is now a 'home owners' welfare state', and income inequality is worse than we think

Housing, Income Inequality and Progressivity of Taxes and Transfers

Implications of declining home ownership

Tax rates – Australian resident

$100bn Nullarbor energy project sparks outrage

Western Green Energy Hub

Beneath the plains of the Nullarbor lies an underground world formed over millions of years

Western Green Energy Hub proposal would transform the Nullarbor. What are the odds of it going ahead?

Wikipedia - Canning Stock Route

Australia's North West - Canning stock route

Canning Stock Route Road Trip

Key Aboriginal Trade Routes of Ancient Australia

Canning Stock Route art project

This article is more than 9 years old A dark chapter of history is tied up in the name of the Canning electorate

Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Halls Creek (Part 1), Western Australia from the 7 Aug 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.

Song lines - Oodnadatta episode

First British atomic bomb test on Montebello Islands – documentary

#Australia #Australian

Two Ticks Town Talk - Woomera Part 2, South Australia (from 14 Aug 2025 Australia Talks)

Sun, 17 Aug 2025 01:00:00 +1000

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Woomera (Part 2), South Australia from the 14 Aug 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.

Wikipedia - RAAF Woomera range complex

Wikipedia - Montebello Islands

Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Woomera Part 1, South Australia from 24 Jul 2025

#Australia #Australian

Australia Talks - 14 Aug 2025: Great Barrier Reef personhood & Sydney Uni embraces AI

Fri, 15 Aug 2025 13:00:00 +1000

A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions.

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:10:36 – ‘If the reef had a voice, it would sing’: could legal personhood help the Great Barrier Reef?

00:31:32 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Woomera (Part 2), South Australia

00:59:58 – Sydney Uni students will use ChatGPT, so let’s teach them how

01:20:29 – This week in Australian history 8-14 Aug

01:30:39 - XXXX bottle top quiz

Sources:

Sydney Uni students will use ChatGPT, so let’s teach them how

Sydney Uni - Academic Integrity

‘If the reef had a voice, it would sing’: could legal personhood help the Great Barrier Reef?

World’s biggest coral survey confirms sharp decline in Great Barrier Reef after heatwave

First British atomic bomb test on Montebello Islands – documentary

Wikipedia - RAAF Woomera range complex

Wikipedia - Montebello Islands

Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Woomera Part 1, South Australia from 24 Jul 2025

#Australia #Australian

Two Ticks Town Talk - Halls Creek Part 1, Western Australia (from 7 Aug 2025 Australia Talks).mp3

Sun, 10 Aug 2025 01:00:00 +1000

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Halls Creek (Part 1), Western Australia from the 7 Aug 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.

Sources:

Wikipedia - Halls Creek, Western Australia

Purnululu National Park

Wikipedia - Purnululu National Park

Wikipedia - Bungle Bungle range

Bungle Bungle

Wikipedia - Wolfe Creek Crater

Aussietowns - Halls Creek, WA

Wolfe Creek Crater: 2nd largest meteorite impact crater in the world!

Wolfe Creek Crater National Park

#Australia #Australian

Australia Talks - 7 Jul 2025: ASIO espionage warnings & Albo's YouTube backflip

Fri, 08 Aug 2025 13:00:00 +1000

A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions.

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:14:28 – ASIO disrupted 24 'major' espionage operations in three years, spy chief reveals

00:46:58 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Halls Creek (Part 1), Western Australia

01:09:56 – Albanese government backflip on YouTube social media ban is one of Olympic proportions

01:37:34 – This week in Australian history 28-31 July & 1-7 Aug

01:50:45 - XXXX bottle top quiz

Sources:

ASIO disrupted 24 'major espionage and foreign interference' operations in three years

‘Spying at unprecedented levels’: ASIO boss sounds alarm on espionage threat

Children to be banned from having YouTube accounts as Albanese government backflips on exemption

Gen Z grew up on YouTube. They say a ban is a blow to culture and community

Government backflip on YouTube social media ban is one of Olympic proportions

Wikipedia - Halls Creek, Western Australia

Purnululu National Park

Wikipedia - Purnululu National Park

Wikipedia - Bungle Bungle range

Bungle Bungle

Wikipedia - Wolfe Creek Crater

Aussietowns - Halls Creek, WA

Wolfe Creek Crater National Park

Wolfe Creek Crater: 2nd largest meteorite impact crater in the world!

Aussie Towns - Silverton, NSW

#Australia #Australian

Two Ticks Town Talk - Silverton, New South Wales (from 2025 Special Episode 1 Australia Talks)

Sun, 03 Aug 2025 01:00:00 +1000

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Silverton, New South Wales segment from the 2025 Special Episode 1 of 'Australia Talks'.

Sources:

Wikipedia - Silverton, NSW

Movie Locations - Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior

Wikipedia - The Battle of Broken Hill

Museums of History NSW - The battle of Broken Hill

Wikipedia - 1992 in Australia

#Australia #Australian

AustraliaTalks - 2025 Special Episode 1: Dangerous Australian animals and how to survive

Fri, 01 Aug 2025 13:00:00 +1000

A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions.

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:02:40 – Dangerous Australian animals Part 1

00:35:27 – Silverton, New South Wales

00:49:07 – Dangerous Australian animals Part 2

01:48:55 – This year in Australian history 1992

02:09:37 - XXXX bottle top quiz

Sources:

Australian Museum - Dangerous Australian Animals

Australian Geographic - Australia’s dangerous animals: the top 30

St John WA - DRSABCD Action Plan

Australian Magpies Singing Compilation - one of the most beautiful bird calls

My Doctor - First aid for bites and stings: Stonefish and other stinging fish

My Doctor - First aid for bites and stings: Snakes

Australia Wide First Aid - Shark Attack First Aid

Australia Wide First Aid - Funnel Web Spider Bites

Outback Australia Travel Guide - Saltwater Crocodile Attacks In Australia

NT Government - Crocodile safety

Aussie Towns - Silverton, NSW

Wikipedia - Silverton, NSW

Movie Locations - Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior

Wikipedia - The Battle of Broken Hill

Museums of History NSW - The battle of Broken Hill

Wikipedia - 1992 in Australia

#Australia #Australian

Two Ticks Town Talk - Woomera, South Australia (from 24 Jul 2025 Australia Talks)

Sun, 27 Jul 2025 01:00:00 +1000

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Woomera, South Australia from the 24 Jul 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.

Sources:

RAAF Woomera Range Complex

Wikipedia - Woomera, South Australia

Aussietowns - Woomera, SA

Voting age to be lowered to 16 by next general election

#Australia #Australian

Australia Talks - 24 Jul 2025: Voting for 16yr olds & SA's algal bloom

Fri, 25 Jul 2025 13:00:00 +1000

A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions.

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:01:24 – Croc watch: Dickhead of the month

00:20:11 – Independent MP to push a lowering of Australian’s voting age after UK decision

00:46:58 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Woomera, South Australia

01:08:20 – South Australian’s toxic algal bloom is twice the size of the ACT, has killed 12,000 animals and is filling even the experts with dread

01:36:27 – This week in Australian history 18-27 July

01:46:31 - XXXX bottle top quiz

Sources:

Independent MP to push a lowering of Australia's voting age after UK decision

Should Australia lower the voting age to 16 like the UK? We asked 5 experts

SA’s toxic algal bloom is twice the size of the ACT, has killed 13,800 animals and is filling even the experts with dread

Federal funding to assist SA to deal with algal bloom, but no national disaster declaration

South Australian government calls for Commonwealth to support fishers as algal bloom continues

Algal bloom fears grow as video shows dead fish in 'neon green' waters near Ardrossan

Wikipedia - Karenia mikimotoi

SA Gov - Algal bloom

RAAF Woomera Range Complex

Wikipedia - Woomera, South Australia

Aussietowns - Woomera, SA

Woomera Heritage and Visitor Information Centre

Anger erupts after Canadian tourist's 'disgusting' stunt with juvenile crocodile

Canadian influencer slammed for dangerous crocodile act

Fatso the Fat-Arsed Wombat

Wikipedia - Burra Charter

#Australia #Australian

Two Ticks Town Talk - Burra, South Australia (from 17 Jul 2025 Australia Talks)

Sun, 20 Jul 2025 01:00:00 +1000

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Burra, South Australia from the 17 Jul 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.

Sources:

Aussietowns - Burra, SA

How Essington Lewis pulled off an industrial miracle

Wikipedia - Essington Lewis

Essington Lewis (1881–1961)

Wikipedia - Breaker Morant (film)

Wikipedia - Burra, South Australia

Sir John Stanley Storey (1896–1955)

From ICE to Coles: Controversial US tech company Palantir’s links to Australia spark backlash

#Australia #Australian

Australia Talks - 17 July 2025: No free speech in Victoria & Palantir in Aus

Fri, 18 Jul 2025 13:00:00 +1000

A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions.

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:07:57 – Victoria's draconian new anti-protest laws will have a chilling effect on free speech -- and won't keep anyone safe

00:33:40 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Burra, South Australia

01:01:13 –From ICE to Coles: Controversial US tech company Palantir's links to Australia spark backlash

01:31:00 – This week in Australian history 11-17 July

01:39:99 - XXXX bottle top quiz

Sources:

A/HRC/59/23: From economy of occupation to economy of genocide - Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967 (Advance edited version)

Solving the supermarket: Why Coles just hired US defence contractor Palantir

Victoria’s draconian new anti-protest laws will have a chilling effect on free speech — and won’t keep anyone safe

Victoria launches anti-hate taskforce

Police charge man over Melbourne synagogue fire amid condemnation of antisemitism

Victorian government announces new police taskforce in wake of 'sickening' antisemitic attacks

Wikipedia - Burra Charter

Aussietowns - Burra, SA

How Essington Lewis pulled off an industrial miracle

Wikipedia - Essington Lewis

Essington Lewis (1881–1961)

Wikipedia - Breaker Morant (film)

Wikipedia - Burra, South Australia

Sir John Stanley Storey (1896–1955)

Wikipedia - Acland, Queensland

#Australia #Australian #Victoria

Two Ticks Town Talk - Acland, Queensland (from 10 Jul 2025 Australia Talks)

Sun, 13 Jul 2025 01:00:00 +1000

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Acland, Queensland from the 10 Jul 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.

Sources:

The coal mine's neighbour: Remembering Acland before its ghost town status

The last man in Acland: How mining turned a booming community into a ghost town

Aussietowns - Oakey QLD

Trove

New Acland Coal

Two Ticks Town Talk on Camden, New South Wales from the 22 May 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'

#Australia #Australian

Australia Talks - 10 Jul 2025: AI fooling renters & Age verification for net searches

Fri, 11 Jul 2025 13:00:00 +1000

A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions.

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:11:05 – Calls for an Australia wide crackdown on real estate ads using artificial intelligence to hide faults and falsely lure in renters

00:32:19 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Acland, Queensland

00:51:49 – Age verification is coming to search engines in Australia

01:22:45 – This week in Australian history 4-10 July

01:38:48 - XXXX bottle top quiz

Sources:

Calls for Australia-wide crackdown on real estate ads that use AI to hide faults and lure in renters

Residential Tenancies Amendment

NSW real estate agents banned from photoshopping slums

Age verification is coming to search engines in Australia

Australians to face age checks from search engines

Australians will soon need their age checked to log into online search tools – here’s why

Schedule 3 – Internet Search

Wikipedia - Acland, Queensland

The coal mine's neighbour: Remembering Acland before its ghost town status

The last man in Acland: How mining turned a booming community into a ghost town

Aussietowns - Oakey QLD

Trove

New Acland Coal

Two Ticks Town Talk on Camden, New South Wales from the 22 May 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'

Wikipedia - Marrabel, South Australia

#Australia #Australian

Two Ticks Town Talk - Marrabel, South Australia (from 3 Jul 2025 Australia Talks)

Sun, 06 Jul 2025 01:00:00 +1000

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Marrabel, South Australia from the 3 Jul 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.

Sources:

APRA Rodeo Event list

South Australia, Marrabel Rodeo Bull Ride

2024 Marrabel PBR Bull Ride

Monument Australia - Curio

Trove - 1946 newspaper article

#Australia #Australian

Australia Talks - 3 Jul 2025: Deeper NATO collaboration & Bunnings EV chargers

Fri, 04 Jul 2025 13:00:00 +1000

A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions.

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:12:38 – Australia deepens collaboration with NATO and takes further action to hold Russia to account. Also to deploy 100 soldiers to help keep Ukrain in its bloody ware against Russian aggression

00:30:02 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Marrabel, South Australia

00:55:45 – Australian government loans $100 million to Bunnings and Officeworks stores

01:16:15 – This week in Australian history 27-30 June and 1-3 July

01:26:49 - XXXX bottle top quiz

Sources:

RAAF Wedgetail arrives in Europe

Australia deepens collaboration with NATO and takes further action to hold Russia to account

Wedgetail returns from support operations in Europe

Australian government loans $100m to install EV chargers and solar panels at Bunnings and Officeworks stores

Corporate giant that has already reached 100 pct renewables gets $100m from CEFC to add more solar

Wikipedia - Marrabel, South Australia

APRA Rodeo Event list

South Australia, Marrabel Rodeo Bull Ride

2024 Marrabel PBR Bull Ride

Monument Australia - Curio

Trove - 1946 newspaper article

Wikipedia - Jervis Bay territory

#Australia #Australian

Two Ticks Town Talk - ACT Part 2, Australian Capital Territory (from 26 Jun 2025 Australia Talks)

Sun, 29 Jun 2025 01:00:00 +1000

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk ACT Part 2, Australian Capital Territory segment from the 26 Jun 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.

Sources:

Jervis Bay Territory Acceptance Act 1915 (Cth)

Museum of Australian Democracy

Booderee National Park

Jervis Bay Nuclear Power Plant

Jervis Bay

Jervis Bay - picture 1

Jervis Bay - Picture 2

Two Ticks Town Talk on Camden, New South Wales from the 22 May 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'

Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Marree, South Australia from the 3 Jan 2024 episode of the 'Australia Talks' podcast.

#Australia #Australian

Australia Talks - 26 Jun 2025: Lab grown meat & Mountain Ash forests

Fri, 27 Jun 2025 13:00:00 +1000

A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions.

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:00:48 – Croc Watch

00:20:34 – Australia’s first lab-grown meat will be on the menu within weeks

00:51:08 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Australian Capital Territory Part 2, ACT

01:19:51 – Ending Victoria’s timber industry has created a ‘time bomb’ in the state’s mountain ash forests

01:37:54 – This week in Australian history 20-26 June

01:47:51 - XXXX bottle top quiz

Sources:

Wild quarrel over Queensland croc culling bill emerges as Bob Irwin Snr unleashes on maverick politician Bob Katter | Sky News Australia

‘How would you know about crocodiles if you live in Brisbane?’: Maverick MP Bob Katter lashes out at Terri Irwin

Terri Irwin calls Katter's Australian Party crocodile cull plan 'dangerous' as Queensland considers new laws

Terri Irwin blasts Katter party's 'sloppy, lazy' crocodile cull law

Queensland crocodile cull plan supported by some councils, slammed by conservationists

Crocodile Hunter's dad fires up over culling proposal

Australia’s first lab-grown meat will be on menus within weeks

Ending Victoria's timber industry has created a 'time bomb' in the state's mountain ash forests

How Australian logging devastated Victoria’s native forests – and new research shows 20% has failed to grow back

Australian lab-grown meat cultured from quail cells hits the market in Singapore

Wikipedia - Jervis Bay territory

Jervis Bay Territory Acceptance Act 1915 (Cth)

Museum of Australian Democracy

Booderee National Park

Jervis Bay Nuclear Power Plant

Jervis Bay

Jervis Bay - picture 1

Jervis Bay - Picture 2

Two Ticks Town Talk on Camden, New South Wales from the 22 May 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'

Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Marree, South Australia from the 3 Jan 2024 episode of the 'Australia Talks' podcast.

Mystery of missing PM finally solved

#Australia #Australian

Two Ticks Town Talk - Portsea, Victoria (from 19 Jun 2025 Australia Talks)

Sun, 22 Jun 2025 01:00:00 +1000

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Portsea, Victoria from the 19 Jun 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.

Sources:

The Death of Harold Holt

How Australia’s PM went swimming 50 years ago and vanished forever

From the Archives, 1967: Harold Holt vanishes during Portsea swim

Inside the disappearance of Harold Holt — one of the largest search operations in Australian history

Harold Holt's disappearance

Disappearance of Harold Holt

Harold Holt

Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Eugowra, New South Wales from 20 Jun 2024

Increase in illegal dumping in State forests

#Australia #Australian

Australia talks - 19 Jun 2025: NT trials pepper spray & Gen Z would starve if left alone

Fri, 20 Jun 2025 13:00:00 +1000

A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions.

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:08:59 – Northern Territory to trial legal pepper spray for self-defence

00:25:40 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Portsea, Victoria

00:48:44 – Would Gen Z starve if they were left alone?

01:07:31 – This week in Australian history 13-19 June

01:15:20 - XXXX bottle top quiz

Sources:

NT to trial legal pepper spray for self-defence

Pepper spray could soon be legal in the NT, but lawyers warn misuse could lead to trouble

New research reveals nearly 50 per cent of Gen Z feel unprepared to manage household chores.

Simple tasks Aussies are freaking out over

Welcome to the Happy to Help adulting hub!

The Death of Harold Holt

Mystery of missing PM finally solved

How Australia’s PM went swimming 50 years ago and vanished forever

From the Archives, 1967: Harold Holt vanishes during Portsea swim

Inside the disappearance of Harold Holt — one of the largest search operations in Australian history

Harold Holt's disappearance

Disappearance of Harold Holt

Harold Holt

Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Eugowra, New South Wales from 20 Jun 2024

Wikipedia - Pine Island Reserve

#Australia #Australian

Two Ticks Town Talk - ACT, Australian Capital Territory (from 12 Jun 2025 Australia Talks).mp3

Sun, 15 Jun 2025 01:00:00 +1000

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk segment on the ACT, Australian Capital Territory from the 12 Jun 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.

Sources:

Canberra & District Historical Society

Wikipedia - History of Canberra

Wikipedia - Murrumbidgee river

Parks ACT - Pine Island

Wikipedia - Echium plantagineum in Australia

#Australia #Australian

Australia Talks - 12 Jun 2025: Container return good news & Insomnia, sleep apnoea health issues

Fri, 13 Jun 2025 13:00:00 +1000

A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions.

