Australia Talks

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Port Essington, Northern Territory from the 29 Oct 2026 full episode of 'Australia Talks' with your hosts DK and Ardeet.   Sources: Port Essington, NT - Aussie Towns Historical Australian Towns: Victoria Settlement, Port Essington, Northern Territory: Remote Ruins The History of Victoria Settlement, Port Essington Port Essington - Wikipedia The doomed attempt to claim Australia's north for the British Empire - ABC News   #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 [email protected]   DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:   00:00:00 – Introduction 00:01:34 – Croc watch – mystery ring found in enormous crocodile poo 00:18:14 – Defence roundup – Ghost Shark, Recruitment numbers and PNG recruiting 00:54:34 – Port Essington, Northern Territory 01:12:14 – Nightlife changing due to falling alcohol consumption 01:27:42 – This week in Australian history 23-29 Oct 01:45:00 – XXXX bottle top quiz   Sources: Gatorland Expert Finds Ring in Crocodile Droppings, Orlando Nightlife venues embrace 'experience economy' as alcohol consumption falls - ABC News Flinders University reveals Gen Z is drinking less alcohol - Flinders University Queensland night-life tsar John Collins recommends liquor law overhaul - ABC News Ghost Sharks get 'teeth' as secret drone subs unveiled | St George & Sutherland Shire Leader | St George, NSW 'Ghost Shark' sea drone shows off attachments Ghost Shark and other drones get teeth – CONTACT magazine Speartooth LUUV - C2 Robotics Pty Ltd Bluebottle Uncrewed Surface Vessel (USV): Ocius™ We want you! ADF recruitment rates are growing, even as the odds of conflict rise. Why are people signing up? | Aukus | The Guardian Australian Defence Force opening recruitment to PNG university students under $65 million trial - ABC News After years of backsliding, the ADF is growing again. What’s behind the recruitment uptick? Port Essington, NT - Aussie Towns Historical Australian Towns: Victoria Settlement, Port Essington, Northern Territory: Remote Ruins The History of Victoria Settlement, Port Essington Port Essington - Wikipedia The doomed attempt to claim Australia's north for the British Empire - ABC News Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries #Australian

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Cairns, Queensland from the 22 Oct 2026 full episode of 'Australia Talks' with your hosts DK and Ardeet.   Sources:   Rock balancing - Wikipedia Balancing Rocks: Gatz Piles in Cairns | The Travel Tart Blog Cairns Adventure Tours - The Gatz Balancing Rocks Two Ticks Town Talk - Cape Otway, Victoria (from 30 Oct 2025 Australia Talks) | Australia Talks   #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 [email protected]   DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:   00:00:00 – Introduction 00:11:34 – Greens propose a plan to license landlords 00:33:08 – Cairns, Queensland 00:45:47 – Dingoes eating feral cats 01:02:26 – This week in Australian history 16-22 Oct 01:13:24 – XXXX bottle top quiz   Sources: Housing and Homelessness Policy | Australian Greens Victoria Victoria’s three strikes landlord proposal would make life harder for renters Landlord licence: Victoria Greens’ ‘three strikes’ rental plan | news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site for latest headlines Research shows dingoes in WA's Great Sandy Desert protect native wildlife by eating feral cats - ABC News Traditional owner-led wartaji (dingo) research in Pirra Country (Great Sandy Desert): a case study from the Nyangumarta Warrarn Indigenous Protected Area | Wildlife Research | ConnectSci Rock balancing - Wikipedia Balancing Rocks: Gatz Piles in Cairns | The Travel Tart Blog Cairns Adventure Tours - The Gatz Balancing Rocks Two Ticks Town Talk - Cape Otway, Victoria (from 30 Oct 2025 Australia Talks) | Australia Talks Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries   #Australian

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Deloraine, Tasmania from the 15 Oct 2026 full episode of 'Australia Talks' with your hosts DK and Ardeet.   Sources:   Deloraine, TAS - Aussie Towns Deloraine | Discover Tasmania Deloraine, Tasmania – Wikipedia Australia-Japan Society of Tasmania Inc. - 2026 Hanami Trail The surprising origin of Tasmania's cherry blossom festival - ABC News Tommeginne language – Wikipedia Buckwheat exports to Japan |2024 Australia's soba noodle source | SBS Food Two Ticks Town Talk - Bermagui, New South Wales (from 13 Mar 2025 Australia Talks) |   #Australian