Australia Talks

Two Ticks Town Talk - ACT Part 2, Australian Capital Territory (from 26 Jun 2025 Australia Talks)

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk ACT Part 2, Australian Capital Territory segment from the 26 Jun 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.

 

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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. 

 

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Australia Talks - 26 Jun 2025: Lab grown meat & Mountain Ash forests

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

00:00:48 – 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

 

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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. 

Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries

 

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Two Ticks Town Talk - Portsea, Victoria (from 19 Jun 2025 Australia Talks)

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Portsea, Victoria from the 19 Jun 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.

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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

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 - Australian anniversaries

 

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Australia talks - 19 Jun 2025: NT trials pepper spray & Gen Z would starve if left alone

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 – 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:

 

Increase in illegal dumping in State forests

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

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 - Australian anniversaries

 

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Two Ticks Town Talk - ACT, Australian Capital Territory (from 12 Jun 2025 Australia Talks).mp3

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:

Wikipedia - Pine Island Reserve

Canberra & District Historical Society

Wikipedia - History of Canberra

Wikipedia - Murrumbidgee river

Parks ACT - Pine Island

Wikipedia - Echium plantagineum in Australia

 

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Australia Talks - 12 Jun 2025: Container return good news & Insomnia, sleep apnoea health issues

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

00:06:23 – 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

 

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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

Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries

 

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Two Ticks Town Talk - Canowindra, New South Wales (from 5 Jun 2025 Australia Talks).mp3

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Canowindra, New South Wales from the 5 Jun 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.

 

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Aussietowns - Canowindra

State Library NSW - Ben Hall, Australian Bushranger

Australian Dictionary of Biography - Ben Hall (1837-1865)

Wikipedia - Ben Hall (bushranger)

Ben Hall bushranger

 

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Australia Talks - 5 Jun 2025: Darwin Port ethics & Labor defence priorities

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

00:09:08 – 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

 

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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)

Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries

 

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