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:06:23 – Australian container return schemes are a booming good news story

00:22:37 – Two Ticks Town Talk - ACT, Australian Capital Territory

00:37:52 – Sleep is becoming a major health issue for Australians as insomnia and sleep apnoea are on the rise

00:56:56 – This week in Australian history 6-12 June

01:09:54 - XXXX bottle top quiz

Sources:

Australian container return schemes are a booming good news story

Tasmania's long-awaited container refund scheme has started

Sleep becoming major health issue for Australians as insomnia and sleep apnoea on the rise

Wikipedia - Pine Island Reserve

Canberra & District Historical Society

Wikipedia - History of Canberra

Wikipedia - Murrumbidgee river

Parks ACT - Pine Island

Wikipedia - Echium plantagineum in Australia

State Library NSW - Ben Hall, Australian Bushranger

#Australia #Australian

Two Ticks Town Talk - Canowindra, New South Wales (from 5 Jun 2025 Australia Talks).mp3

Sun, 08 Jun 2025 01:00:00 +1000

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Canowindra, New South Wales from the 5 Jun 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.

Sources:

Aussietowns - Canowindra

Australian Dictionary of Biography - Ben Hall (1837-1865)

Wikipedia - Ben Hall (bushranger)

Ben Hall bushranger

#Australia #Australian

Australia Talks - 5 Jun 2025: Darwin Port ethics & Labor defence priorities

Fri, 06 Jun 2025 13:00:00 +1000

A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions.

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:09:08 – Chinese ambassador blasts Darwin Port lease plan as ‘ethically questionable’

00:33:54 – Two Ticks Town Talk - Canowindra, New South Wales

00:50:26 – Labor’s second term defence priorities and could they include a pact with Europe?

01:10:08 – This week in Australian history 30-31 May and 1-5 June

01:23:31 - XXXX bottle top quiz

Sources:

Chinese ambassador blasts Darwin Port lease plan as 'ethically questionable'

Former NT minister defends lease of Darwin port to Chinese-owned company

Richard Marles warns Australia cannot rely on US alone to counter Chinese military build-up

Labor’s second-term defence priorities – could they include a pact with Europe?

Coat of arms of Tasmania

Aussietowns - Canowindra

State Library NSW - Ben Hall, Australian Bushranger

Australian Dictionary of Biography - Ben Hall (1837-1865)

Wikipedia - Ben Hall (bushranger)

Ben Hall bushranger

Two Ticks Town Talk - Geraldton Part 2, Western Australia (from 24 Apr 2024 Australia Talks)

Two Ticks Town Talk - Eugowra, New South Wales (from 20 Jun 2024 Australia Talks)

Diving Ball’s Pyramid … is it all it’s cracked up to be?

#Australia #Australian

Two Ticks Town Talk - Ball's Pyramid, New South Wales (from 29 May 2025 Australia Talks)

Sun, 01 Jun 2025 01:00:00 +1000

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Ball's Pyramid, New South Wales from 29 May 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.

Sources:

Lord Howe Island - Points of interest

Wikipedia - Ball's pyramid

Lord How Island - Return of the tree lobster

Giant stick insect rediscovered

Dryococelus australis (Lord Howe Island Phasmid)

Wikipedia - Dryococelus

#Australia #Australian

Australia Talks - 29 May 2025: Indonesia and Australia & Sober curious teens

Fri, 30 May 2025 13:00:00 +1000

A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions.

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:00:53 – Croc watch

00:11:53 – There’s no country more important to Australia than Indonesia. Trouble is, the feeling isn’t mutual

00:34:16 – Ball’s Pyramid, New South Wales

00:53:22 – Fewer teens are drinking alcohol as social media and schools warn of danger

01:33:42 – This week in Australian history 23-29 May

01:24:05 - XXXX bottle top quiz

Sources:

Is it legal to collect crocodile eggs in Australia?

Crocodile egg harvesting

Commercial harvests of saltwater crocodile Crocodylus porosus eggs by Indigenous people in northern Australia: Lessons for long-term viability and management

Indonesia-Australia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement

There’s no country more important to Australia than Indonesia. Trouble is, the feeling isn’t mutual

Fewer teens are drinking alcohol as social media, schools warn of danger

National Drug Strategy Household survey

Diving Ball’s Pyramid … is it all it’s cracked up to be?

Lord Howe Island - Points of interest

Wikipedia - Ball's pyramid

Lord How Island - Return of the tree lobster

Giant stick insect rediscovered

Dryococelus australis (Lord Howe Island Phasmid)

Wikipedia - Dryococelus

John Macarthur (wool pioneer)

#Australia #Australian

Two Ticks Town Talk - Camden, New South Wales (from 22 May 2025 Australia Talks)

Sun, 25 May 2025 01:00:00 +1000

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Camden, New South Wales from the 22 May 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.

Sources:

Wikipedia - Camden, New South Wales

Camden Park House

Australian Dictionary of Biography - John Macarthur

#Australia #Australian

Australia Talks - 22 May 2025: Loitering munitions & Maccas on the nose

Fri, 23 May 2025 13:00:00 +1000

A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions.

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:08:52 – The Albanese government will accelerate the development of loitering munitions

00:29:40 – Camden, New South Wales

00:51:57 – Australians enticed by premium rivals as McDonald’s records fall in sales

01:11:28 – This week in Australian history 16-22 May

01:18:51 - XXXX bottle top quiz

Sources:

Albanese Government to accelerate development of loitering munitions

Australia accelerates development of homegrown loitering munitions

Australia boosts defence with PLM initiative

Not lovin’ it: Australians enticed by premium rivals as McDonald’s records rare fall in sales

McDonald's sales fall as inflation-weary customers turn away from fast food

McDonald's sales drop as diners face 'uncertainty'

John Macarthur (wool pioneer)

Wikipedia - Camden, New South Wales

Camden Park House

Australian Dictionary of Biography - John Macarthur

Wikipedia - Lomatia tasmanica

#Australia #Australian

Two Ticks Town Talk - South West Tasmania, Tasmania (from 15 May 2025 Australia Talks)

Sun, 18 May 2025 01:00:00 +1000

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on South West Tasmania, Tasmania from the 15 May 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.

Sources:

Botanists' bid to save King's Holly, 'world's oldest living plant', from extinction

#Australia #Australian

Australia Talks - 18 May 2025: Orange Silicon Valley & Aussie global energy

Fri, 16 May 2025 13:00:00 +1000

A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions.

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:09:57 – Regional city of Orange is planning on becoming the next Silicon Valley

00:27:21 – South West Tasmania, Tasmania

00:48:45 – Ross Garnaut says Labor’s historic victory could change the global energy trade

01:12:33 – This week in Australian history 9-15May

01:22:22 - XXXX bottle top quiz

Sources:

The regional Australian city of Orange is hoping to become the next Silicon Valley

Ross Garnaut says Labor's historic victory could change global energy trade

After the 2025 election: Energy transition and restoration of Australian growth

The New Energy Trade: Harnessing Australian renewables for global development

Ross Garnaut: Prophet with a sunny vision of our glorious future

Wikipedia - Lomatia tasmanica

Botanists' bid to save King's Holly, 'world's oldest living plant', from extinction

Geoscience Australia - Cooper basin region

National Museum of Australia - Iron Ore Exports

Two Ticks Town Talk on Windsor (Part 2), New South Wales from 27 Mar 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'

Aussietowns - Junee, New South Wales

#Australia #Australian

Two Ticks Town Talk - Junee, New South Wales (from 8 May 2025 Australia Talks)

Sun, 11 May 2025 01:00:00 +1000

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Junee, New South Wales from the 8 May 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.

Sources:

The Little house of Horrors - Monte Cristo homestead

Ghost tour operator vows to continue legacy after famous Junee ‘haunted house’ closes to public

#Australia #Australian

Australia Talks - 8 May 2025: Federal elections & Fighting Fire Ants and Bureaucrats

Fri, 09 May 2025 13:00:00 +1000

A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions.

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:07:55 – Australian Federal elections 2025

00:29:44 – Junee, New South Wales

00:52:58 – The fight against fire ants and allegations of threats, harassment and stalking

01:17:40 – This week in Australian history 2-8 May

01:27:37 - XXXX bottle top quiz

Sources:

Federal Election 2025 - Australia Votes

AEC 2025 Federal Election

How Peter Dutton’s Wile E Coyote campaign flew off the cliff

Fire ants found in new south-east Queensland housing development

Sting operation: the fight against fire ants and allegations of threats, harassment and stalking

Aussietowns - Junee, New South Wales

The Little house of Horrors - Monte Cristo homestead

Ghost tour operator vows to continue legacy after famous Junee ‘haunted house’ closes to public

World heritage Places - Budj Bim Cultural Landscape

#Australia #Australian

Two Ticks Town Talk - Budj Bim, Victoria (from 1 May 2025 Australia Talks)

Sun, 04 May 2025 01:00:00 +1000

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Budj Bim, Victoria from the 1 May 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.

Sources:

Wikipedia - Budj Bim National Park

Parks Victoria - Budj Bim National Park

Budj Bim Cultural Landscape

Two Ticks Town Talk on Mt Gambier, South Australia from the 6 Feb 2024 episode of 'Australia Talks'.

Two Ticks Town Talk on Warrnambool, Victoria from the 10 Apr 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.

China has halted rare earth exports, can Australia step up?

#Australia #Australian

Australia Talks - 1 May 2025: Australian rare earths & Koala culling

Fri, 02 May 2025 13:00:00 +1000

A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions.

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:08:34 – China has halted rare earth exports, can Australia step up. Critical minerals in hot demand but governments have a hard time getting industry off the ground

00:30:11 – Budj Bim, Victoria

00:50:55 – The startling reason Australia is shooting koalas out of trees from helicopters

01:14:01 – This week in Australian history 25-30 April & 1 May

01:30:21 - XXXX bottle top quiz

Sources:

Critical minerals in hot demand but governments have hard time getting industry off the ground

The startling reason Australia is shooting koalas out of trees from helicopters

Sniping koalas from helicopters: here’s what’s wrong with Victoria’s unprecedented cull

Bob’s Map – Koala populations then and now

World heritage Places - Budj Bim Cultural Landscape

Wikipedia - Budj Bim National Park

Parks Victoria - Budj Bim National Park

Budj Bim Cultural Landscape

Two Ticks Town Talk on Mt Gambier, South Australia from the 6 Feb 2024 episode of 'Australia Talks'.

Two Ticks Town Talk on Warrnambool, Victoria from the 10 Apr 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.

National museum Australia - Wreck of the Batavia

#Australia #Australian

Two Ticks Town Talk - Geraldton Part 2, Western Australia (from 24 Apr 2025 Australia Talks)

Sun, 27 Apr 2025 01:00:00 +1000

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Geraldton Part 2, Western Australia from the 24 Apr 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.

Sources:

Australian National Maritime Museum - The Batavia shipwreck disaster

Wikipedia - Batavia (1628 ship)

Western Australian Museum - Batavia's history

Australian Geographic - The wallaby that drinks sea water

State Library of Western Australia - Francisco Pelsaert's journal

Geraldton Part 1, Western Australia (from 18 Jul 2024 Australia Talks)

Australia PM, politicians took $147,000 of match tickets while weighing sports betting ban

#Australia #Australian

Australia Talks - 24 Apr 2025: Australian neighbours' defence decisions & Gambling industry pays out pollies

Fri, 25 Apr 2025 13:36:58 +1000

A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions.

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:00:15 – Croc watch

00:06:09 – Catchup

00:11:30 – Australian neighbours’ defence decisions (Indonesia and Timor-Leste)

00:35:59 – Geraldton Part 2, Western Australia

00:57:22 – Australian PM, policticians took $147,000 of match tickets while weighing sports betting ban

01:14:11 – This week in Australian history 18-24 April

01:23:51 - XXXX bottle top quiz

Sources:

Timor-Leste open to participating in Chinese military exercises

Canberra confirms Indonesia won't host Russian planes at air force base

Russia responds to claims it sought access to Indonesian air base

National museum Australia - Wreck of the Batavia

Australian National Maritime Museum - The Batavia shipwreck disaster

Wikipedia - Batavia (1628 ship)

Western Australian Museum - Batavia's history

Australian Geographic - The wallaby that drinks sea water

State Library of Western Australia - Francisco Pelsaert's journal

Geraldton Part 1, Western Australia

Wikipedia - Poeppel Corner

#Australia #Australian

Two Ticks Town Talk - Simpson, Northern Territory (from 17 Apr 2025 Australia Talks)

Sun, 20 Apr 2025 01:00:00 +1000

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Simpson, Northern Territory from the 17 Apr 2025' full episode of 'Australia Talks'.

Sources:

Wikipedia - Simpson, Northern Territory

Wikipedia - Simpson desert

Simpson desert

ABS - Simpson, NT

Munga-Thirri–Simpson Desert National Park

Australia Talks - Birdsville, Queensland 20 Feb 2025

#Australia #Australian

Australia Talks - 17 Apr 2025: Tariffs benefit Oz & Zombie ants

Fri, 18 Apr 2025 13:00:00 +1000

A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions.

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:06:10 – Donald Trump’s tariff war with China could see Australians pay less for Chinese-made products

00:24:06 – Simpson, Northern Territory

00:41:49 – Zombie ants found in Top End

00:56:20 - This week in Australian history 11-17 Apr

01:05:05 - XXXX bottle top quiz

Sources:

Donald Trump's tariff war with China could see Australians pay less for Chinese-made products

Will iPhones cost more because of Trump's tariffs on China?

Trump’s crisis is only beginning. It will make you question everything

Zombie ants found in Top End

'A relationship that could horrify Darwin': Mindy Weisberger on the skin-crawling reality of insect zombification

Could fungi actually cause a zombie apocalypse?

Wikipedia - Poeppel Corner

Wikipedia - Simpson, Northern Territory

Wikipedia - Simpson desert

Simpson desert

ABS - Simpson, NT

Munga-Thirri–Simpson Desert National Park

Australia Talks - Birdsville, Queensland 20 Feb 2025

Aussie Towns - Warrnambool, Victoria

#Australia #Australian

Two Ticks Town Talk - Warrnambool, Victoria (from 10 Apr 2025 Australia Talks)

Sun, 13 Apr 2025 01:00:00 +1000

This the Two Ticks Town Talk on Warrnambool, Victoria from the 10 Apr 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.

Sources:

Middle island penguins

Maremmano-Abruzzese Sheepdog

An Australian Town’s Identity Rests on a Ship That May Not Exist

Wikipedia - Mahogany ship

Wikipedia - Pierre Desceliers

#Australia #Australian

Australia Talks - 10 Apr 2025: Trump's tariffs tiffs & Food security

Fri, 11 Apr 2025 13:00:00 +1000

A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions.

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:09:48 – Trump’s tariffs and the impact on Australia

00:38:49 – Warrnambool, Victoria

01:03:12 – Strategic warning on Australia’s food security

01:27:32 - This week in Australian history 4-10 Apr

01:35:51 - XXXX bottle top quiz

Sources:

Here's what Australia sells overseas, who buys it, and how much we sell to the US

DFAT Country Economic and Trade Data - United States

Australia-United States FTA

National food security preparedness Green Paper

Australia’s food security needs national-security frameworks

Labor is promising a national food security strategy – but there’s no mention of Australians who are going hungry

Feeding Australia: Albanese Labor Government's plan to secure our food future

Aussie Towns - Warrnambool, Victoria

Middle island penguins

Maremmano-Abruzzese Sheepdog

An Australian Town’s Identity Rests on a Ship That May Not Exist

Wikipedia - Mahogany ship

Wikipedia - Pierre Desceliers

Hahndorf State Heritage Area

#Australia #Australian

Two Ticks Town Talk - Hahndorf, South Australia (from 3 Apr 2025 Australia Talks)

Sun, 06 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +1000

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Hahndorf, South Australia from the 3 Apr 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'

Sources:

Hahndorf

Aussietowns - Hahndorf, South Australia

Peramangk

Wikipedia - Hans Heysen

Federal budget winners and losers

#Australia #Australian

Australia Talks - 3 Apr 2025: Federal Budget winners and losers & Olympic venues

Fri, 04 Apr 2025 13:00:00 +1100

A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions.

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:16:02 – Federal Budget winners and losers

00:51:12 – Hahndorf, South Australia

01:07:44 – What happens to Olympic venues once the games wrap up?

01:29:39 - This week in Australian history 28-31 Mar 1-3 Apr

01:38:53 - XXXX bottle top quiz

Sources:

Budget 2025-2026

Types of property a foreign person can buy

Welcome to Australian made

What happens to Olympic venues once the games wrap up?

Cost of the Summer Olympic Games from 1996 to 2020, with a forecast for 2024

Hahndorf State Heritage Area

Hahndorf

Aussietowns - Hahndorf, South Australia

Peramangk

Wikipedia - Hans Heysen

Aussietowns - Windsor, NSW

#Australia #Australian

Two Ticks Town Talk - Windsor (Part 2), New South Wales (from 27 Mar 2025 Australia Talks)

Sun, 30 Mar 2025 01:00:00 +1100

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Windsor (Part 2), New South Wales from 27 Mar 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.

Sources:

Wikipedia - Windsor, New South Wales

Windsor Heritage Walk map

A handy guide to measuring the sky [with your body]

Hawkesbury Regional Museum - Starry night The world of John Tebbutt

Wikipedia - John Tebbutt

Australian Dictionary of Biography - John Tebbutt

Wikipedia - Parallax in astronomy

Two Ticks Town Talk - Windsor, New South Wales 16 May 2024

Grim prediction following rare sighting of 'vagrant' crocodile on southern Queensland beach

#Australia #Australian

Australia Talks - 27 Mar 2025: Big bushland protection & US trust is a bust

Fri, 28 Mar 2025 13:00:00 +1100

A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions.

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:01:53– Croc watch

00:18:39 – Bushland the size of New Zealand to be protected under federal budget boost

00:35:35 – Windsor, New South Wales (Part 2)

00:59:22 – As trust in the US collapses, leaders in Australia and around the world are frantically recalibrating

01:25:09 - This week in Australian history 21-27 Mar

01:38:34 - XXXX bottle top quiz

Sources:

Is Australia’s crocodile population moving further down south?

Bushland the size of New Zealand to be protected under federal budget boost

Bush Heritage Australia

As trust in the US collapses, leaders in Australia and around the world are frantically recalibrating

The US-Australia alliance has created a unique kind of subservience. What if we don’t need the US to come to our rescue?

Instead of wasting more time on the European favourability of the USA falls following the return of Donald Trumpflawed Aukus submarine program, we must go to plan B now

Aussietowns - Windsor, NSW

Wikipedia - Windsor, New South Wales

Windsor Heritage Walk map

A handy guide to measuring the sky [with your body]

Hawkesbury Regional Museum - Starry night The world of John Tebbutt

Wikipedia - John Tebbutt

Australian Dictionary of Biography - John Tebbutt

Wikipedia - Parallax in astronomy

Two Ticks Town Talk - Windsor, New South Wales 16 May 2024

Benjamin (Ben) Boyd (1801–1851)

#Australia #Australian

Two Ticks Town Talk - Boydtown, New South Wales (from 20 Mar 2025 Australia Talks)

Sun, 23 Mar 2025 01:00:00 +1100

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Boydtown, New South Wales from the 20 Mar 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.

