Australia Talks

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Mintaro, South Australia from the 18 Sep 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.   Sources:   Aussietowns - Mintaro, SA Wikipedia - Mintaro, South Australia Welcome to Mintaro Mintaro Slate Quarries Mintaro Slate Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries   #Australia #Australian

A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions.   Contact us at AustraliaTalks@proton.me   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 Australia and PNG fail to clinch defence agreement, resorting to communique 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 Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries   #Australia #Australian

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

A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions.   Contact us at AustraliaTalks@proton.me   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 - British nuclear tests at Maralinga 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'. Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries   #Australia #Australian

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Borroloola, Northern Territory from the 4 Sep 2025 full episode of Australia Talks.   Sources: Aussietowns.com - Borroloola, NT Borroloola and the Gulf Region Wikipedia - Borroloola Wikipedia - Cape Crawford Mirror - Limmen National Park Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries   #Australia #Australian

A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions.   Contact us at AustraliaTalks@proton.me   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:   Labor’s first home buyers scheme a ‘backwards step’ likely to push prices higher, experts warn 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 - Australian anniversaries   #Australia #Australian

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Woomera Part 3, South Australia from the 28 Aug 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.   Sources:   Wikipedia - High Explosive research Wikipedia - Operation Hurricane 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

A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions.   Contact us at AustraliaTalks@proton.me   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 Wikipedia - Operation Hurricane 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 - Australian anniversaries   #Australia #Australian

A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions.   Contact us at AustraliaTalks@proton.me   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:   The government has asked for bold proposals. Maybe it’s time to consider taxing the family home 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 Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries   #Australia #Australian

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Woomera (Part 2), South Australia from the 14 Aug 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.   First British atomic bomb test on Montebello Islands – documentary Operation Hurricane Wikipedia - Operation Hurricane Wikipedia - British nuclear tests at Maralinga 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

A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions.   Contact us at AustraliaTalks@proton.me   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 Operation Hurricane Wikipedia - Operation Hurricane Wikipedia - British nuclear tests at Maralinga Wikipedia - RAAF Woomera range complex Wikipedia - Montebello Islands Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Woomera Part 1, South Australia from 24 Jul 2025   #Australia #Australian

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

A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions.   Contact us at AustraliaTalks@proton.me   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! Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries   #Australia #Australian

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

A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions.   Contact us at AustraliaTalks@proton.me   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  

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Woomera, South Australia from the 24 Jul 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.   RAAF Woomera Range Complex Wikipedia - Woomera, South Australia Aussietowns - Woomera, SA Wikipedia - British nuclear tests at Maralinga 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 - Australian anniversaries   #Australia #Australian

A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions.   Contact us at AustraliaTalks@proton.me   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:   Voting age to be lowered to 16 by next general election 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 Wikipedia - British nuclear tests at Maralinga 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 - Australian anniversaries   #Australia #Australian

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Burra, South Australia from the 17 Jul 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.   Sources:   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 - Australian anniversaries   #Australia #Australian  

A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions.   Contact us at AustraliaTalks@proton.me   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:   From ICE to Coles: Controversial US tech company Palantir’s links to Australia spark backlash 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 - Australian anniversaries   #Australia #Australian #Victoria

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