Australia Talks

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:     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     #Australia #Australian

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.   Contact us at AustraliaTalks@proton.me   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 Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries   #Australia #Australian

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

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.   Contact us at AustraliaTalks@proton.me   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: Labor to use new fuel security powers to underwrite extra shipments to Australia 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 Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries   #Australia #Australian

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 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     #Australia #Australian

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.   Contact us at AustraliaTalks@proton.me   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 Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries   #Australia #Australian

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 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     #Australia #Australian

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.   Contact us at AustraliaTalks@proton.me   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 - Australian anniversaries   #Australia #Australian

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: 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     #Australia #Australian

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.   Contact us at AustraliaTalks@proton.me   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 Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries   #Australia #Australian

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 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     #Australia #Australian

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.   Contact us at AustraliaTalks@proton.me   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 - Australian anniversaries   #Australia #Australian

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: Wikipedia - Bald Rock National Park NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service - Bald Rock National Park     #Australia #Australian

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.   Contact us at AustraliaTalks@proton.me   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 Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries   #Australia #Australian

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: 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)   #Australia #Australian

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.   Contact us at AustraliaTalks@proton.me   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 - Australian anniversaries   #Australia #Australian

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: 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's nuclear age & the unsettling truth about Mt Coolum Australia Talks - 28 Nov 2024: Bunnings breaches privacy   #Australia #Australian  

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.   Contact us at AustraliaTalks@proton.me   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's nuclear age & the unsettling truth about Mt Coolum Australia Talks - 28 Nov 2024: Bunnings breaches privacy Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries   #Australia #Australian

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: 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 Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries   #Australia #Australian

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.   Contact us at AustraliaTalks@proton.me   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: China’s ambassador warns Albanese reclaiming Port of Darwin will force Beijing to intervene 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 Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries   #Australia #Australian