Sources:

Wikipedia - Boydtown, New South Wales

Aussietowns - Boydtown

#Australia #Australian

Australia Talks - 20 Mar 2025: Big Aussie vroom-vrooms & AUKUS Plan B

Fri, 21 Mar 2025 13:00:00 +1100

A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions.

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:09:33 – ‘You have unmet needs’: the psychology behind Australia’s love affair with big cars

00:41:03 – Boydtown, New South Wales

01:02:22 – Instead of wasting more time on the flawed AUKUS submarine program we must go to plan B now

01:31:21 - This week in Australian history 14-20 Mar

01:41:24 - XXXX bottle top quiz

Sources:

‘You have unmet needs’: the psychology behind Australia’s love affair with big cars

Australians are obsessed with SUVs and huge utes, but experts say they are making our roads deadlier

Utes are useless: They may be popular but modern utes such as the Toyota HiLux, Isuzu D-Max, Mitsubishi Triton, Ford Ranger and BYD Shark 6 seem less practical than ever before

Greens leader Adam Bandt says Australia should walk away from AUKUS in wake of Trump's tariffs

Instead of wasting more time on the flawed Aukus submarine program, we must go to plan B now

Visiting nuclear sub commander says US will 'follow through' on AUKUS

Why the AUKUS deal is still a controversial and perplexing issue for most Australians

Benjamin (Ben) Boyd (1801–1851)

Wikipedia - Boydtown, New South Wales

Aussietowns - Boydtown

Wikipedia - Bermagui, New South Wales

#Australia #Australian

Two Ticks Town Talk - Bermagui, New South Wales (from 13 Mar 2025 Australia Talks)

Sun, 16 Mar 2025 01:00:00 +1100

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Bermagui, New South Wales from the 13 Mar 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.

Sources:

Aussie Towns - Bermagui

The mysterious disappearance of the Bermagui Five - Graham's blog

What happened to Lamont Young? The Mystery of the Bermagui Five

Sculpture Bermagui

Bermagui Historical Society

Trove - The Bermagui Mystery

Sapphire Coast - The Mystery of Bermagui - Solved?

Trove - The Bermagin mystery

The Sapphire Coast - The mystery of Bermagui

‘Five Eyes alliance’ crumbling after UK, Australia, New Zealand and Canada give US cold shoulder

#Australia #Australian

Australia Talks - 13 Mar 2025: Five Eyes cold shoulder USA & Green hydrogen gone

Fri, 14 Mar 2025 13:00:00 +1100

A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions.

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:11:29 – ‘Five Eyes alliance’ crumbling after UK, Australia, New Zealand and Canada give US the cold shoulder

00:37:19 – Bermagui, New South Wales

00:59:32 – Green hydrogen hopes up in smoke

01:21:51 - This week in Australian history 6-13 Mar

01:33:13 - XXXX bottle top quiz

Sources:

As Donald Trump upends geopolitics what happens to Five Eyes and AUKUS?

Trump’s upending of US intelligence: implications for Australia

Green hydrogen hopes up in smoke

Can Australia keep pace in the evolving green iron market?

First-of-its-kind green hydrogen facility begins construction in South Australia

Aussie Towns - Bermagui

Wikipedia - Bermagui, New South Wales

The mysterious disappearance of the Bermagui Five - Graham's blog

What happened to Lamont Young? The Mystery of the Bermagui Five

Sculpture Bermagui

Bermagui Historical Society

Trove - The Bermagui Mystery

Sapphire Coast - The Mystery of Bermagui - Solved?

Trove - The Bermagin mystery

The Sapphire Coast - The mystery of Bermagui

Wikipedia - Lake George, New South Wales

#Australia #Australian

Two Ticks Town Talk - Lake George, New South Wales (from 6 Mar 2025 Australia Talks)

Sun, 09 Mar 2025 01:00:00 +1100

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Lake George, New South Wales from the 6 Mar 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.

Sources:

The amazing disappearing lake

Lake George pictures

Lake George picture

China’s naval deployment should invigorate Australia’s election debate

#Australia #Australian

Australia Talks - 6 Mar 2025: Chinese warships & Household batteries

Fri, 07 Mar 2025 13:00:00 +1100

A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions.

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:10:59 – China tells Australia to expect more warship visits but insists its navy poses ‘no threat’

00:31:17 – Lake George, New South Wales

00:45:10 – Labor backs household batteries in bid to win over voters on cost-of-living and climate worries

01:09:01 - This week in Australian history 28-29 Feb and 1-6 Mar

01:23:59 - XXXX bottle top quiz

Sources:

China tells Australia to expect more warship visits but insists its navy poses 'no threat'

Australia and New Zealand working together to monitor Chinese naval presence declared 'provocative' by Coalition

Premier demands more navy ships as Chinese flotilla sails off WA

Fund home batteries if you want my vote: Spender

Labor backs household batteries in bid to win over voters on cost-of-living and climate worries

Wikipedia - Lake George, New South Wales

The amazing disappearing lake

Lake George pictures

Lake George picture

Recent Heritage - Mt Elephant

#Australia #Australian

Two Ticks Town Talk - Derrinallum, Victoria (from 27 Feb 2025 Australia Talks)

Sun, 02 Mar 2025 01:00:00 +1100

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Derrinallum, Victoria from the 27 Feb 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.

Sources:

Forged by fire: Volcanoes in Victoria

Would the volcanoes in Victoria really ever erupt like those in Hawaii?

Australia’s volcanic history is a lot more recent than you think

Wikipedia - Newer Volcanics Province

Victoria’s volcanic history confirms the state’s Aboriginal inhabitation before 34,000 years

Wikipedia - Mount Elephant

Two Ticks Town Talk - Winchelsea, Victoria (from 1 Aug 2024 Australia Talks)

Two Ticks Town Talk - Mt Gambier, South Australia (from 6 Feb 2024 Australia Talks)

#Australia #Australian

Australia Talks - 27 Feb 2025: Pseudo nationalisation of steel & ASIO warnings

Fri, 28 Feb 2025 13:00:00 +1100

A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions.

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:01:04 – Croc Watch

00:15:34 – Industry backs Labor plans for ‘pseudo-nationalisation’ of Whyalla

00:35:39 – Derrinallum, Victoria

00:56:11 – ASIO boss expects more communal violence in worsening security environment in Australia

01:20:06 - This week in Australian history 21-27 Feb

01:27:13 - XXXX bottle top quiz

Sources:

Even as the tide turned for fur, crocodile leather kept selling in high-end fashion. But for how much longer?

Industry backs Labor plans for 'pseudo-nationalisation' of Whyalla

How Whyalla can be upgraded to green steel and why we need to keep steel production in Australia

BlueScope Steel considers Whyalla takeover while negotiating expert advisory role

ASIO boss expects more communal violence in worsening security environment in Australia

ASIO boss reveals multiple nations plotted to murder critics in Australia

Recent Heritage - Mt Elephant

Forged by fire: Volcanoes in Victoria

Would the volcanoes in Victoria really ever erupt like those in Hawaii?

Australia’s volcanic history is a lot more recent than you think

Wikipedia - Newer Volcanics Province

Victoria’s volcanic history confirms the state’s Aboriginal inhabitation before 34,000 years

Wikipedia - Mount Elephant

Two Ticks Town Talk - Winchelsea, Victoria (from 1 Aug 2024 Australia Talks)

Two Ticks Town Talk - Mt Gambier, South Australia (from 6 Feb 2024 Australia Talks)

Climate Active - Certificaton

#Australia #Australian

Two Ticks Town Talk - Birdsville, Queensland (from 20 Feb 2025 Australia Talks)

Sun, 23 Feb 2025 01:00:00 +1100

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Birdsville, Queensland from the 20 Feb 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.

Sources:

Big Red Sand Dune, Simpson Desert

Wikipedia - Birdsville races

10 things to do in Birdsville

Wikipedia - Birdsville, Queensland

Birdsville Big Red Bash

#Australia #Australian

Australia Talks - 20 Feb 2025: Chinese jet flares RAAF & Plummeting R&D

Fri, 21 Feb 2025 13:00:00 +1100

A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions.

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:06:33 – Chinese fighter deployed flares within 30m of RAAF jet in South China Sea

00:28:16 - Two Ticks Town Talk – Birdsville, Queensland

00:52:59 – Industry minister points at big business over ‘plummeting’ research investment in Australia

01:17:31 - This week in Australian history 14-20 Feb

01:30:27 - XXXX bottle top quiz

Sources:

Chinese fighter deployed flares within 30m of RAAF jet in South China Sea

China drops flares ahead of RAAF plane, sends ships to Australia’s northern approaches

Industry minister points at big business over 'plummeting' research investment in Australia

Climate Active - Certificaton

Big Red Sand Dune, Simpson Desert

Wikipedia - Birdsville races

10 things to do in Birdsville

Wikipedia - Birdsville, Queensland

Birdsville Big Red Bash

The Most Unexpected Gold Medal In History - Steven Bradbury | Salt Lake 2002 Winter Olympics

WA Police historical society - 1942 Boulder & Kalgoorlie Bombings by Peter Skehan

#Australia #Australian

Two Ticks Town Talk - Boulder, Western Australia (from 13 Feb 2025 Australia Talks)

Sun, 16 Feb 2025 01:00:00 +1100

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Boulder, Western Australia from the 13 Feb 2025 full episode of Australia Talks.

Sources:

The day terror struck Boulder: Why is WA's worst mass bombing long forgotten?

Trove - Boulder bombings

Wikipedia - Boulder, Western Australia

Crime Scene Photography in England, 1895–1960

Two Ticks Town Talk - Wittenoom, Western Australia (from 2 Nov 2023 Australia Talks)

DeepSeek banned from Australian government devices amid national security concerns

#Australia #Australian

Australia Talks - 13 Feb 2025: DeepSeek banned in Oz & Corporations quit carbon neutral

Fri, 14 Feb 2025 13:00:00 +1100

A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions.

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:07:41 – DeepSeek banned from Australian government devices amid national security concerns

00:21:53 - Two Ticks Town Talk – Boulder, Western Australia

00:38:36 – One hundred ‘carbon-neutral’ corporates quit government scheme over integrity concerns

01:01:00 - This week in Australian history 7-13 Feb

01:12:55 - XXXX bottle top quiz

Sources:

China slams Australia's DeepSeek ban on government devices

One hundred ‘carbon-neutral’ corporates quit government scheme over integrity concerns

Climate Active - Certificaton

WA Police historical society - 1942 Boulder & Kalgoorlie Bombings by Peter Skehan

The day terror struck Boulder: Why is WA's worst mass bombing long forgotten?

Trove - Boulder bombings

Wikipedia - Boulder, Western Australia

Crime Scene Photography in England, 1895–1960

Two Ticks Town Talk - Wittenoom, Western Australia (from 2 Nov 2023 Australia Talks)

Wikipedia - Banana, Queensland

#Australia #Australian

Two Ticks Town Talk - Banana, Queensland (from 6 Feb 2025 Australia Talks)

Sun, 09 Feb 2025 01:00:00 +1100

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Banana, Queensland from the 6 Feb 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.

Sources:

AngloAmerican

Wikipedia - Dawson coal mine

Trove - Rannes

Queensland Government - Banana

#Australia #Australian

Australia Talks - 6 Feb 2025: Conscription for Australia & AEC fights disinformation

Fri, 07 Feb 2025 13:00:00 +1100

A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions.

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:10:37 – Former Army Chief Peter Leahy tells government to consider conscription to boost service numbers

00:31:50 - Two Ticks Town Talk – Banana, Queensland

00:45:13 – Sovereign citizens, conspiracy theorists and keyboard warriors being targeted by the Australian Electoral Commission this coming federal election

01:07:05 - This week in Australian history 31 Jan & 1-6 Feb

01:17:36 - XXXX bottle top quiz

Sources:

‘National pride’ key to national defence – Peter Leahy

Former Army chief Peter Leahy tells government to consider return of conscription to bolster service numbers

The AEC wants to stop AI and misinformation. But it’s up against a problem that is deep and dark

‘Doing this to ourselves’: misinformation threat is local, Australian Electoral Commission warns

AngloAmerican

Wikipedia - Banana, Queensland

Wikipedia - Dawson coal mine

Trove - Rannes

Queensland Government - Banana

Warialda Pt 2, 7 Dec 2024 (Country Women Association)

AEC - Stop and consider

Tradie magazine - History of Esky

Wikipedia - Esky

Redmap - A fish by any other name

Wikipedia - Donald Cambell

#Australia #Australian

Two Ticks Town Talk - Dumbleyung, Western Australia (from 30 Jan 2025 Australia Talks)

Sun, 02 Feb 2025 01:00:00 +1100

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Dumbleyung, Western Australia from the 30 Jan 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.

Sources:

AussieTowns - Dumbleyung

Wikipedia - Dumbleyung, Western Australia

Hockey-like sport 'dumbung' played by Indigenous Australians lays the field for Kookaburras-Dutch clash

Western Australia Heritage Council

Wikipedia - Water speed record

#Australia #Australian

Australia Talks - 30 Jan 2025: Woolworths and Coles untrustworthy & Right to Repair

Fri, 31 Jan 2025 13:00:00 +1100

A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions.

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:12:36 – Woolworths and Coles top Australia’s most distrusted brands list

00:37:37 - Two Ticks Town Talk – Dumbleyung, Western Australia

00:55:18 – Australian farmers want the right to repair their own tractors

01:17:05 - This week in Australian history 24-30 Jan

01:33:20 - XXXX bottle top quiz

Sources:

How Coles and Woolworths became Australia's 'most distrusted' brands

Woolworths and Coles: From Most Trusted to Most Distrusted

‘We’ve been dumbed-down’: Australian farmers want the right to repair their own tractors again

ACCC Motor vehicle information scheme (MVIS)

AussieTowns - Dumbleyung

Wikipedia - Donald Cambell

Wikipedia - Dumbleyung, Western Australia

Hockey-like sport 'dumbung' played by Indigenous Australians lays the field for Kookaburras-Dutch clash

Western Australia Heritage Council

Wikipedia - Water speed record

Wikipedia - Burning Mountain

#Australia #Australian

Two Ticks Town Talk - Wingen, New South Wales (from 23 Jan 2025 Australia Talks)

Sun, 26 Jan 2025 01:35:00 +1100

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Wingen, New South Wales from 23 Jan 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.

Sources

Aussie Towns - Burning Mountain, NSW

Burning Mountain Nature Reserve

#Australia #Australian

Australia Talks - 23 Jan 2025: Green Aluminium & Coffee prices skyrocket

Fri, 24 Jan 2025 13:00:00 +1100

A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions.

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:07:39 – Croc watch

00:11:23 – Federal Labor to pledge $2 billion for ‘green aluminium’ in new election pitch

00:24:39 - Two Ticks Town Talk – Wingen, New South Wales

00:41:53 – Flat white coffee prices are likely to skyrocket, no matter where you live

01:05:20 - This week in Australian history 17-23 Jan

01:16:12 - XXXX bottle top quiz

Sources:

New Green Aluminium Production Credit will support the transition to green metals

Federal Labor to pledge $2 billion for 'green aluminium' in new election pitch

Labor’s green aluminium play is canny politics, not least for exposing Dutton’s wilful energy ignorance

Flat white coffee price likely to skyrocket, no matter where you live

Why are coffee prices going up, and will a flat white really cost $10 or more as a result?

Coffee Prices to Skyrocket 2025

Wikipedia - Burning Mountain

Aussie Towns - Burning Mountain, NSW

Burning Mountain Nature Reserve

The crocodile from Crocodile Dundee dies in Australia

Celebrity crocodile Burt, of Crocodile Dundee fame, dies at Crocosaurus Cove

9 of the World’s Deadliest Snakes

List of Top 10 Deadliest Snakes in the World

Australia’s 10 most dangerous snakes

#Australia #Australian

Two Ticks Town Talk - Mittagong, New South Wales (from 16 Jan 2025 Australia Talks)

Sun, 19 Jan 2025 01:39:00 +1100

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Mittagong, New South Wales from the 16 Jan 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.

Sources:

The 19th century Iron Making Process

Aussie Towns - Mittagong, NSW

Fitzroy Iron Works

Highlands Market Place

Wikipedia - Fitzroy Iron Works

Newcastle Industrial Heritage Association - Fitz Roy Iron Works

Wikipedia - Mittagong

#Australian #Australia

Australia Talks - 16 Jan 2025: GM mozzies for Aussies & Trains not Planes

Fri, 17 Jan 2025 13:23:00 +1100

A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions.

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:05:44 - Genetically modified mosquitoes planned for release in Queensland early this year

00:24:13 - Two Ticks Town Talk - Mittagong, New South Wales

00:40:09 - Soaring airfares between Melbourne and Sydney see travellers choose the 11 hour train ride

01:03:14 - This week in Australian history 10-16 January

01:11:21 - XXXX bottle top quiz

Sources:

Male mosquitoes to be genetically engineered to poison females with semen in Australian research

Australian Government Notice of Application

Recombinant venom proteins in insect seminal fluid reduce female lifespan

Genetically modified mosquitoes could soon be released in one Australian state: everything you need to know

Soaring air fares between Melbourne and Sydney see travellers take 11-hour train

Australia Talks - 8 Aug 2024: Rex Airlines

The 19th century Iron Making Process

Aussie Towns - Mittagong, NSW

Fitzroy Iron Works

Highlands Market Place

Wikipedia - Fitzroy Iron Works

Newcastle Industrial Heritage Association - Fitz Roy Iron Works

Wikipedia - Mittagong

White Cliffs Solar Power Station

#Australia #Australian

Two Ticks Town Talk - White Cliffs, New South Wales (from 9 Dec 2025 Australia Talks)

Sun, 12 Jan 2025 01:02:00 +1100

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk segment on White Cliffs, New South Wales from the 9 Dec 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.

Sources:

White Cliffs, New South Wales

Aussie Towns - White Cliffs, NSW

#Australia #Australian

Australia Talks - 9 Jan 2025: Australia behind 2025 world & RBA actioning $AUD dropping

Fri, 10 Jan 2025 13:00:00 +1100

A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions.

