Australia Talks
A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions.
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Contact - AustraliaTalksPodcast@proton.me
DarkestKnight and Ardeet have a weekly relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a trivia question.
Episodes
3 hours ago
3 hours ago
This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on South West Tasmania, Tasmania from the 15 May 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.
Sources:
Botanists' bid to save King's Holly, 'world's oldest living plant', from extinction
#Australia #Australian
2 days ago
2 days ago
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
00:09:57 – Regional city of Orange is planning on becoming the next Silicon Valley
00:27:21 – South West Tasmania, Tasmania
00:48:45 – Ross Garnaut says Labor’s historic victory could change the global energy trade
01:12:33 – This week in Australian history 9-15May
01:22:22 - XXXX bottle top quiz
Sources:
The regional Australian city of Orange is hoping to become the next Silicon Valley
Ross Garnaut says Labor's historic victory could change global energy trade
After the 2025 election: Energy transition and restoration of Australian growth
The New Energy Trade: Harnessing Australian renewables for global development
Ross Garnaut: Prophet with a sunny vision of our glorious future
Botanists' bid to save King's Holly, 'world's oldest living plant', from extinction
Geoscience Australia - Cooper basin region
National Museum of Australia - Iron Ore Exports
Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries
#Australia #Australian
Sunday May 11, 2025
Sunday May 11, 2025
This is the Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Junee, New South Wales from the 8 May 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.
Sources:
Aussietowns - Junee, New South Wales
The Little house of Horrors - Monte Cristo homestead
Ghost tour operator vows to continue legacy after famous Junee ‘haunted house’ closes to public
#Australia #Australian
Friday May 09, 2025
Friday May 09, 2025
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
00:07:55 – Australian Federal elections 2025
00:29:44 – Junee, New South Wales
00:52:58 – The fight against fire ants and allegations of threats, harassment and stalking
01:17:40 – This week in Australian history 2-8 May
01:27:37 - XXXX bottle top quiz
Sources:
Federal Election 2025 - Australia Votes
How Peter Dutton’s Wile E Coyote campaign flew off the cliff
Fire ants found in new south-east Queensland housing development
Sting operation: the fight against fire ants and allegations of threats, harassment and stalking
Aussietowns - Junee, New South Wales
The Little house of Horrors - Monte Cristo homestead
Ghost tour operator vows to continue legacy after famous Junee ‘haunted house’ closes to public
Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries
#Australia #Australian
Sunday May 04, 2025
Sunday May 04, 2025
This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Budj Bim, Victoria from the 1 May 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.
Sources:
World heritage Places - Budj Bim Cultural Landscape
Wikipedia - Budj Bim National Park
Parks Victoria - Budj Bim National Park
Two Ticks Town Talk on Mt Gambier, South Australia from the 6 Feb 2024 episode of 'Australia Talks'.
Two Ticks Town Talk on Warrnambool, Victoria from the 10 Apr 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.
Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries
#Australia #Australian
Friday May 02, 2025
Friday May 02, 2025
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
00:08:34 – China has halted rare earth exports, can Australia step up. Critical minerals in hot demand but governments have a hard time getting industry off the ground
00:30:11 – Budj Bim, Victoria
00:50:55 – The startling reason Australia is shooting koalas out of trees from helicopters
01:14:01 – This week in Australian history 25-30 April & 1 May
01:30:21 - XXXX bottle top quiz
Sources:
China has halted rare earth exports, can Australia step up?
Critical minerals in hot demand but governments have hard time getting industry off the ground
The startling reason Australia is shooting koalas out of trees from helicopters
Sniping koalas from helicopters: here’s what’s wrong with Victoria’s unprecedented cull
Bob’s Map – Koala populations then and now
World heritage Places - Budj Bim Cultural Landscape
Wikipedia - Budj Bim National Park
Parks Victoria - Budj Bim National Park
Two Ticks Town Talk on Mt Gambier, South Australia from the 6 Feb 2024 episode of 'Australia Talks'.
Two Ticks Town Talk on Warrnambool, Victoria from the 10 Apr 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.
Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries
#Australia #Australian
Sunday Apr 27, 2025
Sunday Apr 27, 2025
This is the Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Geraldton Part 2, Western Australia from the 24 Apr 2024 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.
Sources:
National museum Australia - Wreck of the Batavia
Australian National Maritime Museum - The Batavia shipwreck disaster
Wikipedia - Batavia (1628 ship)
Western Australian Museum - Batavia's history
Australian Geographic - The wallaby that drinks sea water
State Library of Western Australia - Francisco Pelsaert's journal
Geraldton Part 1, Western Australia (from 18 Jul 2024 Australia Talks)
Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries
#Australia #Australian
Friday Apr 25, 2025
Friday Apr 25, 2025
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
00:00:15 – Croc watch
00:06:09 – Catchup
00:11:30 – Australian neighbours’ defence decisions (Indonesia and Timor-Leste)
00:35:59 – Geraldton Part 2, Western Australia
00:57:22 – Australian PM, policticians took $147,000 of match tickets while weighing sports betting ban
01:14:11 – This week in Australian history 18-24 April
01:23:51 - XXXX bottle top quiz
Sources:
Australia PM, politicians took $147,000 of match tickets while weighing sports betting ban
Register of Members' Interests – 47th Parliament
Timor-Leste open to participating in Chinese military exercises
Canberra confirms Indonesia won't host Russian planes at air force base
Russia responds to claims it sought access to Indonesian air base
National museum Australia - Wreck of the Batavia
Australian National Maritime Museum - The Batavia shipwreck disaster
Wikipedia - Batavia (1628 ship)
Western Australian Museum - Batavia's history
Australian Geographic - The wallaby that drinks sea water
State Library of Western Australia - Francisco Pelsaert's journal
Geraldton Part 1, Western Australia
Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries
#Australia #Australian