DarkestKnight and Ardeet have a weekly relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a trivia question.
Episodes
4 days ago
4 days ago
21 min
This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Shepparton, Victoria from the 3 Sep 2026 full episode of 'Australia Talks' with your hosts DK and Ardeet.
Sources:
Shepparton, VIC - Aussie Towns: https://www.aussietowns.com.au/town/shepparton-vic
Goulburn Valley - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goulburn_Valley
Shepparton - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shepparton
Shepparton | Victorian Places: https://www.victorianplaces.com.au/shepparton
RiverConnect in Action - RiverConnect: https://riverconnect.com.au/about/history
History of Shepparton: A Cultural Journey - ToMelbourne.com: https://tomelbourne.com/history-of-shepparton/
Australian manufacturing icon Furphy marks 150-year milestone in Shepparton - ABC News: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-11-26/furphy-australian-manufacturing-icon-150-years-in-shepparton/103134596
History - Furphy Story: https://web.archive.org/web/20251115041309/https://www.furphystory.com.au/history/
John Monash's engineering to 1914. Shepparton Bridge.: https://web.archive.org/web/20211111045451/http://www.aholgate.com/girdertexts/shepparton.html
John Monash - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Monash
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5 days ago
5 days ago
1 hr 50 min
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
00:11:15 – Licencing e-bikes in Queensland
00:58:33 – Taxing sugary drinks
01:30:19 – This week in Australian history 28-31 August & 1-3 Sep
01:40:56 – XXXX bottle top quiz
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#Australian
Aug 30, 2026
Aug 30, 2026
25 min
This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Mount Bartle Frere, Queensland from the 27 Aug 2026 full episode of 'Australia Talks' with your hosts DK and Ardeet.
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Aug 28, 2026
Aug 28, 2026
1 hr 50 min
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
00:01:02 – Croc watch
00:18:20 – El Niño and its impact on Australia
00:41:27 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Mount Bartle Frere, Queensland
01:07:06 – AI data centre energy rules
01:33:45 – This week in Australian history 21-27 August
01:39:47 – XXXX bottle top quiz
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Aug 23, 2026
Aug 23, 2026
25 min
This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Pukatja (Part 2), South Australia from the 20 Aug 2026 full episode of 'Australia Talks' with your hosts DK and Ardeet.
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Aug 21, 2026
Aug 21, 2026
2 hr 2 min
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
00:14:11 – EV trucks as fuel security
01:16:08 – China “researching” Palau
01:41:58 – This week in Australian history 14-20 August
01:50:26 – XXXX bottle top quiz
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Diesel nation: Australia is still pumping billions in the wrong direction as oil hyperinflation hits
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Aug 16, 2026
Aug 16, 2026
30 min
This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Tantanoola, South Australia from the 12 Aug 2026 full episode of 'Australia Talks' with your hosts DK and Ardeet.
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Aug 14, 2026
Aug 14, 2026
1 hr 43 min
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
00:10:41 – Excise duty rates for alcohol
00:49:50 – The risks of bird flu to Australia
01:06:00 – This week in Australian history 7-13 August
01:20:12 – XXXX bottle top quiz
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