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:06:19 - The world in 2025 is bigger, smarter and more conflicted than ever - and Australia could be left behind

00:39:04 - Two Ticks Town Talk - White Cliffs, New South Wales

00:56:19 - Interest rates, Exporters and Reserve Bank of Australia intervention: There's a lot at stake as the Australian dollar weakens

01:15:13 - This week in Australian history 20-31 Dec and 1-9 Jan

01:35:07 - XXXX bottle top quiz

Sources:

The world in 2025 is bigger, smarter and more conflicted than ever — and Australia could be left behind

Decoding Tomorrow: Futurism and Foresights Today

Australian dollar now at risk of plummeting to pandemic-era lows, analysts say

Why the falling $A could delay RBA rate cuts

White Cliffs Solar Power Station

White Cliffs, New South Wales

Aussie Towns - White Cliffs, NSW

Google maps satellite view of White Cliffs

Kerry Packer's Political Philosophy

#Australia #Australian

Two Ticks Town Talk - New Year Repeat 2025 Wittenoom, Western Australia (from 2 Nov 2023 Australia Talks)

Sun, 05 Jan 2025 01:50:00 +1100

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk - New Year Repeat 2025 of the segment on Wittenoom, Western Australia from 2 Nov 2023 full episode of Australia Talks.

Sources:

Wikipedia - Wittenoom

#Australian #Australia

Australia Talks - 2 Jan 2025: Happy New Year, back on 9 Jan 2025

Thu, 02 Jan 2025 13:46:00 +1100

A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions.

DarkestKnight and Ardeet wish all of our gracious listeners a Happy and Successful New Year. We'll resume our regular programming on 9 Jan 2025.

Two Ticks Town Talk - Christmas Repeat 2024 Balladonia, Western Australia (from 16 Jan 2024 Australia Talks)

Sun, 29 Dec 2024 01:43:00 +1100

This is the Christmas Repeat of the Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Balladonia, Western Australia from 16 Jan 2024 full episode of Australia Talks.

Sources:

Wikipedia - Balladonia

NASA's Skylab met its demise in Australia more than 40 years ago — but was it really an accident?

Wikipedia - Skylab

Family Music Group - The Ballad of Balladonia Night

Australia Talks - 26 Dec 2024: Merry Christmas and see you 9 Jan 2025

Thu, 26 Dec 2024 13:24:00 +1100

A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions.

DarkestKnight and Ardeet wish all of our listeners a Merry Christmas. We really appreciate the support over the year.

We'll be back on deck for regular programming 9 Jan 2025.

#Australia #Australian

Two Ticks Town Talk - Chute, Victoria (from 19 Dec 2024 Australia Talks)

Sun, 22 Dec 2024 01:52:00 +1100

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Chute, Victoria from the full 19 Dec 2024 episode of Australia Talks.

#Australia #Australian

Australia Talks - 19 Dec 2024: Energy utilities rip off & Aus leads in protestor arrests

Fri, 20 Dec 2024 13:00:00 +1100

A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions.

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:00:53 – Croc watch

00:08:17 - "Ripping off customers" - Energy utilities force households to pay more than double business

00:35:04 - Two Ticks Town Talk - Chute, Victoria

00:55:17 - Australia leads the world in arresting climate and environment protesters

01:14:02 - This week in Australian history 13-19 Dec

01:25:10 - XXXX bottle top quiz

Sources:

“Ripping off customers:” Energy utilities force households to pay more than double than business

Voters blame one man for rising energy bills while companies get away with gouging

Price gouging: AGL and Origin

Australia Is Officially The Best In The World At Something: Arresting Climate Protestors

Australia leads the world in arresting climate and environment protesters

eGold - Chute, Victoria

Wikipedia - Chute, Victoria

Australian dictionary of biography - Cyril Percy Callister (1893–1949)

The legacy of this Australian classic spread and the remarkable tale of its Victorian creator

Aussie Towns - Beaufort, Vic

Wikipedia - Vegemite

Missiles launched from Bushmaster vehicles could soon be operated by the Australian army

#Australia #Australian

Two Ticks Town Talk - Eastwood, New South Wales (from 14 Dec 2024 Australia Talks)

Sun, 15 Dec 2024 01:37:00 +1100

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Eastwood, New South Wales from the 14 Dec 2024 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.

#Australia #Australian

Australia Talks - 14 Dec 2024: Strikemaster missiles & Australian music dwindling

Sat, 14 Dec 2024 15:08:16 +1100

A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions.

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 - Introduction
00:09:04 - Missiles launched from Bushmaster vehicles could soon be operated by the Australian army
00:28:38 - Two Ticks Town Talk - Eastwood, New South Wales
00:40:58 - How Australian music lost its global relevance
01:04:43 - This week in Australian history 6-12 December
01:16:01 - XXXX bottle top quiz

Sources:

Second-Long-Range Fires Regiment approved

How Australian Music Lost Its Global Relevance

How Marc Fennell untangled one of Australian music’s rise-and-fall mysteries

Australia’s live music crisis is essentially a crisis of confidence. How could we bring it back?

Wikipedia - Granny Smith

Who was the real Granny Smith?

Wikipedia - Eastwood, New South Wales

It's taken 100 years, but the Country Women's Association of NSW is ready for change

#Australia #Australian

Two Ticks Town Talk - Warialda (Part 2), New South Wales (from 7 Dec 2024 Australia Talks)

Sun, 08 Dec 2024 01:43:00 +1100

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Warialda (Part 2), New South Wales from the 7 Dec 2024 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.

Sources:

Wikipedia - Country Women's Association

Australian Dictionary of Biography - Grace Emily Munro (1879–1964)

#Australia

Australia Talks - 7 Dec 2024: No military for young Aussies & Aus declines nuclear energy pact

Sat, 07 Dec 2024 16:34:20 +1100

A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions.

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 - Introduction
00:09:14 - Why young Australians don't want to join the military: 'war is messed up'
00:37:52 - Two Ticks Town Talk - Warialda (Part 2), New South Wales
00:55:43 - Australia declines to join UK and US led nuclear energy development pact
01:10:05 - This week in Australian history 29-30 Nov 1-5 Dec
01:23:44 - XXXX bottle top quiz

Sources:

Gen Z is turning away from military service in record numbers. We’re trying to understand why

The continuing decline of the ADF workforce

Albanese government gives firm ‘no’ to joining UK-US agreement to advance nuclear technology

Australia declines to join UK and US-led nuclear energy development pact

Spicy sticky pulled beef flatbread sliders

It's taken 100 years, but the Country Women's Association of NSW is ready for change

Wikipedia - Country Women's Association

Australian Dictionary of Biography - Grace Emily Munro (1879–1964)

Bunnings breached privacy laws by using facial recognition on customers, Commissioner finds Bunnings breached privacy of customers by using facial recognition, watchdog finds Bunnings breached privacy law by scanning customers’ faces – but this loophole lets other shops keep doing it Parkes Observatory Wikipedia - Parkes Observatory Wikipedia - Parkes, New South Wales Labor dumps misinformation bill after Senate unites against it Laws to regulate misinformation online abandoned View from The Hill: Albanese government crumples on misinformation bill and gambling advertising Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries Parkes Telescope picture #Australian #Australia

#Australia

Two Ticks Town Talk - Parkes (Part 2), New South Wales (28 Nov 2024 Australia Talks)

Sun, 01 Dec 2024 01:00:00 +1100

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk episode on Parkes (Part 2), New South Wales from 28 Nov 2024 Australia Talks.

Sources:

Parkes Observatory Wikipedia - Parkes Observatory Wikipedia - Parkes, New South Wales Parkes Telescope picture #Australian #Australia

Australia Talks - 28 Nov 2024: Bunnings breaches privacy & Albo dumps misinformation laws

Fri, 29 Nov 2024 13:04:00 +1100

A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions.

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:00:51 - Croc watch
00:10:35 - Bunnings breached privacy laws by using facial recognition on customers
00:40:54 - Two Ticks Town Talk - Parkes (Part 2), New South Wales
00:59:35 - Laws to regulate misinformation online abandoned
01:19:25 - This week in Australian history 22-28 Nov
01:32:44 - XXXX bottle top quiz

Sources:

Two Ticks Town Talk - Parkes, New South Wales (from 22 Nov 2024 Australia Talks)

Sun, 24 Nov 2024 01:27:00 +1100

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Parkes, New South Wales from 22 Nov 2024 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.

#Australia

Australia Talks - 22 Nov 2024: Solar power struggles & Japan joins military exercises

Fri, 22 Nov 2024 14:35:28 +1100

A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions.

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 - Introduction
00:06:12 - Australia struggling with an oversupply of solar power
00:32:21 - Two Ticks Town Talk - Parkes, New South Wales
00:49:12 - Japanese forces expected to join US Marines for military exercises in Australia next year
01:07:06 - This week in Australian history 15-21 November
01:15:34 - XXXX bottle top quiz

Sources:

Japanese forces to join US Marines for military exercises in Australia next year

Japanese troops are set to train alongside Australian and US forces in Darwin

Japanese troops to train with Australia, US militaries in Darwin

Australia struggling with oversupply of solar power

Elvis Lives in Parkes Documentary

Parkes Elvis Festival history

Aussie Towns - Parkes, NSW

Wikipedia - Parkes, NSW

Wikipedia - Parkes Elvis Festival

Wikipedia - Anniversaries

#Australian

Two Ticks Town Talk - Riverton, South Australia (from 12 Nov 2024 Australia Talks)

Sun, 17 Nov 2024 01:29:00 +1100

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Riverton, South Australia from the 12 Nov 2024 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.

#Australia

Australia Talks - 12 Nov 2024: Tough new scam laws & 3D printed guns

Fri, 15 Nov 2024 13:13:00 +1100

A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions.

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 - Introduction
00:08:03 - Banks and social media companies to be fined overs scams under new Australian laws touted as 'strongest in the world'
00:33:03 - Two Ticks Town Talk - Riverton, South Australia
00:51:59 - 3D printed guns on rise in Australia, with seizures of lethal firearms up across nation
01:22:06 - This week in Australian history 8-14 November
01:33:55 - XXXX bottle top quiz

Sources:

Banks and social media companies to be fined over scams under new Australian laws touted as ‘strongest in world’

Australia’s new scam prevention draft is welcome – but it needs to be broader in scope

3D-printed guns on rise in Australia, with seizures of lethal firearms up across nation

Stash of hidden 3D-printed guns seized in raid on alleged Perth crime figure

‘Gun control is dead and we killed it’: unmasking the lonely incel who designed the world’s most popular 3D-printed firearm

Aussie Towns - Riverton

Wikipedia - Riverton, South Australia

Australia's first political assassination is just as mysterious today as it was a century ago

Trove - Russian runs amok

Sarlines Books - The Riesling Railway by John Wilson

Australia is axing a $7bn military satellite project, leaving defence comms potentially vulnerable

#Australia

Two Ticks Town Talk - Warialda New South Wales (from 7 Nov 2024 Australia Talks)

Sun, 10 Nov 2024 23:36:00 +1100

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Warialda New South Wales from the 7 Nov 2024 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.

#Australian

Australia Talks - 7 Nov 2024: Australia axing military satellite & CSIRO flexible solar panels

Fri, 08 Nov 2024 13:06:00 +1100

A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions.

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 - Introduction
00:09:03 - Australia is axing a $7bn military satellite project, leaving defence communications potentially vulnerable
00:29:29 - Two Ticks Town Talk - Warialda, New South Wales
00:59:28 - CSIRO opens $6.8m printing facility to make flexible solar panels
01:22:25 - This week in Australian history 1-7 Nov
01:31:25 - XXXX bottle top quiz

Sources:

$7 billion project to create Australian military satellites axed amid defence spending review

CSIRO opens $6.8m printing facility to make flexible solar panels

CSIRO looks to commercialise printed solar cells

Printable solar cells for lightweight energy

Wikipedia - Warialda, New South Wales

Wikipedia - Polio

Wiping Out Polio: How The U.S. Snuffed Out A Killer

Sister Kenny, The full movie of Polio paralysis treatment

Visit Gwydir shire - Fossicking and Geology

#Australian

Two Ticks Town Talk - Macquarie Island, Tasmania (from 1 Nov 2024 Australia Talks)

Sun, 03 Nov 2024 01:42:00 +1100

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Macquarie Island, Tasmania from the 1 Nov 2024 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.

#Australian

Australia Talks - 1 Nov 2024: Food waste warriors & Australia's huge missile purchase

Fri, 01 Nov 2024 18:28:36 +1100

A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions.

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 - Introduction
00:16:24 - Food waste warriors redirect unwanted produce to homes and charities
00:37:12 - Two Ticks Town Talk - Macquarie Island, Tasmania
00:57:59 - Australia announces $7B for SM-2 and SM-6 missiles in huge munitions purchase
01:17:46 - This week in Australian history 25-31 Oct
01:29:25 - XXXX bottle top quiz

Sources:

Food waste warriors redirect unwanted produce to homes, charities

Potato standards in Australia leading to food waste, higher prices, farmers say

Australia announces $7B for SM-2, SM-6 missiles in huge munitions purchase

Thales Australia clinches government munitions deal after company stops hiring employee accused of corruption

Australia to ramp up missile production as Indo Pacific enters new missile age

Wikipedia - Macquarie Island

Australian Antarctic Program - Macquarie Island

Border corners of Australia

Federation Square's hidden gem

Two Ticks Town Talk - Cabramurra, New South Wales (from 24 Oct 2024 Australia Talks)

Sun, 27 Oct 2024 01:19:00 +1100

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Cabramurra, New South Wales from the 24 Oct 2024 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.

#Australia

Australia Talks - 24 Oct 2024: Dutton's $5B home plan & National age verification scheme

Fri, 25 Oct 2024 13:30:00 +1100

A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions.

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 - Introduction
00:10:42 - Croc watch

00:14:08 - Peter Dutton's $5 billion plan for 500,000 new homes focussed on speeding up infrastructure delays and cutting red tape

00:38:58 - Two Ticks Town Talk - Cabramurra, New South Wales
01:00:41 - Australia's National age verification scheme for social media
01:27:17 - This week in Australian history 18-24 October
01:37:47 - XXXX bottle top quiz

Sources:

Hunt for 'problem' crocodile in WA's north has residents and tourists on edge - ABC Australia

Peter Dutton’s $5 billion plan for 500,000 new homes focussed on speeding up infrastructure delays, cutting red tape

Property lobby rejects key Coalition housing policy, after standing behind Peter Dutton during announcement

Open letter regarding proposed social media bans for children

It’s not just a ‘teen social media ban’, it’s a national age verification scheme

Teens already on social media could be exempt from a ban under an option canvassed by Anthony Albanese

Federal government's looming social media ban may be bad for isolated, marginalised teenagers

Aussie Towns - Cabramurra

Wikipedia - Cabramurra

Snowy Hydro town Cabramurra bids farewell to the last of its permanent residents

Wikipedia - Snow Mountains Scheme

Snowy Hydro

Government to put pressure on opposition with legislation to ensure NBN stays in public hands

#Australia

Two Ticks Town Talk - Mt Augustus, Western Australia (from 17 Oct 2024 Australia Talks)

Sun, 20 Oct 2024 01:06:00 +1100

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Mt Augustus, Western Australia from 17 Oct 2024 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.

#Australian

Australia Talks - 17 Oct 2024: Youth crime debunked & NBN to stay public

Fri, 18 Oct 2024 12:57:18 +1100

A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions.

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 - Introduction
00:09:19 - Criminologists debunk claims of a youth crime crisis
00:34:32 - Two Ticks Town Talk - Mt Augustus, Western Australia
00:51:59 - Government using legislation to pressure opposition into keeping the NBN in public hands
01:14:44 - This week in Australian history 11-17 October
01:25:07 - XXXX bottle top quiz

Sources:

Criminologists debunk claims of 'youth crime crisis' as data shows dramatic declines

Amid claims of a ‘youth crime crisis’, Victoria’s approach is working, advocates say

WesternAustralia.com - Australia's biggest rock and it isn't Uluru

Wikipedia - Mt Augustus, Western Australia

Trove - Mount Augustus geology and geomorphology

Sightseeing tours - Is Uluru the biggest rock?

Prime Minister's office - Albanese Government keeping the National Broadband Network in public hands

Labor's NBN bill shows a government reaching for an escape from the Middle East debate

Wikipedia - Walsh St Police shootings

Wikipedia - Jemaah Islamiyah

Australian Electoral Commission - Compulsory voting in Australia

Noise camera trial to be launched on roads as part of a multi-agency effort with the EPA, Transport for NSW and NSW Police

#Australian

Two Ticks Town Talk - Bourke, New South Wales (from 10 Oct 2024 Australia Talks)

Sun, 13 Oct 2024 01:06:00 +1100

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Bourke, New South Wales from the 10 Oct 2024 full episode of Australia Talks.

#Australian

Australia Talks - 10 Oct 2024: Noise cameras & Free medical clinics

Fri, 11 Oct 2024 13:20:00 +1100

A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions.

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:07:51 - Bureaucrats demand tax be completed by 31 Oct

00:09:33 - Noice camera trial to be launched on roads as part of a multi-agency effort with the EPA, Transport for NSW and NSW Police

00:30:16 - Two Ticks Town Talk - Bourke, New South Wales
00:55:08 - Greens pitch 1,000 free healthcare clinics in election push targeting 'winnable' Labor seats
01:17:24 - This week in Australian history 4-10 October
01:31:56 - XXXX bottle top quiz

Sources:

Greens announce election plan for free GP, Dentist, Psychologist, Nurse visits

Greens reveal plan for 1,000 new health clinics with free medical and dental care across Australia

Greens pitch 1,000 free healthcare clinics in election push targeting 'winnable' Labor seats

Two Ticks Town Talk - Corowa, New South Wales, 11 Dec 2023

'At the back o' Bourke' poem - Will Ogilvie

Monument Australia - Fort Bourke

Wikipedia - Bourke

Aussie Towns - Bourke

New AUKUS treaty with UK to keep $368bn nuclear-powered submarine program on track

#Australian

Two Ticks Town Talk - Cooladdi, Queensland (from 2 Oct 2024 Australia Talks)

Sun, 06 Oct 2024 01:41:00 +1100

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Cooladdi, Queensland from the 2 Oct 2024 full episode of Australia Talks.

#Australian

Australia Talks -2 Oct 2024: New AUKUS treaty & ASIO Uni spy warning

Fri, 04 Oct 2024 12:57:00 +1000

A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions.

