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Official podcast of the r/Australian subreddit.
A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a trivia question.
A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a trivia question.
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This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Windsor, New South Wales from the 16 May 2024 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.
#Australian
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
A three-minute guide to what's in the federal budget to help with the cost-of-living crisis
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
Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries
#Australian
This is the Two Ticks Town Talk episode on Broome, Western Australia (Part 1) from the 9 May 2024 episode of 'Australia Talks'.
#Australian
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.
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Macquarie Bank ditches cash at all branches and goes 'completely digital'
Macquarie Bank announces shock move to scrap cash in all branches
From Mines to Medicines. Australia’s Radiopharmaceuticals Future
Aussie Towns
On this day: Stolen dinosaur footprint recovered
The dinosaur track theft that never was
Stolen dinosaur footprint recovered
Wikipedia - Broome
#Australia
This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Betoota, Queensland from the full episode of the 2 May 2024 'Australia Talks'.
#Australian
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.
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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
Wikipedia - Australian Anniversaries
#Australian
This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Karratha, Western Australia from the 25 April 2024 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.
#Australian
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:
Plans for new fighter jets on back burner despite Labor’s $50bn boost to defence spending
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
Aussie Towns
Wikipedia - Karratha
Wikipedia - Dampier
Wikipedia - Murujuga
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
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 - Australian anniversaries
Wikipedia - Lionel Murphy
A history of The Herald
The Sydney Morning Herald iconic front pages
#Australian
This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Bombala, New South Wales from the 13 Apr 2023 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.
#Australian
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
Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries
Meridian Outpost - Text to Audio Morse Code Converter
#Australian
This is the Two Ticks Town Talk episode on Texas, Queensland from the 4 Apr 2024 full podcast of 'Australia Talks'
#Australian
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)
Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries
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
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:
Uber to pay Australian taxi operators $272 million in class action settlement
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
This is the Two Ticks Town Talk episode on Zeehan,Tasmania from the 18 Oct 2023 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.
#Australian
This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Marla, South Australia from the 24 Mar 2024 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.
#Australian
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
Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries
This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Wittenoom, Western Australia from the 2 Nov 2023 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.
#Australian
This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Newnes, New South Wales from the 14 Mar 2024 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.
#Australian
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