Australia Talks
Official podcast of the r/Australian subreddit. A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a trivia question.
Episodes
Thursday Nov 23, 2023
Thursday Nov 23, 2023
DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:00:00:00 - Intro
00:10:23 - HMAS Toowomba naval divers forced to exit water over Chinese warship sonar pulses
00:49:24 - Two Ticks Town Talk is Manjimup in Western Australia
01:08:56 - This week in Australian History covers 14-20 Nov
01:28:26 - XXXX bottle top question
'Australia Talks' is the official podcast of the r/Australian subreddit.
Sources:
HMAS Toowoomba naval divers forced to exit water over Chinese warship sonar pulses
The Terrifying Effects Submarine Radar Can Have On Humans
What the Chinese sonar incident that injured Australian navy divers tells us about Xi's relationship with Albanese and the West
Submarine sonar scares diver
See the full list: Infrastructure projects across Australia that have had their funding axed
Federal government to slash 50 infrastructure projects due to cost blowouts
Wikipedia - Manjimup, Western Australia
Aussie Towns
Manjimup visitor centre
Unearthing WA truffles
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development
Growing truffles in Australia
Manjimup truffles
Unrestricted warfare
#Australian
Friday Nov 17, 2023
Two Ticks Town Talk - Sheffield, Tasmania (from 20 Jun 2023 Australia Talks)
Friday Nov 17, 2023
Friday Nov 17, 2023
This is the Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Sheffield, Tasmania from the 20 Jun 2023 episode of 'Australia Talks'.
#Australian
Friday Nov 17, 2023
Two Ticks Town Talk - Sea Lake, Victoria (from 16 Nov 2023 Australia Talks)
Friday Nov 17, 2023
Friday Nov 17, 2023
This is the Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Sea Lake, Victoria from the 16 Nov 2023 episode of 'Australia Talks'.
#Australian
Friday Nov 17, 2023
Friday Nov 17, 2023
DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:00:00:00 - Introduction
00:05:24 - Optus outage
00:24:28 - Two Ticks Town Talk is Sea Lake in Victoria
00:42:44 - Albanese's meeting with Xi Jinping
00:56:55 - This week in Australian History 7-13 Nov
01:25:13 - The XXXX bottle top question
Sources:
Albanese's 'wise' move in landmark meeting with China's Xi Jinping
Optus identifies cause of nationwide outage, says 'changes to routing information' after software upgrade to blame
Wikipedia - Sea Lake
Wikipedia - Lake Tyrell
Welcome to Sea Lake
Off-road racing to return to Sea Lake this June but not Mallee Rally, organisers say
Lake Tyrell photo spots
GrainCorp Silos at Sea Lake - Victoria
Australasian Underwater Cultural Heritage Database
Australia police say terror attack foiled
Understanding the Complexity Behind Optus' Network Outage: A Balanced Perspective
#Australian
Wednesday Nov 08, 2023
Two Ticks Town Talk - Coober Pedy, South Australia (from 28 Jun 2023 Australia Talks)
Wednesday Nov 08, 2023
Wednesday Nov 08, 2023
This is the Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Coober Pedy, South Australia from the 28 Jun episode of 'Australia Talks'.
#Australian
Wednesday Nov 08, 2023
Two Ticks Town Talk - Laura, Queensland (from 7 Nov 2023 Australia Talks)
Wednesday Nov 08, 2023
Wednesday Nov 08, 2023
This is the Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Laura, Queensland from the 7 Nov 2023 episode of 'Australia Talks'.
#Australian
Wednesday Nov 08, 2023
Australia Talks - 7 Nov 2023: Golden visas and the Shonky awards
Wednesday Nov 08, 2023
Wednesday Nov 08, 2023
Join DarkestKnight and Ardeet as they discuss:00:00:00 - Intro
00:09:29 - Is it time for Australia to scrap the Golden visas?
00:24:06 - The Two Ticks Town Talks is Laura in Queensland
00:45:02 - The Choice 'Shonky Awards' winners
00:58:19 - This Week in Australian History covers 31 Oct to 6 Nov
01:11:16 - The XXXX bottle top question
'Australia Talks' is the official podcast of the r/Australian subreddit.
Sources:
'Golden visas' are known to attract dirty money around the world. Why does Australia still offer them?
Our 2023 Shonky Award winners revealed
Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries
Wikipedia - Laura, QLD
Wikipedia - Quinkan rock art
Battle Camp to Boralga: a local study of colonial war on Cape York Peninsula, 1873-1894 - Noelene Cole
Friday Nov 03, 2023
Friday Nov 03, 2023
Join DarkestKnight and Ardeet as they discuss:00:00:00 - Introduction
00:11:18 - More than 80% of Australians believe pork barrelling is a form of corruption
00:22:53 - The Two Ticks Town Talks is Wittenoom in Western Australia
00:39:30 - Australian migration intake has already hit a record 500k
00:50:55 - This Week in Australian History 24 - 30 October
01:08:49 - The XXXX bottle top question is godly
'Australia Talks' is the official podcast of the r/Australian subreddit.
Sources:
More than 80% of Australians believe pork barrelling is a form of corruption
Australian migration intake has ‘already hit record 500k’
Wikipedia - Wittenoom
Wikipedia anniversaries
#Australian
Thursday Oct 26, 2023
Thursday Oct 26, 2023
DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:00:00:00 - Intro
00:10:26 - A social responsibility to visit the Northern Territory?
00:25:14 - Two Ticks Town Talks is Zeehan in Tasmania
00:43:20 - Most Australians don't think climate change is a serious problem
01:03:50 - This Week in Australian History 17 - 23 Oct
01:12:49 - XXXX bottle top question
Australia Talks is the official podcast of the r/australian subreddit.
Sources:
Uluru visitor numbers slump post-COVID in $200 million hit to tourism industry
"Not listening to scientists:" Most Australians don't think climate change is a serious problem
Wikipedia
Aussie Towns
Great Australian Secret
Geoscience Australia
#Australian
Wednesday Oct 18, 2023
Australia Talks - 17 Oct 2023: Voice referendum results and Hemp for building products
Wednesday Oct 18, 2023
Wednesday Oct 18, 2023
DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:00:00:00 - Intro
00:09:58 - The Voice referendum results
00:29:39 - Two Ticks Town Talk - Lord Howe Island, New South Wales
00:52:08 - Hemp for building products
01:10:28 - This Week in Australian History 10 - 16 Oct
01:25:12 - The XXXX bottle top question this week quacks
'Australia Talks' is the official podcast of the r/australian subreddit.
Sources:
Voice referendum updates: Nation votes No to Voice to Parliament, with all six states rejecting change - as it happened
Wikipedia
National Library of Australia (Trove)
Hemp's potential to become major Australian agricultural industry for manufacturing building products
#Australian