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 - Introduction
00:10:56 - New AUKUS treaty with UK to keep $368bn nuclear-powered submarine program on track
00:42:12 - Two Ticks Town Talk - Cooladdi, Queensland
00:59:14 - Universities warned by ASIO on menace of foreign spies
01:21:00 - This week in Australian history 27-30 Sep and 1-3 Oct
01:31:23 - XXXX bottle top quiz

Sources:

House leaders urge White House to share more tech with Australia, UK

AUKUS boss insists project remains on track despite frustrations and staff upheaval within submarine agency

Australia's nuclear-powered submarines

Universities warned by ASIO on menace of foreign spies

Visiting professor used PhD students to gather intelligence for China, Asio boss alleges

Australian Bureau of Statistics - Cooladdi

Wikipedia - Cooladdi

Queensland.com - Cooladdi

Wikipedia - Unrestricted warfare

#Australian

Two Ticks Town Talk - Thargomindah, Queensland (from 26 Sep 2024 Australia Talks)

Sun, 29 Sep 2024 01:18:00 +1000

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Thargomindah, Queensland from 26 Sep 2024 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.

#Australian

Australia Talks - 26 Sep 2024: ACCC legal action against Coles and Woolworths & Dental in Medicare

Fri, 27 Sep 2024 13:05:00 +1000

A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions.

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 - Introduction
00:01:00 - Croc watch

00:11:34 - ACCC takes legal action against Woolworths and Coles over allegedly misleading price claims
00:33:14 - Two Ticks Town Talk - Thargomindah, Queensland
00:50:33 - Why isn't dental included in Medicare?
01:13:37 - This week in Australian history 20-26 Sep
01:26:25 - XXXX bottle top quiz

Sources:

ACCC takes legal action against Woolworths and Coles over allegedly misleading pricing claims

Woolworths and Coles sued by ACCC for allegedly misleading shoppers over the price of more than 500 products

Why isn’t dental included in Medicare? It’s time to change this – here’s how

Labor resists internal push for dental in Medicare, saying focus is on strengthening general practice

Aussie Towns - The trivial pursuit question no one gets right

Aussie Towns - The Thargomindah ghost

TrulyAus

Travel Action Matilda Country

Wikipedia - Thargomindah

Aussie Towns - Thargomindah

MONA's Ladies Lounge discrimination case heads to Tasmania's Supreme Court amid appeal to reinstate ladies-only space

#Australian

Two Ticks Town Talk - Bunyip, Victoria (from 22 Sep 2024 Australia Talks)

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 01:02:00 +1000

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Bunyip, Victoria from the 22 Sep 2024 full episode of Australia Talks.

#Australian

Australia Talks - 22 Sep 2024: MONA's Ladies Lounge & Social Housing spend

Sun, 22 Sep 2024 15:28:43 +1000

A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions.

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 - Introduction
00:11:15 - MONA's Ladies Lounge discrimination case goes to the Tasmanian Supreme Court
00:26:19 - Two Ticks Town Talk - Bunyip, Victoria
00:41:48 - Australian government unaware of how much they're spending on social housing
01:04:26 - This week in Australian history 13-19 Sep
01:18:43 - XXXX bottle top quiz

Sources:

MONA takes Ladies Lounge discrimination case to Supreme Court of Tasmania

Government unaware of size of social housing spend, with some projects set to take years

Wikipedia - Bunyip, Victoria

Wikipedia - Bunyip

Brittanica - Bunyip

Australasian Bittern, "Bunyip bird" conservation

Queensland Air Museum

Two Ticks Town Talk - Oodnadatta, South Australia (from 12 Sep 2023 Australia Talks)

#Australian

Two Ticks Town Talk - Kununurra, Western Australia (from 12 Sep 2024 Australia Talks)

Sun, 15 Sep 2024 01:35:00 +1000

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Kununurra, Western Australia from the 12 Sep 2024 full episode of Australia Talks.

#Australian

Australia Talks - 12 Sep 2024: Australia to import gas & Unions leave ACTU

Fri, 13 Sep 2024 13:00:00 +1000

A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions.

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:10:00 - Australia is set to import gas for the first time

00:33:54 - Two Ticks Town Talk is Kununurra, Western Australia

01:06:05 - Unions are splitting from the ACTU

01:28:48 - This week in Australian history 6-12 September

01:42:59 - XXXX bottle top quiz

'Australia Talks' is the official podcast of the r/Australian subreddit.

Sources:

Once unthinkable, gas giant Australia is set to import supplies for the first time

Blue-collar union votes to split from ACTU over CFMEU handling

Major blue-collar union splits from ACTU

Territorial evolution of Australia

Wikipedia - Kununurra

Visit Kununurra

The Australia Institute - Dam the expense: The Ord River irrigation scheme and the development of northern Australia

Ord River irrigators say bureaucracy stifling agricultural development in WA's far north

Wikipedia - Anniversaries

#Australian

Two Ticks Town Talk - The Whitsundays, Queensland (from 5 Sep 2024 Australia Talks)

Sun, 08 Sep 2024 02:43:00 +1000

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on The Whitsundays, Queensland from 5 Sep 2024 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.

#Australia

Australia Talks - 5 Sep 2024: Working hard no longer works & Aus disposable income world's worst

Fri, 06 Sep 2024 12:40:53 +1000

A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions.

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:10:44 - People no longer believe that working hard will lead to a better life

00:36:29 - The Whitsundays, Queensland

00:58:02 - Australia's fall in disposable income is the worst in the world

01:18:39 - This week in Australian history 30-31 Aug and 1-5 Sep

01:33:17 - XXXX bottle top quiz

'Australia Talks' is the official podcast of the r/Australian subreddit.

Sources:
People no longer believe working hard will lead to a better life, survey shows

Australia’s fall in disposable income is the worst in the world

The Whitsundays tourism site

Aussie Towns - Hamilton Island

Queensland Places

Aussie Towns - Whitsundays

Crocodile numbers on the rise along the Pilbara coast

#Australia

Two Ticks Town Talk - Queenscliff, Victoria (from 29 Aug Australia Talks 2024)

Sun, 01 Sep 2024 02:48:00 +1000

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Queenscliff, Victoria from 29 Aug 2024 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.

#Australian

Australia Talks - 29 Aug 2024: Gina Rinehart's Australian vision & Plummeting iron ore prices

Fri, 30 Aug 2024 17:40:18 +1000

A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions.

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:08:11 - Croc Watch

00:10:02 - Gina Rinehart urges the government to "drill, baby, drill" and offers suggestions to improve defence and the economy

00:52:19 - Two Ticks Town Talk is Queenscliff, Victoria

01:12:24 - Falling iron ore prices related to China's property crisis could put a $3billion hole in the federal budget

01:31:12 - This week in Australian history 23-29 Aug

01:37:48 - XXXX bottle top quiz

'Australia Talks' is the official podcast of the r/Australian subreddit

Sources:

Plummeting iron ore prices on back of China's property crisis could wipe $3b from federal budget

Treasurer Jim Chalmers warns falling iron ore prices could impact Australian economy

Trading Economics - Iron ore

Australia’s top 25 exports, goods and services 2023

Gina Rinehart urges government to ‘drill, baby, drill’ and build Israeli-style ‘iron dome’ in northern Australia

Bush Summit 2024 | Dr. Gina Rinehart AO – Townsville speech

The Museum of Lost Things - The Legend of the Queenscliff Treasure

The Great Lost Treasure

Aussie Town Facebook page on Queenscliff

Aussie Towns - Queenscliff

#Australian

Two Ticks Town Talk - Airlie Beach Part 1, Queensland (from 22 Aug 2024 Australia Talks)

Sun, 25 Aug 2024 02:31:00 +1000

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Airlie Beach (Part 1), Queensland from the 22 Aug 2024 full podcast of 'Australia Talks'.

#Australian

Australia Talks - 22 Aug 2024: Great Barrier Reef growing back & New ID for Australians

Fri, 23 Aug 2024 13:30:05 +1000

A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions.

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:09:07 - The Great Barrier Reef is showing record growth with some of the highest numbers recorded

00:33:15 - Two Ticks Town Talk is Airlie Beach, Queensland

00:44:18 - The Australian government is planning a major ID change for every Australian with a new verification system

01:07:53 - This week in Australian history 16-22 August

01:27:28 - XXXX bottle top quiz

'Australia Talks' is the official podcast of the r/australian subreddit.

Sources:

How the Great Barrier Reef shows record growth AND intense bleaching

New report on Great Barrier Reef shows coral cover increases before onset of serious bleaching, cyclones

Queensland Places

Wikipedia - Airlie Beach

Australia.com guide to Airlie Beach

Major driver's licence change for millions of Aussies with new ID verification system

Jack Karlson, who shot to fame after ‘succulent Chinese meal’ arrest, dies aged 82

#Australian

Two Ticks Town Talk - Cervantes, Western Australia (from 16 Aug 2024 Australia Talks)

Sun, 18 Aug 2024 01:44:00 +1000

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Cervantes, Western Australia from the 16 Aug 2024 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.

#Australian

Australia Talks - 15 Aug 2024: ASIO terror threat & Pollies compromised by gambling

Fri, 16 Aug 2024 14:31:53 +1000

A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions.

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 - Introduction, Vale Jack Karlson the succulent Chinese meal man and Raygun's Olympic performance

00:09:21 - ASIO and Australia's increase terror threat

00:32:04 - Two Ticks Town Talks is Cervantes, Western Australia

00:48:12 - The influence of the gambling industry on Australian politicians and Albanese's latest watered down approach to gambling advertising

01:14:29 - This week in Australian history 9-15 August

01:23:13 - XXXX bottle top quiz

'Australia Talks' is the official podcast of the r/australian subreddit.

Sources:

YouTube - 'Democracy manifest'

Why is Australia’s Olympic team so large? Or: How did Raygun make it to the Olympics?

‘A total cop-out’ if Albanese government refuses blanket ban on gambling ads, Pocock says

Internal Labor tussle over gambling advertising laws pushes reforms further back

Australian government raises terrorism threat level to ‘probable’ as officials warn risk spans ideologies

ASIO 'stretched' as it faces terror threat that is more complex than a decade ago

Major new collaboration aims to preserve language and culture

Archive to preserve multitude of Indigenous languages

Wikipedia - Cervantes, Western Australia

Wikipedia - The Pinnacles (Western Australia)

National Rock Garden - Formation of the Pinnacles

YouTube - The Most Unexpected Gold Medal In History - Steven Bradbury | Salt Lake 2002 Winter Olympics

#Australia

Two Ticks Town Talk - Centre of Australia, Northern Territory (from 8 Aug Australia Talks 2024)

Sun, 11 Aug 2024 01:18:00 +1000

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on the Centre of Australia, Northern Territory from 8 Aug 2024 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.

#Australian

Australia Talks - 8 Aug 2024: Rex airline enters administration & "Vague" Future Made in Australia plan

Fri, 09 Aug 2024 14:20:08 +1000

A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions.

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:11:03 - Rex, Australia's third largest airline, enters administration

00:31:33 - Two Ticks Town Talk is "The centre of Australia"

00:46:46 - Government's Future Made in Australia plan criticised for 'vague and difficult to interpret' guidelines

01:10:15 - This week in Australian history 2-8 August

01:21:43 - XXXX bottle top quiz

'Australia Talks' is the official podcast of the r/australian subreddit.

Sources:

Australia’s third largest airline enters voluntary administration

Rex Airlines’ future up in the air amid questions about viability of small airlines in Australia

Rex is in administration, but MacAir founder says all hope not lost for regional airlines

Government's Future Made in Australia plan criticised for 'vague and difficult to interpret' guidelines

Labor-linked union wants Treasury to keep its nose out of funding for industry

Centre of Australia States and Territories

Wikipedia - Centre points of Australia

Image of Centre points of Australia

Australia Talks - 23 May 2024: Future Made in Australia and Gina Rinehart's portrait

#Australian

Two Ticks Town Talk - Winchelsea, Victoria (from 1 Aug 2024 Australia Talks)

Sun, 04 Aug 2024 01:28:00 +1000

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Winchelsea, Victoria from 1 Aug 2024 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.

#Australian

Australia Talks 1 Aug 2024: Power hungry data centres & Collins submarine refurbishments

Fri, 02 Aug 2024 09:18:02 +1000

A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions.

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:08:59 - Power hungry data centres in Australia are scrambling to find enough electricity to meet demand

00:33:34 - Two Ticks Town Talk is Winchelsea, Victoria

00:53:49 - Federal government signs $2.2billion deal to extend the life of the Collins submarine. New AUKUS subs delivery expected to face challenges

01:21:55 - This week in Australian history 26-31 Jul and 1 Aug

01:32:29 - XXXX bottle top quiz

'Australia Talks' is the official podcast of the r/australian subreddit

Sources:

Goodbye Natick! Microsoft has given up on one of its coolest projects ever — underwater data center pilot canned despite successful outcomes and won't come back

Power-hungry data centres scrambling to find enough electricity to meet demand

Microsoft finds underwater datacenters are reliable, practical and use energy sustainably

Submarine boss predicts AUKUS project will be slow, expensive and suffer setbacks

Federal government signs $2.2 billion deal to extend life of Collins submarines into the 2030s

Australia Talks - 18 Apr 2024: Gilmour Space Eris rocket

Wikipedia - Winchelsea, Victoria

Wikipedia - Thomas Austin (pastoralist)

Wikipedia - Rabbits in Australia

Wikipedia - Acclimatisation Society

Hankering for History

National Geographic

Australian Food Timeline

Tanggram - The magic of compounding interest

Museums Victoria

Mass IT outage affects airlines, hospitals, media and banks

#Australian

Two Ticks Town Talk - Stonehenge, Queensland (from 25 Jul 2024 Australia Talks)

Sun, 28 Jul 2024 01:19:00 +1000

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Stonehenge, Queensland from the 25 Jul 2024 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.

#Australian

Australia Talks - 25 Jul 2024: Crowdstrike outage & Excessive cigarette taxes fuel black market

Fri, 26 Jul 2024 16:01:47 +1000

A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions.

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:12:55 - Crowdstrike outage and impact on Australia

00:34:33 - Two Ticks Town Talk is Stonehenge in Queensland

00:47:28 - Excessively high cigarette taxes are fueling a black market

01:12:11 - This week in Australian history 19-25 July

01:23:27 - XXXX bottle top quiz

'Australia Talks' is the official podcast of the r/Australian subreddit.

Sources:

Why global tech meltdowns such as the CrowdStrike outage are the new normal

'Excessively high' cigarette taxes 'fuelling' black market, as retailers fear expansion of tobacco wars

Things to do in Stonehenge

Wikipedia - Stonehenge, Queensland

Australian Geographic - On this day: Dick Smith’s around-the-world solo flight

#Australian

Two Ticks Town Talk - Geraldton, Western Australia (from 18 Jul 2024 Australia Talks)

Sun, 21 Jul 2024 01:04:00 +1000

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Geraldton, Western Australia from the 18 Jul 2024 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.

#Australian

Australia Talks - 18 Jul 2024: Russian spying allegations & paying plasma donors

Fri, 19 Jul 2024 12:33:42 +1000

A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions.

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:16:10 - Russian spying allegations in Australia with two arrested

00:36:06 - Two Ticks Town Talk is Geraldton in Western Australia

00:59:14 - Should plasma donors in Australia be paid?

01:21:42 - This week in Australian history 12-18 July

01:30:57 - XXXX bottle top quiz

'Australia Talks' is the official podcast of the r/australian subreddit

Sources:

Anthony Albanese tells Moscow to 'back off' after Russian embassy criticises spying allegations

Two Australians charged with spying offences for allegedly conspiring to share ADF secrets with Russia

As Australia's reliance on imported blood plasma grows, the ethics of paid donation are back in focus

Aussie Towns - The genius of Monsignor Hawes

Monsignor John Hawes

National Heritage Places - HMAS Sydney II and the HSK Kormoran Shipwreck Sites

Wikipedia - Geraldton

Wikipedia - Houtman Abrohlos

Life expectancy has dropped in Australia for the first time in decades, a new government report says

#Australian

Two Ticks Town Talk - Rottnest Island Part 2, Western Australia (from 11 Jul 2024 Australia Talks)

Sun, 14 Jul 2024 01:49:00 +1000

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Rottnest Island Part 2, Western Australia from the full 11 Jul 2024 episode of 'Australia Talks'.

#Australian

Australia Talks - 11 Jul 2024: Life expectancy falls, new anti-corruption body scorecard

Fri, 12 Jul 2024 14:29:07 +1000

A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions.

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:08:01 - Australian life expectancy has fallen for the first time in almost 30 years

00:29:35 - Two Ticks Town Talk is Rottnest Island, Western Australia Part 2

00:50:03 - Is Australia's long awaited national anti-corruption body meeting expectation?

01:03:39 - This week in Australian history 5-11 July

01:16:20 - XXXX bottle top quiz

'Australia Talks' is the official podcast of the r/australian subreddit.

Sources:

Australia’s health 2024: in brief

Mick Tsikas/AAP Australia’s long-awaited national anti-corruption body is a year old. Is it meeting expectations?

National Anti-Corruption Commission decides not to pursue Robodebt Royal Commission referrals but focus on ensuring lessons learnt

Wikipedia - Rottnest Island

Rottnest Island

Wikipedia - Quokka

Australian Museum

Two Ticks Town Talk - Balladonia, Western Australia (from 16 Jan 2024)

Increasing annual leave to five weeks would cost employers less than you might think

#Australian

Two Ticks Town Talk - Serviceton, Victoria (from 4 July Australia Talks 2024)

Sun, 07 Jul 2024 01:25:00 +1000

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Serviceton, Victoria from the 4 July 2024 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.

#Australian

Australia Talks - 4 Jul 2024: 5 weeks annual leave & Thales to corruption watchdog

Fri, 05 Jul 2024 17:23:04 +1000

A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions.

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:12:17 - Update on Energy bill rebates for Aussie households

00:14:52 - Big push to give Aussies five weeks of annual leave

00:37:08 - Two Ticks Town Talk is Serviceton in Victoria

01:07:57 - Defence refers $1bn Thales contract to the national corruption watchdog

01:28:32 - This week in Australian history 28-30 Jun and 1-4 Jul

01:38:31 - XXXX bottle top quiz

'Australia Talks' is the official podcast of the r/australian subreddit

Sources:
Rebates and Assistance

Defence refers $1bn Thales defence contract to national corruption watchdog

Australian military's $1.3 billion Hawkei contract criticisms revealed after previously sealed by the Attorney-General

South Australia–Victoria border dispute

Serviceton, Victoria

The Border Mistake That Created a Disputed Territory - South Australia-Victoria Border

SA-Victoria-NSW border dogleg leaves locals in state of confusion amid coronavirus restrictions

Tom Waits - "Town With No Cheer"

#Australian

Two Ticks Town Talk - Rottnest Island, Western Australia (from 29 Jun 2024 Australia Talks)

Mon, 01 Jul 2024 01:08:00 +1000

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk episode on Rottnest Island, Western Australia from 29 Jun 2024 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.

