Friday Oct 18, 2024

Australia Talks - 17 Oct 2024: Youth crime debunked & NBN to stay public

A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions.

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 - Introduction
00:09:19 - Criminologists debunk claims of a youth crime crisis
00:34:32 - Two Ticks Town Talk - Mt Augustus, Western Australia
00:51:59 - Government using legislation to pressure opposition into keeping the NBN in public hands
01:14:44 - This week in Australian history 11-17 October
01:25:07 - XXXX bottle top quiz

Sources:

Government to put pressure on opposition with legislation to ensure NBN stays in public hands

Criminologists debunk claims of 'youth crime crisis' as data shows dramatic declines

Amid claims of a ‘youth crime crisis’, Victoria’s approach is working, advocates say

WesternAustralia.com - Australia's biggest rock and it isn't Uluru

Wikipedia - Mt Augustus, Western Australia

Trove - Mount Augustus geology and geomorphology

Sightseeing tours - Is Uluru the biggest rock?

Prime Minister's office - Albanese Government keeping the National Broadband Network in public hands

Labor's NBN bill shows a government reaching for an escape from the Middle East debate

Wikipedia - Walsh St Police shootings

Wikipedia - Jemaah Islamiyah