#Australian

Australia Talks - 29 Jun 2024: Aussie nuclear towns revealed and no gas for the east coast

Sat, 29 Jun 2024 17:49:45 +1000

A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions.

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:07:49 - Aussie nuclear towns have been revealed in Peter Dutton's energy plan

00:39:45 - Two Ticks Town Talk is Rottnest Island, Western Australia

00:53:57 - AEMO warns of immediate gas shortfall threat for the east coast of Australia

01:15:37 - This week in Australian history 21-27 June

01:28:19 - XXXX bottle top quiz

'Australia Talks' is the official podcast of the r/australian subreddit

Sources:

Aussie nuclear towns have been revealed in Dutton energy plan

The Coalition’s nuclear power plan offers the worst of all energy worlds: higher emissions and higher electricity costs

Peter Dutton names seven potential nuclear power station sites but avoids questions on cost

AEMO warns of immediate gas shortfall threat as cold snap, renewable lulls and outages bite

Wikipedia - Rottnest Island

Rottnest Island Authority

Wadjemup Rottnest Island

Counting the Cost: Subsidies For Renewable Energy

Taxpayers to subsidise renewable energy projects as government concedes Australia set to miss targets

#Australian

Two Ticks Town Talk - Eugowra, New South Wales (from 20 Jun 2024)

Sun, 23 Jun 2024 06:45:23 +1000

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Eugowra, New South Wales from 20 Jun 2024 full podcast of 'Australia Talks'.

Australia Talks - 20 Jun 2024: Castle Law for Queensland and PFAS forever chemicals in drinking water

Fri, 21 Jun 2024 14:11:28 +1000

A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions.

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:09:05 - Castle Law is in front of the Queensland Parliament

00:39:52 - Two Ticks Town Talk is Eugowra in New South Wales

01:04:45 - PFAS forever chemicals: Carcinogens found in tap water across Australia

01:30:41 - This week in Australian history 14-20 June

01:40:55 - XXXX bottle top quiz

'Australia Talks' is the official podcast of the r/australian subreddit.

Sources:

Visit Eugowra

Finally Tally: 40,470 signatures as Castle Law Petition Tabled in State Parliament

Castle Law petition

Castle Law petition to allow lethal force against home intruders tabled in Queensland parliament

If home is your ‘castle’, how far can you go to defend it? In Queensland, it’s up for debate

Australian drinking water now allows a carcinogen at 140 times the US rate

‘There’s no safe level’: Carcinogens found in tap water across Australia

There are ‘forever chemicals’ in our drinking water. Should standards change to protect our health?

Australian Government regulatory guidance on PFAS

On this day in history: Australia’s biggest gold robbery

From Eugowra to Canberra: nine tonnes of Parliament House granite

Wikipedia - Escort rock

National Rock Garden

Wikipedia - Eugowra

#Australian

Two Ticks Town Talk - Ingham, Queensland (from 13 Jun 2024 Australia Talks)

Sun, 16 Jun 2024 01:08:00 +1000

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Ingham, Queensland from 13 Jun 2024 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.

#Australian

Australia Talks - 13 Jun 2024: Chinese investors must offload Australian shares and Climate targets to be dumped

Fri, 14 Jun 2024 14:35:28 +1000

A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions.

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:08:35 - Australian Federal treasurer orders Chinese linked investors to offload shares in Australian rare earths mine

00:27:53 - Two Ticks Town Talk is Ingham, Queensland

00:42:57 - Coalition to dump Australia's 2030 climate target, arguing 43 per cent emissions reduction is unachievable

01:11:32 - This week in Australian history 7-13 Jun

01:25:14 - XXXX bottle top quiz

'Australia Talks' is the official podcast of the r/australian subreddit.

Sources:
Federal government blocks Yuxiao Fund's bid to increase its stake in Northern Minerals

Federal treasurer orders Chinese-linked investors to offload shares in Australian rare earths mine

Wikipedia - Ingham, QLD

Centre for the government of Queensland

Wikipedia - A pub with no beer

The Coalition wants to dump our 2030 emissions target, yet somehow hit 2050’s. Behavioural economics has a name for that

Coalition to dump Australia's 2030 climate target, arguing 43 per cent emissions reduction is unachievable

YouTube - Slim Dusty, A pub with no beer

Sources:
Australia missing out on $13 billion in royalty revenue from gas projects, report says

Wikipedia - Bounty Day

Disney Fandom

#Australian

Two Ticks Town Talk - Mt Bryan East, South Australia (from 6 Jun 2024)

Sun, 09 Jun 2024 01:51:00 +1000

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Mt Bryan East, South Australia from the 6 Jun 2024 full episode of the 'Australia Talks' podcast.

#Australian

Australia Talks - 6 Jun 2024: $Billions in Gas royalties unpaid and a new PNG NRL team

Fri, 07 Jun 2024 14:37:49 +1000

A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions.

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:06:11 - Australia is missing out on $13 billion in royalties on natural gas projects

00:30:39 - Two Ticks Town Talk is Mt Bryan East, South Australia

01:01:16 - Australian taxpayers to spend $600 million on a Papua New Guinea National Rugby League football team

01:16:44 - This week in Australian history May 31 - Jun 6

01:27:20 - XXXX bottle top quiz

'Australia Talks' is the official podcast of the r/australian subreddit.

Australia’s great gas giveaway How Australia gives gas to multinational corporations for free

PNG expansion bid hits $170m roadblock as NRL clubs’ demands revealed

NRL and federal government closing in on $600m deal to launch Papua New Guinea rugby league team

Australian National Geographic - Australia's unsung hero by Jeff Maynard

Sir George Hubert Wilkins (1888–1958) by R. A. Swan

Wikipedia - Hubert Wilkins

Wikipedia - Mt Bryan East

Mount Bryan East and Sir Hubert Wilkins Homestead

Old Mt Bryan East School

Photos of Heysen Trail: Dare's Hill Road to Hallett

Monument Australia - Goyder's line

Wikipedia - Goyder's line

Visit Burra - Sir Hubert Wilkins' cottage

Heroic age of Antarctic Exploration

U.S Naval Institute - Oceans: 1931: The First Nautilus North Pole Expedition

Wilkins and Sherman Telepathy

#Australian

Two Ticks Town Talk - Picton, New South Wales (from 30 May 2024 Australia Talks)

Sun, 02 Jun 2024 06:57:54 +1000

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Picton, New South Wales from the 30 May 2024 full episode of the 'Australia Talks' podcast.

#Australian

Australia Talks - 30 May 2024: Social media ban for children and Aussie beef cheaper in Japan

Fri, 31 May 2024 18:16:56 +1000

Heads up - we had a sound issue this week that persists through the whole episode.

A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions.

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:09:05 - Albanese says children should be banned from social media

00:32:11 - Two Ticks Town Talk is Picton, New South Wales

00:49:37 - Is Aussie beef cheaper in Japan?

01:18:45 - This week in Australian history 24-30 May

01:33:14 - XXXX bottle top quiz

'Australia Talks' is the official podcast of the r/australian subreddit.

Sources:

Anthony Albanese backs campaign to ban children under 16 from social media

Would a ban of social media for children under 16 be the action we need to minimise harmful health effects?

Comparison suggests Aussie beef retailed in Japan is cheaper than in Australia

Stonequarry - Picton

Wikipedia - Picton railway station

What 'Beyond the Pale' Actually Means

Australian Museum - Dingo

Did You Know? 🍺 The World’s Oldest Known Recipe is for Beer

The Hymn to Ninkasi, Goddess of Beer

#Australian

Two Ticks Town Talk - Broome Part 2, Western Australia (from 23 May 2024 Australia Talks)

Sun, 26 May 2024 01:10:00 +1000

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Broome (Part 2) in Western Australia from the 23 May 2024 full podcast of 'Australia Talks'.

#Australian

Australia Talks - 23 May 2024: Future Made in Australia and Gina Rinehart's portrait

Fri, 24 May 2024 18:33:13 +1000

A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions.

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:10:19 - Labor's 'Future Made in Australia' plans

00:34:36 - Two Ticks Town Talk is Broome (Part 2), Western Australia

01:09:53 - Gina Rinehart demands removal of her portrait from the National Gallery

01:25:59 - This week in Australian history 17-23 May

01:39:30 - XXXX bottle top quiz

'Australia Talks' is the official podcast of the r/australian subreddit

Sources:

Future Made in Australia Government paper

Future Made in Australia: $23bn for ‘biggest transformation since Industrial Revolution’

Gina Rinehart demands National Gallery of Australia remove her portrait

National Gallery of Australia - Vincent Namatjira

Western Australian Museum - Pearling timeline

Broome Historical Society

Wikipedia - Pearling in Western Australia

National Museum Australia - Japanese divers in Broome

Wikipedia - pinctada maxima

Broome Visitor Centre

Western Australian Museum - Master Pearlers

A three-minute guide to what's in the federal budget to help with the cost-of-living crisis

#Australian

Two Ticks Town Talk - Windsor, New South Wales (from 16 May 2024 Australia Talks)

Sun, 19 May 2024 01:34:00 +1000

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Windsor, New South Wales from the 16 May 2024 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.

#Australian

Australia Talks - 16 May 2024: Australian Federal Budget and China military confrontation

Fri, 17 May 2024 13:20:33 +1000

A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a trivia question.

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:09:22 - The 2024 Australian Federal Budget

00:37:25 - Two Ticks Town Talk is Windsor in New South Wales

00:51:45 - China and Australian military confrontation. China accuses Australia of spying

01:18:37 - This week in Australian history 9-16 May

01:31:49 - XXXX bottle top quiz

'Australia Talks' is the official podcast of the r/australian subreddit

Sources:

Federal Budget 2024: Winners and Losers

The third Chalmers budget is built on a hope that the government gets more time to fix its long-term problems

Wikipedia - Macquarie Arms hotel

Wikipedia - Windsor, New South Wales

Wikipedia - Hainan Island incident

China changes story on military confrontation, accuses Australia of spying

Anthony Albanese has not spoken with Xi Jinping after Chinese military confrontation in international waters

Australasian Underwater Cultural Heritage Database

Trove

Sydney Morning Herald - From the Archives 1997: Susie’s record swim from Cuba to Florida

SciHi blog - John Tebbutt and the Great Comet of 1861

Sport Australia Hall of Fame - Jimmy Carruthers

Macquarie Bank ditches cash at all branches and goes 'completely digital'

#Australian

Two Ticks Town Talk - Broome Part 1, Western Australia (from 9 May 2024 Australia Talks)

Sun, 12 May 2024 01:27:00 +1000

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk episode on Broome, Western Australia (Part 1) from the 9 May 2024 episode of 'Australia Talks'.

#Australian

Australia Talks - 9 May 2024: Macquarie bank going cashless and Radiopharmaceuticals for Australia

Fri, 10 May 2024 09:37:03 +1000

A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a trivia question.

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:10:12 - Macquarie bank is now going cashless

00:36:17 - Two Ticks Town Talk is Broome, Western Australia

00:58:41 - South Australia wants to create a Radiopharmaceuticals industry

01:24:13 - This week in Australian history 2-8 May

01:31:24 - XXXX bottle top quiz

'Australia Talks' is the official podcast of the r/australian subreddit.

Sources:

Macquarie Bank announces shock move to scrap cash in all branches

From Mines to Medicines. Australia’s Radiopharmaceuticals Future

On this day: Stolen dinosaur footprint recovered

The dinosaur track theft that never was

Stolen dinosaur footprint recovered

Wikipedia - Broome

#Australia

Two Ticks Town Talk - Betoota, Queensland (from 2 May 2024 Australia Talks)

Sun, 05 May 2024 01:41:00 +1000

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Betoota, Queensland from the full episode of the 2 May 2024 'Australia Talks'.

#Australian

Australia Talks - 2 May 2024: Musk vs eSafety and virus threatening chocolate supply

Fri, 03 May 2024 16:16:28 +1000

A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a trivia question.

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:07:25 - Elon Musk, Albanese and the Australian eSafety Officer

00:25:46 - The Two Ticks Town Talks is Beetoota, Queensland

00:41:55 - The virus threatening Australia's chocolate supply

01:01:22 - This week in Australian history 26-30 Apr and 1 May

01:14:36 - The XXXX bottle top quiz may be difficult to digest

'Australia Talks' is the official podcast of the r/australian subreddit.

Sources:

Elon Musk hits back at Australian court order against X images of stabbing

Destructive virus threatens world's supply of chocolate

Wet weather and disease hit African cocoa farmers, push up prices

Wikipedia - Betoota

The Diamantina

Facebook - Betoota hotel

Outback Queensland

Plans for new fighter jets on back burner despite Labor’s $50bn boost to defence spending

#Australian

Two Ticks Town Talk - Karratha, Western Australia (from 25 April 2024 Australia Talks)

Sun, 28 Apr 2024 01:58:00 +1000

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Karratha, Western Australia from the 25 April 2024 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.

#Australian

Australia Talks - 25 Apr 2024: ANZAC day, Defence budget and the 'Great Browning'

Fri, 26 Apr 2024 15:52:46 +1000

A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a trivia question.

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 - Introduction and ANZAC day

00:16:09 - $50 billion defence spending increase (and possible impact on new F35 fighter jets)

00:37:15 - Two Ticks Town Talks is Karratha in Western Australia

01:03:08 - The 'Great Browning' spreading along the coast

01:23:51 - This week in Australian history 19-25 Apr

01:40:30 - XXXX bottle top quiz is moist

'Australia Talks' is the official podcast of the r/australian subreddit.

Sources:

Marles unveils $50 billion defence spending increase over next decade

Anger as 'great browning' spreads along 1,000km of Australian coast

The big dry: forests and shrublands are dying in parched Western Australia

Rio Tinto - Dampier salt

BCI Minerals - Mardie salt and potash

Karratha 50th anniversary booklet

CSIRO - Iron ore Hamersley Province, WA

Journal of Australasian Mining History, Vol. 11, October 2013 - The Establishment of Iron Ore Giants: Hamersley Iron and the Mount Newman Mining Company, 1961–1969 by David Lee

Nomination of the For an Engineering Heritage Australia Heritage Recognition Award

#Australian

Two Ticks Town Talk - Oberon, New South Wales (from 18 Apr 2024 Australia Talks)

Sun, 21 Apr 2024 09:43:48 +1000

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Oberon in New South Wales from the 18 Apr 2024 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.

#Australian

Australia Talks - 18 Apr 2024: Gilmour Space Eris rocket and Aussies reluctant to pay for climate change

Fri, 19 Apr 2024 09:21:17 +1000

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:12:06 - Gilmour Space Eris rocket to launch from Bowen

00:26:42 - Two Ticks Town Talk is Oberon, New South Wales

00:44:53 - CSIRO survey finds most Australians are unwilling to pay more to transition to green energy

01:12:06 - This week in Australian history 12-18 April

01:26:43 - XXXX bottle top quiz

'Australia Talks' is the official podcast of the r/Australian subreddit.

Sources:

Gilmour Space's Eris rocket to ignite crowds at Abbot Point's new Bowen Orbital Spaceport launch pad

CSIRO survey finds most Australians want moderately paced energy transition and are unwilling to pay more

Wikipedia - Oberon, New South Wales

Jenolan Caves

Wikipedia - Lionel Murphy

A history of The Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald iconic front pages

#Australian

Two Ticks Town Talk - Bombala, New South Wales (from 13 Apr 2023 Australia Talks)

Mon, 15 Apr 2024 02:52:00 +1000

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Bombala, New South Wales from the 13 Apr 2023 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.

#Australian

Australia Talks - 13 April 2024: Australia's new governor-general and saving Tasmanian giants

Sun, 14 Apr 2024 05:27:47 +1000

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:13:17 - Albanese picks Australia's new govenor-general

00:35:19 - Two Ticks Town Talk is Bombala, New South Wales

01:05:55 - Thousands more of Tasmania 'giant' native trees could be spared from lugging under policy change.

01:24:25 - This week in Australian history 5-11 April

01:33:11 - XXXX bottle top quiz

'Australia Talks' is the official podcast of the r/australian subreddit.

Sources:

Anthony Albanese announces Samantha Mostyn as Australia's next governor-general

Wikipedia - list of govenors-general of Australia

Thousands more of Tasmania 'giant' native trees could be spared from logging under policy change

The Huon Valley Grove of Giants

Wikipedia - Australian Overland Telegraph Line

The Wireless Institute of Australia

Sydney Morning Herald - From the Archives, 1872: Overland Telegraph completed

Sydney Morning Herald - From the Archives, 1962: An era taps out

Aussie Towns - Bombala

ehive - Last Australian Telegram 1993

Wikipedia - History of telegraphy in Australia

Wikipedia - Bombala, New South Wales

Meridian Outpost - Text to Audio Morse Code Converter

#Australian

Two Ticks Town Talk - Texas, Queensland (from 4 Apr 2024 Australia Talks)

Sun, 07 Apr 2024 00:10:00 +1000

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk episode on Texas, Queensland from the 4 Apr 2024 full podcast of 'Australia Talks'

#Australian

Australia Talks - 4 Apr 2024: Foreign intelligence journalists and Victorian retail theft

Fri, 05 Apr 2024 11:50:11 +1100

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:09:21 - ASIO boss warns of foreign intelligence operatives posing as journalists

00:28:49 - Two Ticks Town Talk is Texas, Queensland

00:53:38 - Retail theft jumps 39% in Victoria driven by cost-of-living crisis, say police

01:17:18 - This week in Australian history 29-31 Mar and 1-4 Apr

01:29:03 - XXXX bottle top quiz

'Australia Talks' is the official podcast of the r/australian subreddit.

#Australian

Sources:

ASIO boss tells inquiry into Australian secrecy laws foreign intelligence operatives are posing as journalists

Retail theft jumps 39% in Victoria driven by cost-of-living crisis, say police

Goondiwindi Region

Wikipedia - Texas, Queensland

Texas Heritage Centre and Tobacco Museum

Centre for the Government of Queensland

Texas Qld 4385 (Remastered 2017)

Uber to pay Australian taxi operators $272 million in class action settlement

Two Ticks Town Talk - Newnes Part 2, New South Wales (from 28 Mar 2024 Australia Talks)

Sun, 31 Mar 2024 01:21:00 +1100

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Newnes (Part 2), New South Wales from the 28 Mar 2024 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.

#Australian

Australia Talks - 28 Mar 2024: UK and Aus defence agreement and Uber to settle $272M class action

Fri, 29 Mar 2024 13:48:31 +1100

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:05:55 - UK and Australia set to elevate defence relationship to NATO leve lwith new 'status of forces' agreement

00:24:23 - Two Ticks Town Talk - Newnes, New South Wales Part 2

00:41:27 - Uber to pay Australian taxi operators $272 million in class action settlement

00:57:58 - This week in Australian history 22-28 Mar

01:19:03 - XXXX bottle top quiz

'Australia Talks' is the official podcast of the r/australian subreddit.

#Australian

Sources:

UK and Australia set to elevate defence relationship to NATO level with new 'status of forces' agreement

Joint Statement on Australia-UK Ministerial Consultations (AUKMIN) 2024

Wikipedia - François Péron

Wikipedia - Napoleon

Quadrant - The secret plan to invade Sydney

The Sydney Morning Herald - Spy plotted for us to call l'Australie home

ABC News Sacre bleu! French invasion plan for Sydney

Two Ticks Town Talk - Zeehan,Tasmania (from 18 Oct 2023 Australia Talks)

Wed, 27 Mar 2024 12:17:09 +1100

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk episode on Zeehan,Tasmania from the 18 Oct 2023 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.

#Australian

Two Ticks Town Talk - Marla, South Australia (from 24 Mar 2024 Australia Talks)

Wed, 27 Mar 2024 11:55:36 +1100

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Marla, South Australia from the 24 Mar 2024 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.

#Australian

Australia Talks - 24 Mar 2024: Albo attacks free speech and mooning the Ghan

Mon, 25 Mar 2024 10:32:17 +1100

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:09:36 - Albo's attack on free speech with truth in political adverstising

00:32:25 - Two Ticks Town Talk is Marla in South Australia

00:51:15 - Decadal mooning of the Ghan

00:59:05 - This week in Australian history 14-21 March

01:19:15 - XXXX bottle top quiz

'Australia Talks' is the official podcast of the r/australian subreddit.

#Australian

Sources:

‘Tantrum over Voice vote’: Anthony Albanese criticised over ‘brazen attack’ on free speech

Labor aims to legislate spending caps and truth in advertising, says Don Farrell

Peter Dutton says truth in political advertising ‘probably welcome’ but criticises Labor as scare campaign ‘experts’

Wikipedia - Marla

Wikipedia - The Ghan

Journey beyond rail

Tourist train The Ghan is mooned again, 20 years after NT residents first downed their dacks to greet it

Two Ticks Town Talk - Wittenoom, Western Australia (from 2 Nov 2023 Australia Talks)

Sun, 17 Mar 2024 01:49:00 +1100

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Wittenoom, Western Australia from the 2 Nov 2023 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.

#Australian

Two Ticks Town Talk - Newnes, New South Wales (from 14 Mar 2024 Australia Talks)

Sun, 17 Mar 2024 01:16:00 +1100

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Newnes, New South Wales from the 14 Mar 2024 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.

#Australian

Australia Talks - 14 Mar 2024: World's largest chocolate fountain and Billion dollar BoM

Fri, 15 Mar 2024 17:46:01 +1100

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 - Intro

00:10:18 - Tasmanian Premier vows to build world's largest chocolate fountain if r-elected

00:28:22 - Two Ticks Town Talk is Newnes, New South Wales

00:51:17 - 'Nearly a billion dollars': BoM chief inidcates cost of IT overhaul to staff after refusing to disclose to senators

01:11:18 - This week in Australian history 6-13 March

01:28:10 - XXXX bottle top quiz

'Australia Talks' is the official podcast of the r/australian subreddit.

#Australian

Sources:

Wikipedia - Wollemi National Park

Wikipedia - Newnes

Investopedia - Oil Shale vs. Shale Oil: What's the Difference?

Wikipedia - Oil Shale in Australia

Wikipedia - François Péron

Wikipedia - Oil shale

WollemiPine.com

New South Wales Parks and Wildlife Service - Wollemi PIne

WollemiPine.com

Sydney Morning Herald - It started with 100 plants in a secret Sydney canyon – now they’re popping up all around the world

Botanic Gardens Conservation International

CSIRO - Home gardeners become accidental citizen scientists for Wollemi Pine

Sydney Morning Herald - The 'pinosaurs' being fire-proofed to last another 200 million years

Business Queensland - Oil Shale

Two Ticks Town Talk - Bright, Victoria (from 10 Oct 2023 Australia Talks)

Sun, 10 Mar 2024 01:51:00 +1100

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Bright, Victoria from the full10 Oct 2023 episode of 'Australia Talks'.

#Australian

Two Ticks Town Talk - Beerwah, Queensland (from 7 Mar 2024 Australia Talks)

Sun, 10 Mar 2024 01:37:00 +1100

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Beerwah, Queensland from the 7 Mar 2024 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.

#Australian

Australia Talks - 7 Mar 2024: ASIO's unnamed traitor politician and southern aussies migrating to Queensland

Fri, 08 Mar 2024 08:19:36 +1100

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:10:58 - ASIO's unnamed traitor politician

00:32:30 - Two Ticks Town Talk is Beerwah, Queensland

00:50:07 - Southern Aussies leaving at record rates for Queensland

01:08:33 - This week in Australian history 28-29 Feb and 1-5 Mar

01:25:22 - XXXX bottle top trivia quiz

'Australia Talks' is the official podcast of the r/australian subreddit.

#Australian

Sources:

ASIO reveals plot by retired politician to introduce a prime minister's family member to foreign spies

Regional Movers Index shows Sunshine Coast, Gold Coast top destinations for sea change

Unnamed 'traitor' politician cultivated by spies puts loyalty of all politicians in question, says former treasurer

Chinese-Australian businessman jailed over attempt to influence federal MP

Wikipedia - Beerwah

Queensland Government Parks and Forests

Wikipedia - Australia Zoo

Australia Zoo

Castle Hill convict rebellion

Bob Hawke's beer-drinking record may be marked by Oxford blue plaque

Two Ticks Town Talk - Lord Howe Island, New South Wales (from 17 Oct 2023 Australia Talks)

Sun, 03 Mar 2024 02:08:00 +1100

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Lord Howe Island, New South Wales from the 17 Oct 2023 full episode of ‘Australia Talks’.

#Australian

Two Ticks Town Talk - Mawson Station, Antarctica (from 29 Feb Australia Talks)

Sun, 03 Mar 2024 01:56:00 +1100

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Mawson Station, Antarctica from the full 29 Feb 'Australia Talks' podcast.

Australia Talks - 29 Feb 2024: Barngarla Aboriginal people's $1bn empire and ATO's robotax scheme

Fri, 01 Mar 2024 17:26:09 +1100

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:15:27 - Barngarla Aboriginal people building one billion dollar empire in land deals

00:35:09 - Two Ticks Town Talk is Mawson Station in Antarctica

01:09:08 - Australian Tax Office eying ramp of robotax scheme

01:25:32 - This week in Australian history 22-27 February

01:38:38 - XXXX bottle top quiz

#Australian

'Australia Talks' is the official podcast of the r/australian subreddit.

Sources:

Barngarla Aboriginal people building $1bn empire in land deals

ATO eyeing ramp-up of controversial robotax scheme in bid to recoup $15bn in ‘on-hold’ debts

Wikipedia - Australian Antarctic Division

Wikipedia - Mawson Station

Australian Antarctic Program

Australian National Antarctice Research Expeditions Club

40 years on, mobile phones still pushing consumers' buttons

Wikipedia - Australian 100 dollar note

Home brewing banned at Australian Antarctic stations as alcohol limits tightened in safety push

Busted smuggling booze into Antarctica

Mawson webcam

Two Ticks Town Talk - Marble Bar, Western Australia (from 27 Sep 2024 Australia Talks)

Sat, 24 Feb 2024 01:37:00 +1100

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Marble Bar, Western Australia from the 27 Sep 2024 full podcast of 'Australia Talks'.

#Australian

Two Ticks Town Talk - Mt Gambier (Part 2), South Australia (from 6 Feb 2024 Australia Talks)

Sat, 24 Feb 2024 01:17:00 +1100

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Mt Gambier (Part 2), South Australia from the 6 Feb 2024 'Australia Talks' podcast.

#Australian

Australia Talks - 16 Feb 2024: Labor's fuel efficiency standards and the Ghost Bat drone project

Wed, 21 Feb 2024 16:09:00 +1100

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:13:08 - Labor proposing fuel efficiency standards

00:37:30 - Two Ticks Town Talks is Mt Gambier, South Australia (Part 2)

00:51:55 - Funding boost for the Ghost Bat drone project

01:12:33 - This week in Australian history 15-21 February

01:32:01 - The XXXX bottle top quiz jumps over each other

#Australian

Sources:
Fuel efficiency standards: Labor unveils proposal, highlighting petrol savings of $1,000 a year for motorists

More funding to fuel Ghost Bat

Funding boost for lethal Ghost Bat drone project as Labor confirms new armed drone will be introduced this year

SouthAustralia.com - Mt Gambier

Wikipedia - Mt Gambier

Wikipedia - Engelbrecht cave

SouthAustralia.com - Umpherston sink hole

Steven Bradbury speed skating

Two Ticks Town Talk - Hermannsburg, Northern Territory (from 3 Oct 2023 Australia Talks)

Sat, 17 Feb 2024 02:03:00 +1100

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Hermannsburg, Northern Territory from the full 3 Oct 2023 episode of Australia Talks.

#Australian

Two Ticks Town Talk - Northampton, Western Australia (from 13 Feb 2024 Australia Talks)

Sat, 17 Feb 2024 01:44:00 +1100

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Northampton, Western Australia from the 13 Feb 2024 full podcast of 'Australia Talks'.

#Australian

Australia Talks - 13 Feb 2024: Price Gouging report and The Enhanced Games

Wed, 14 Feb 2024 22:28:36 +1100

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:13:34 - Allan Fels Price Gouging Report

00:31:29 - Two Ticks Town Talk is Northampton, Western Australia

01:01:54 - The Enhanced Games

01:24:57 - This week in Australian history Feb 8-14 Feb

01:37:32 - XXXX bottle top quiz

#Australian

Sources:

The Enhanced Games – a drugs Olympics where cheaters can prosper

Enhanced Games: drug-friendly sports competition gains prominence even as the backlash grows

Allan Fels's ACTU initiated price gouging report calls for government to act against exploitative practices of big business

'Too high, too often': Price gouging report calls for government to step in

WA's Hutt River Province, Australia's oldest micronation, set to rejoin the Commonwealth

Wikipedia - Micronation

End of an empire: Hutt River to rejoin Australia after 50 years

Official Home Site of the Principality of Hutt River, Homepage!

'Let we forget': How Australia's latest micronation staged a coup that ended in court

Why is Australia ‘micronation central’? And do you still have to pay tax if you secede?

The Atlantic - The Royal Me

Australia must consider bringing back conscription as 'all out war' with Russia looms, expert says

Two Ticks Town Talk - Oodnadatta, South Australia (from 12 Sep 2023 Australia Talks)

Sat, 10 Feb 2024 01:42:00 +1100

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Oodnadatta, South Australia from the 12 Sep 2023 episode of 'Australia Talks'

#Australian

Two Ticks Town Talk - Mt Gambier, South Australia (from 6 Feb 2024 Australia Talks)

Sat, 10 Feb 2024 01:22:00 +1100

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Mt Gambier, South Australia from the 6 Feb 2024 episode of 'Australia Talks'.

#Australian

Australia Talks - 6 Jan 2024: Bringing back conscription and Inflation receding

Wed, 07 Feb 2024 21:29:44 +1100

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:11:00 - Calls to bring back conscription to Australia

00:45:27 - Two Ticks Town Talk is Mount Gambier, South Australia

00:59:40 - Inflation appears to be receding

01:11:34 - This week in Australian History cover 1-7 Feb

01:23:30 - The XXXX bottle top quiz

'Australia Talks' is the official podcast of the r/australian subreddit

#Australian

Sources:

Wikipedia - Blue Lake / Warwar

SouthAustralia.com - Mt Gambier

Mt Gambier Point

Curtin University

ABC - RBA board keeps cash rate steady

Australia's inflation falls further than expected as prices rise at slowest pace in almost two years

Labor makes bracket creep worse for middle Australia

Two Ticks Town Talk - Currie, King Island, Tasmania (from 20 Sep 2023 Australia Talks)

Sat, 03 Feb 2024 02:10:00 +1100

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Currie, King Island, Tasmania (from the 20 Sep 2023 episode of 'Australia Talks')

#Australian

Two Ticks Town Talk - Moliagul, Victoria (from 30 Jan 2024 Australia Talks)

Sat, 03 Feb 2024 01:55:00 +1100

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Moliagul, Victoria (from the 30 Jan 2024 'Australia Talks' podcast).

#Australian

Australia Talks - 30 Jan 2024: Stage 3 tax cut changes and Cyber sanctions

Wed, 31 Jan 2024 17:20:45 +1100

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:08:15 - Optus outage update

00:13:20 - Labor's Stage 3 Tax Cut changes

00:29:38 - Two Ticks Town Talk is Moliagul, Victoria

00:51:32 - Cyber sanctions used for the first time

01:03:54 - This week in Australian History 24-31 Jan

01:18:21 - The XXXX bottle top quiz

'Australia Talks' is the official podcast of the r/australian subreddit.

#Australian

Sources:

Stage 3 tax cuts calculator: See how the changes will affect you

Sorry, but Stages 1 and 2 did not make Stage 3 fairer. Only changing Stage 3 did that.

Optus admits 10 times more people affected by triple-0 failures than previously disclosed.

Australia sanctions Russian ciitzen Aleksandr Ermakov over 2022 Medibank cyber-attack

Student fires 2 blanks at Prince Charles

Wikipedia - Moliagul

Wikipedia - Welcome Stranger

Royal Flying Doctor Service

Two Ticks Town Talk - Nhill, Victoria (from 28 Aug 2023 Australia Talks)

Sat, 27 Jan 2024 01:42:00 +1100

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Nhill, Victoria from the 28 Aug 2023 'Australia Talks' podcast.

#Australian

Two Ticks Town Talk - Middle Island, Western Australia (from 23 Jan 2024 Australia Talks)

Sat, 27 Jan 2024 01:27:00 +1100

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Middle Island, Western Australia from the 23 Jan 2024 'Australia Talks' podcast.

#Australian

Australia Talks - 23 Jan 2024: Breaking up ColesWorth and Australian manufactured missiles

Wed, 24 Jan 2024 13:08:27 +1100

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 - Introduction including update on 888 'millionaire visa' suspension

00:11:58 - Farmers call for supermarkets Coles and Woolworths to be broken up

00:37:53 - Two Ticks Town Talk is Middle Island, Western Australia

00:50:57 - Australia to commence domestic missile manufacturing

01:15:53 - This week in Australian history 16-23 January

01:31:56 - XXXX bottle top quiz

'Australia Talks' is the official podcast of the r/australian subreddit.

#Australian

Sources:

No more 'buying your way into the country' as government suspends millionaires' visa

Australia to commence domestic missile manufacture

Australia, US to collaborate for precision missile project

Wikipedia - Precision Strike Missile

'We've got to break them up': farming groups say supermarkets use market power to distort prices

Wikipedia - Lake Hillier

WesternAustralia.com

Wikipedia - Dunaliella salina

Woolworths dumps all Australia Day merchandise from stores nationally

Two Ticks Town Talk - Balladonia, Western Australia (from 16 Jan 2024 Australia Talks)

Sat, 20 Jan 2024 01:49:00 +1100

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Balladonia, Western Australia from the 16 Jan 2024 episode of the 'Australia Talks' podcast.

#Australian

Two Ticks Town Talk - Winton, Queensland (from 5 Sep 2023 Australia Talks)

Sat, 20 Jan 2024 01:40:00 +1100

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Winton, Queensland from the 5 Sep 2023 episode of the 'Australia Talks' podcast.

#Australian

Australia Talks - 16 Jan 2024: Woolies Dutton Australia Day boycott and Australian Yemen involvement

Wed, 17 Jan 2024 12:24:18 +1100

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:08:16 - Dutton calls for boycott of Woolworths after they stop selling Australia Day merchandise

00:25:44 - Two Ticks Town Talk is Balladonia, Western Australia

00:47:35 - Australia is now involved in Yemen

01:18:49 - This week in Australian History 6-15 Jan

01:34:39 - The XXXX bottle top quiz

'Australia Talks' is the official podcast of the r/australian subreddit.

Sources:

Supermarket giant Aldi joins Woolworths and confirms it won't be selling any Australia Day merchandise ahead of the long weekend.

Woolworths and Big W Australia Day decision prompts Peter Dutton to call for boycott

Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles confirms Australian personnel contributed to strikes in Yemen

Wikipedia - Australia anniversaries

Wikipedia - Balladonia

NASA's Skylab met its demise in Australia more than 40 years ago — but was it really an accident?

Wikipedia - Skylab

Family Music Group - The Ballad of Balladonia Night

Two Ticks Town Talk - Exmouth, Western Australia (from 09 Jan 2024 Australia Talks)

Sat, 13 Jan 2024 01:41:00 +1100

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Exmouth, Western Australia from the 9 Jan 2024 episode of the 'Australia Talks' podcast.

#Australian

Two Ticks Town Talk - Eden, New South Wales (from 16 Aug 2023 Australia Talks)

Sat, 13 Jan 2024 01:01:00 +1100

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Eden, New South Wales from the 16 Aug 2023 episode of the 'Australia Talks' podcast.

#Australian

Australia Talks - 9 Jan 2024: Defective apartment buildings and Bureau of Meteorology criticisms

Wed, 10 Jan 2024 16:14:04 +1100

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:09:04 - More than half of NSW apartment buildings have defects

00:29:11 - Two Ticks Town Talk is Exmouth in Western Australia

01:08:39 - Labor orders review of Bureau of Meteorology warning systems

01:21:26 - This week in Australian history 27 Dec - 5 Jan

01:39:53 - XXXX bottle top quiz

#Australian

'Australia Talks' is the official podcast of the r/australian subreddit.

Sources:

Labor orders review of weather warning systems after criticism of Bureau of Meteorology

More than half of NSW strata buildings have defects, new research reveals

Wikipedia - Naval Communications Station Harold E. Holt

Wikipedia - Exmouth

Wikipedia - Operation Potshot

The Mysterious Marree Man of Outback Australia: Largest Geoglyph in the World

Two Ticks Town Talk - Denham, Western Australia (from 21 Augl 2023 Australia Talks)

Sat, 06 Jan 2024 01:12:00 +1100

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Denham, Western Australia from the 21 Aug 2023 episode of the 'Australia Talks' podcast.

#Australian

Two Ticks Town Talk - Marree, South Australia (from 3 Jan 2024 Australia Talks)

Sat, 06 Jan 2024 01:05:00 +1100

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Marree, South Australia from the 3 Jan 2024 episode of the 'Australia Talks' podcast.

#Australian

Australia Talks - 3 Jan 2024: Top Stories of 2023

Thu, 04 Jan 2024 17:03:55 +1100

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:09:00 - Top Stories of 2023 part 1

00:26:56 - Two Ticks Town Talk is Marree, South Australia

00:56:09 - Top Stories of 2023 part 2

01:21:58 - This week in Australian history 19-26 December

01:33:35 - XXXX bottle top quiz

'Australia Talks' is the official podcast of the r/australian subreddit.

#Australian

Sources:

Wikipedia - Marree

Wikipedia - Marree Man

Aussietowns.com.au

The Marree Man: an outback enigma

Wikipedia - History

How a low-level category cyclone caused Cairns' largest flood in more than a century

At least nine killed after severe storms batter eastern Australia

WorldPride was weeks of glittery fun – but what did it do for Sydney?

Partying v politics: has Sydney WorldPride found the right balance?

2023 in Australia

Coronation of Charles III and Camilla

Barbie

A year of extremes: the news in 2023

Here were your most read ABC News stories in 2023

Erin Patterson faces court after police lay murder charges over mushroom meal

More than 10 million customers were affected by the Optus outage. Here's how it played out

Optus CEO Kelly Bayer Rosmarin resigns 'in the best interest of Optus' following nationwide outage

Clare Nowland: family sues NSW government after 95-year-old allegedly Tasered in nursing home

The Titan submersible mystery unfolded in unimaginable horror but for those on board, it was over in a moment

Daniel Andrews resigns as premier of Victoria

Ten people die in Hunter Valley bus crash, 25 others taken to hospital

'I have given it my all': Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk resigns

Alan Joyce quits immediately as Qantas CEO following tough week for airline

Will Alan Joyce receive his full exit bonus from Qantas or will the board make a change? Here's what we know

Two Ticks Town Talk - Cloncurry, Queensland (from 8 Aug 2023 Australia Talks)

Fri, 29 Dec 2023 17:55:04 +1100

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Cloncurry, Queensland from the 8 Aug 2023 episode of the 'Australia Talks' podcast.

Two Ticks Town Talk - Tennant Creek, Northern Territory (from 4 Jul 2023 Australia Talks)

Fri, 29 Dec 2023 17:36:25 +1100

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Tennant Creek, Northern Territory from the 4 Jul 2023 episode of the 'Australia Talks' podcast.

#Australian

Australia Talks 25 Dec 2023: Christmas Greetings

Mon, 25 Dec 2023 06:53:52 +1100

Merry Christmas from DarkestKnight and Ardeet.

We're taking this week off to celebrate Christmas with our family and wish you a Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and Spectacular New Year.

We'd love to hear how you're celebrating Christmas this year. Let us know on the r/australian subreddit.We'll be back in the first week of the New Year.

Keep safe and embrace life.

Sources:

'We Wish You a Merry Christmas xmas background short music 30 second' - Maksym Dudchyk

'Jingle Bells Orchestra_56sec' - Grand_Project

#Australian

Two Ticks Town Talk - Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Australian Territory (from 19 Dec 2023 Australia Talks)

Fri, 22 Dec 2023 16:35:47 +1100

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Australian Territory from the 19 Dec 2023 episode of the 'Australia Talks' podcast.

Two Ticks Town Talk - Yulara, Northern Territory (from 1 Aug 2023 Australia Talks)

Fri, 22 Dec 2023 16:35:29 +1100

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Yulara, Northern Territory from the 1 Aug 2023 episode of the 'Australia Talks' podcast.

#Australian

Australia Talks - 19 Dec 2023: Big American Cars and Transient Australians

Wed, 20 Dec 2023 16:35:28 +1100

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 - Intro

00:06:33 - Regulations on US styled big cars

00:27:32 - Two Ticks Town Talks is the Cocos (Keeling) Islands

00:48:54 - Relaxing laws for transient Australians

01:05:39 - This week in Australian History 12-18 Dec

01:21:39 - XXXX bottle top quiz

'Australia Talks is the official podcast of the r/australian subreddit.

Sources:

Paris is saying 'non' to a US-style hellscape of supersized cars -- and so should the rest of Europe

’Stupid American trucks’: Aussies erupt as hated US trend takes over

Tiny-home owner joins call for local governments to relax laws for transient Australians

Tiny houses and alternative homes are gaining councils' approval as they wrestle with the housing crisis

Sailing alone around the world

Wikipedia - Clunies-Ross family

Wikipedia - Cocos (Keeling) Islands

Wikipedia - History

Wikipedia - Franklin Dam controversy

Wikipedia - The Hopetoun Blunder

Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet

#Australian

Two Ticks Town Talk - Lithgow, New South Wales (from 25 Jul 2023 Australia Talks)

Fri, 15 Dec 2023 18:22:19 +1100

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Lithgow, New South Wales from the 25 Jul 2023 episode of the 'Australia Talks' podcast.

#Australian

Two Ticks Town Talk - Corowa, New South Wales (from 11 Dec 2023 Australia Talks)

Fri, 15 Dec 2023 18:20:24 +1100

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Corowa, New South Wales from the 11 Dec 2023 episode of the 'Australia Talks' podcast.

#Australian

Australia Talks - 11 Dec 2023: New immigration detention laws and a Bluey adventure park

Wed, 13 Dec 2023 17:44:32 +1100

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:04:36 - New immigration laws from Labor in wake of High Court decision on detainees

00:23:02 - Two Ticks Town Talk is Corowa, New South Wales

00:46:47 - Bluey's World being built in Brisbane

01:01:08 - Australian History 1-11 Dec

01:20:18 - XXXX bottle top question

'Australia Talks' is the official podcast of the r/australian subreddit.

Sources:

New laws pass Senate after third detainee released from immigration detention arrested by police

'Like being in a Bluey episode': Bluey's World set to open in Queensland

Murray River - Wikipedia

Corowa - Wikipedia

Your guide to the River Murray’s historic paddle steamers

Paddle steamers – one of Australia’s inland pioneering transport systems

Explosion of ‘The Providence’

Missionary Boats

#Australian

Two Ticks Town Talk - Yundamindera, Queensland (from 18 Jul 2023 Australia Talks)

Mon, 11 Dec 2023 00:59:41 +1100

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Yundamindera, Western Australia from the 18 Jul 2023 episode of the 'Australia Talks' podcast.

#Australian

Two Ticks Town Talk - Mitchell, Queensland (from 5 Dec 2023 Australia Talks)

Mon, 11 Dec 2023 00:42:52 +1100

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Mitchell, Queensland from the 5 Dec 2023 episode of the 'Australia Talks' podcast.

#Australian

Australia Talks - 5 Dec 2023: Baby boomers spending and Climate Change goals failing

Wed, 06 Dec 2023 05:42:01 +1100

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:09:55 - Baby boomers increasing spending as young cut back

00:25:25 - Two Ticks Town Talk is Mitchell in Queensland

00:42:05 - Australia is no longer on track to meet its climate targets

01:04:47 - This week in Australian history covers 21-30 Nov

01:34:08 - The XXXX bottle top question this week is quick

'Australia Talks' is the official podcast of the r/Australian subreddit.

Sources:

Chicken man

The Sheraton Hotel incident

Wikipedia - History

The hints have been coming for a while, but now it's official: Australia isn't on track to meet its climate targets

Opponents demand Glencore abandon Great Artesian Basin carbon storage plan

Boomers increase spending amid cost of living crisis as young Aussies cut back

Commbank iQ data shows younger Australians now even cutting back on essentials, as rents and mortgage costs rise

Outback Queensland

Wikipedia - Mitchell

Queensland.com

Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water

#Australian

Two Ticks Town Talk - Longreach, Queensland (from 12 Jul 2023 Australia Talks)

Thu, 23 Nov 2023 08:08:29 +1100

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Longreach, Queensland from the 12 Jul 2023 episode of the 'Australia Talks' podcast.

#Australian

Two Ticks Town Talk - Manjimup, Western Australia (from 21 Nov 2023 Australia Talks)

Thu, 23 Nov 2023 07:51:24 +1100

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Manjimup, Western Australia from the 21 Nov 2023 episode of 'Australia Talks'.

#Australian

Australia Talks - 21 Nov 2023:Chinese sonar pulses at HMAS Toowomba and Labor axes infrastructure projects

Thu, 23 Nov 2023 07:33:17 +1100

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 - Intro

00:10:23 - HMAS Toowomba naval divers forced to exit water over Chinese warship sonar pulses

00:49:24 - Two Ticks Town Talk is Manjimup in Western Australia

01:08:56 - This week in Australian History covers 14-20 Nov

01:28:26 - XXXX bottle top question

'Australia Talks' is the official podcast of the r/Australian subreddit.

Sources:

HMAS Toowoomba naval divers forced to exit water over Chinese warship sonar pulses

The Terrifying Effects Submarine Radar Can Have On Humans

What the Chinese sonar incident that injured Australian navy divers tells us about Xi's relationship with Albanese and the West

Submarine sonar scares diver

See the full list: Infrastructure projects across Australia that have had their funding axed

Federal government to slash 50 infrastructure projects due to cost blowouts

Wikipedia - Manjimup, Western Australia

Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development

Manjimup visitor centre

Unearthing WA truffles

Growing truffles in Australia

Manjimup truffles

Unrestricted warfare

#Australian

Two Ticks Town Talk - Sheffield, Tasmania (from 20 Jun 2023 Australia Talks)

Fri, 17 Nov 2023 17:21:59 +1100

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Sheffield, Tasmania from the 20 Jun 2023 episode of 'Australia Talks'.

#Australian

Two Ticks Town Talk - Sea Lake, Victoria (from 16 Nov 2023 Australia Talks)

Fri, 17 Nov 2023 16:59:39 +1100

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Sea Lake, Victoria from the 16 Nov 2023 episode of 'Australia Talks'.

#Australian

Australia Talks - 16 Nov 2023: Optus outage and Albanese’s meeting with Xi Jinping

Fri, 17 Nov 2023 16:34:06 +1100

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:05:24 - Optus outage

00:24:28 - Two Ticks Town Talk is Sea Lake in Victoria

00:42:44 - Albanese's meeting with Xi Jinping

00:56:55 - This week in Australian History 7-13 Nov

01:25:13 - The XXXX bottle top question

Sources:

Albanese's 'wise' move in landmark meeting with China's Xi Jinping

Optus identifies cause of nationwide outage, says 'changes to routing information' after software upgrade to blame

Wikipedia - Sea Lake

Wikipedia - Lake Tyrell

Welcome to Sea Lake

Off-road racing to return to Sea Lake this June but not Mallee Rally, organisers say

Lake Tyrell photo spots

GrainCorp Silos at Sea Lake - Victoria

Australasian Underwater Cultural Heritage Database

Australia police say terror attack foiled

Understanding the Complexity Behind Optus' Network Outage: A Balanced Perspective

#Australian

Two Ticks Town Talk - Coober Pedy, South Australia (from 28 Jun 2023 Australia Talks)

Wed, 08 Nov 2023 22:15:10 +1100

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Coober Pedy, South Australia from the 28 Jun episode of 'Australia Talks'.

#Australian

Two Ticks Town Talk - Laura, Queensland (from 7 Nov 2023 Australia Talks)

Wed, 08 Nov 2023 22:07:54 +1100

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Laura, Queensland from the 7 Nov 2023 episode of 'Australia Talks'.

Sources:

Wikipedia - Laura, QLD

Wikipedia - Quinkan rock art

Battle Camp to Boralga: a local study of colonial war on Cape York Peninsula, 1873-1894 - Noelene Cole

#Australian

Australia Talks - 7 Nov 2023: Golden visas and the Shonky awards

Wed, 08 Nov 2023 21:53:46 +1100

Join DarkestKnight and Ardeet as they discuss:

00:00:00 - Intro

00:09:29 - Is it time for Australia to scrap the Golden visas?

00:24:06 - The Two Ticks Town Talks is Laura in Queensland

00:45:02 - The Choice 'Shonky Awards' winners

00:58:19 - This Week in Australian History covers 31 Oct to 6 Nov

01:11:16 - The XXXX bottle top question

'Australia Talks' is the official podcast of the r/Australian subreddit.

Sources:

'Golden visas' are known to attract dirty money around the world. Why does Australia still offer them?

Our 2023 Shonky Award winners revealed

Wikipedia - Quinkan rock art

Wikipedia - Laura, QLD

Battle Camp to Boralga: a local study of colonial war on Cape York Peninsula, 1873-1894 - Noelene Cole

Australia Talks - 2 Nov 2023: Corrupt pork barrelling and migrant intake already a record

Fri, 03 Nov 2023 15:14:03 +1100

Join DarkestKnight and Ardeet as they discuss:

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:11:18 - More than 80% of Australians believe pork barrelling is a form of corruption

00:22:53 - The Two Ticks Town Talks is Wittenoom in Western Australia

00:39:30 - Australian migration intake has already hit a record 500k

00:50:55 - This Week in Australian History 24 - 30 October

01:08:49 - The XXXX bottle top question is godly

'Australia Talks' is the official podcast of the r/Australian subreddit.

Sources:

More than 80% of Australians believe pork barrelling is a form of corruption

Australian migration intake has ‘already hit record 500k’

Wikipedia - Wittenoom

Wikipedia anniversaries

#Australian

Australia Talks - 18 Oct 2023: Visiting the Northern Territory and Climate Change is not serious

Thu, 26 Oct 2023 14:44:13 +1100

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 - Intro

00:10:26 - A social responsibility to visit the Northern Territory?

00:25:14 - Two Ticks Town Talks is Zeehan in Tasmania

00:43:20 - Most Australians don't think climate change is a serious problem

01:03:50 - This Week in Australian History 17 - 23 Oct

01:12:49 - XXXX bottle top question

Australia Talks is the official podcast of the r/australian subreddit.

Sources:

Uluru visitor numbers slump post-COVID in $200 million hit to tourism industry

"Not listening to scientists:" Most Australians don't think climate change is a serious problem

Voice referendum updates: Nation votes No to Voice to Parliament, with all six states rejecting change - as it happened

Great Australian Secret

Geoscience Australia

#Australian

Australia Talks - 17 Oct 2023: Voice referendum results and Hemp for building products

Wed, 18 Oct 2023 22:35:27 +1100

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 - Intro

00:09:58 - The Voice referendum results

00:29:39 - Two Ticks Town Talk - Lord Howe Island, New South Wales

00:52:08 - Hemp for building products

01:10:28 - This Week in Australian History 10 - 16 Oct

01:25:12 - The XXXX bottle top question this week quacks

'Australia Talks' is the official podcast of the r/australian subreddit.

Sources:

National Library of Australia (Trove)

Hemp's potential to become major Australian agricultural industry for manufacturing building products

#Australian

Australia Talks - 10 Oct 2023: Money being lost to pokies and urgent care clinics not materialising

Wed, 11 Oct 2023 11:49:13 +1100

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 Intro

00:09:28 Billions of dollars being lost to poker machines in Australia

00:29:01 Two Ticks Town Talk is Bright, Victoria

00:48:50 Promised Urgent Care Clinics not materialising

01:13:17 This week in Australian history covers the dates 3rd to 9th October

01:28:53 The XXXX bottle top question fits in your tuckerbag

Sources:

- 'Desperate' Australians losing billions more to pokies during cost-of-living crisis, researcher warns.

- Crown Perth casino royal commission raises questions about how pokie-free WA is

- Less than half of promised urgent care clinics have opened, and most are in Labor seats

- Wikipedia (multiple)

- AussieTowns.com.au

- Visit Bright

- Australian Geographic

- Australian Academy of Science

’Australia Talks’ is the official podcast of the r/Australian subreddit.

#Australian

Australia Talks - 3 Oct 2023: Self serve registers get out of hand and a grocery price freeze

Thu, 05 Oct 2023 08:55:53 +1100

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:12:23 - Supermarket self serve registers and areas are getting out of hand

00:32:57 - Two Ticks Town Talk is Hermannsburg, Northern Territory

00:54:13 - Australian Greens propose a grocery price freeze in Victoria

01:19:40 - This week in Australian History 28 Sep - 2 Oct

01:27:13 - XXXX bottle top question

'Australia Talks' is the official podcast of the r/Australian subreddit.

Sources:

Reddit self post

Grocery prices too high? Victorian Greens want to freeze them too (The Age)

New ABS Data Reveals Worrying Rise In Prisoner Numbers

#Australian

Australia Talks - 27 Sep 2023: Rise and cost of Prisoners, Critical mineral production

Wed, 27 Sep 2023 18:32:48 +1000

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:15:06 A recent ABS report that details an alarming increase in the number and cost of prisoners in Australia

00:36:30 Two Ticks Town Talks which is Marble Bar in Western Australia

00:56:23 Critical mineral production in Australia

01:23:46 This week in Australian History, 21-26 Sep

01:41:00 This week's XXXX bottle top question is prickly

'Australia Talks' is the official podcast of the r/Australian subreddit.

Sources used in this episode:

Critical minerals, critical choices: Australia’s role in shaping the green revolution

Critical Minerals Strategy 2023–2030

Aussietowns.com.au

A Hotspot of Arid Zone Subterranean Biodiversity: The Robe Valley in Western Australia by Bennelongia Environmental Consultants

Environmental Protection Authority of Western Australia

#Australian

Australia Talks - 20 Sep 2023: Dental coverage in Medicare and least ethical jobs

Wed, 20 Sep 2023 21:43:39 +1000

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss (with apologies for a few sound issues):

00:07:21 - Should Dental be covered by Medicare

00:28:36 - Two Ticks Town Talk of Currie on King Island in Tasmania

00:50:32 - The most and least ethical jobs in Australia

01:16:22 - This week in Australian history 14 to 20 September

01:27:05 - The XXXX bottle top question

Sources:

The Australians left with rotting teeth and unable to smile in 'completely unaffordable' dental system

The most and least ethical Aussie jobs

'Australia Talks' is the official podcast of the r/Australian subreddit.

#Australian

Australia Talks - 12 Sep 2023: El Niño for Australia and the Combatting Misinformation Bill

Thu, 14 Sep 2023 16:01:19 +1000

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:10:26 The imminent declaration of El Niño for Australia and a couple of basic survival tips.

00:28:04 The Two Ticks Town Talk is about Oodnadatta in South Australia.

00:49:23 The Combatting Misinformation and Disinformation Bill 2023.

01:12:52 This Week in Australian History covers 7-13 September

01:24:24 The XXXX bottle top question is cryptozoological.

'Australia Talks' is the official podcast of the r/Australian subreddit.

#Australian

Sources:

El Niño declaration likely 'weeks away': What you need to know by Joe Atanasio

Examining Australia’s bid to curb online disinformation by Fergus Ryan

Odyssey Traveller