Australia Talks

Australia Talks - 10 Oct 2023: Money being lost to pokies and urgent care clinics not materialising

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:00:00:00 Intro
00:09:28 Billions of dollars being lost to poker machines in Australia
00:29:01 Two Ticks Town Talk is Bright, Victoria
00:48:50 Promised Urgent Care Clinics not materialising
01:13:17 This week in Australian history covers the dates 3rd to 9th October
 01:28:53 The XXXX bottle top question fits in your tuckerbag
 
Sources:
- 'Desperate' Australians losing billions more to pokies during cost-of-living crisis, researcher warns.
- Crown Perth casino royal commission raises questions about how pokie-free WA is
- Less than half of promised urgent care clinics have opened, and most are in Labor seats
- Wikipedia (multiple)
- AussieTowns.com.au
- Visit Bright
- Australian Geographic
- Australian Academy of Science
 
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Australia Talks - 3 Oct 2023: Self serve registers get out of hand and a grocery price freeze

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:00:12:23 - Supermarket self serve registers and areas are getting out of hand
00:32:57 - Two Ticks Town Talk is Hermannsburg, Northern Territory
00:54:13 - Australian Greens propose a grocery price freeze in Victoria
01:19:40 - This week in Australian History 28 Sep - 2 Oct
01:27:13 - XXXX bottle top question
 
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Grocery prices too high? Victorian Greens want to freeze them too (The Age)
Wikipedia
 
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Australia Talks - 27 Sep 2023: Rise and cost of Prisoners, Critical mineral production

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:00:15:06 A recent ABS report that details an alarming increase in the number and cost of prisoners in Australia
00:36:30 Two Ticks Town Talks which is Marble Bar in Western Australia
00:56:23 Critical mineral production in Australia
01:23:46 This week in Australian History, 21-26 Sep
01:41:00 This week's XXXX bottle top question is prickly
'Australia Talks' is the official podcast of the r/Australian subreddit.
Sources used in this episode:
New ABS Data Reveals Worrying Rise In Prisoner Numbers
Critical minerals, critical choices: Australia’s role in shaping the green revolution
Critical Minerals Strategy 2023–2030
Aussietowns.com.au
Wikipedia
A Hotspot of Arid Zone Subterranean Biodiversity: The Robe Valley in Western Australia by Bennelongia Environmental Consultants
Environmental Protection Authority of Western Australia
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Australia Talks - 20 Sep 2023: Dental coverage in Medicare and least ethical jobs

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss (with apologies for a few sound issues):
 
00:07:21 - Should Dental be covered by Medicare
00:28:36 - Two Ticks Town Talk of Currie on King Island in Tasmania
00:50:32 - The most and least ethical jobs in Australia
01:16:22 - This week in Australian history 14 to 20 September
01:27:05 - The XXXX bottle top question
 
Sources:
The Australians left with rotting teeth and unable to smile in 'completely unaffordable' dental system
The most and least ethical Aussie jobs
Wikipedia
 
'Australia Talks' is the official podcast of the r/Australian subreddit.
 
#Australian
 

Australia Talks - 12 Sep 2023: El Niño for Australia and the Combatting Misinformation Bill

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:
00:10:26 The imminent declaration of  El Niño for Australia and a couple of basic survival tips.
00:28:04 The Two Ticks Town Talk is about Oodnadatta in South Australia.
00:49:23 The Combatting Misinformation and Disinformation Bill 2023.
01:12:52 This Week in Australian History covers 7-13 September
01:24:24 The XXXX bottle top question is cryptozoological.
 
'Australia Talks' is the official podcast of the r/Australian subreddit.
 
#Australian
 
Sources:
El Niño declaration likely 'weeks away': What you need to know by Joe Atanasio
Examining Australia’s bid to curb online disinformation by Fergus Ryan
Wikipedia
Odyssey Traveller
Aussie Towns
 

Australia Talks - 5 Sep 2023: Adam Bandt encourages civil disobedience and useless whistleblower laws

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:
11:05 - Calls by the leader of the Australian Greens, Adam Bandt, to participate in civil disobedience for climate action. 
34:40 - The Two Ticks Town Talk is Winton in Queensland.
50:33 - The atrociously useless Federal and State whistleblower laws. 
1:07:02 - This week in Australian history covers August 31 to September 6
1:25:20 - The XXXX bottle top question is just not cricket
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#Australian
 
Sources:Adam Bandt urges Australians to ‘embrace’ civil disobedience and join climate protests by Adam Morton
 
Australia’s federal whistleblowing laws have not protected anyone since inception, analysis shows by Christopher Knaus
 
 

Australia Talks - 28 Aug 2023: The Intergenerational Report and Australia as a cashless society

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss some aspects of the 2023 Intergenerational Report and Australia's seemingly unstoppable move to a cashless society.
Our 'Two Ticks Town Talk' this week is Nhill in Victoria.
'This week in Australian history' covers the dates 24-30 August.
The XXXX bottle top question is volcanic.
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Australia Talks - 21 Aug 2023: Greens looking to gain ground in QLD, Time to end native logging?

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss the move by the Greens to increase their seats in the upcoming Queensland state election.We also discuss the pros and cons of ending native logging.
 
The 'Two Ticks Town Talk' is Denham, WA.
 
'This week in Australian History' covers Aug 17 to Aug 23.
 
The XXXX bottle top question is elemental.
 
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Australia Talks - 16 Aug 2023: Community owned solar and a Matildas public holiday

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss a project in Goulburn for community owned solar and Anthony Albanese's push for a public holiday if the Matildas win the World Cup.
 
The Two Ticks Town Talk this week is Eden in New South Wales.
 
This Week in Australian History covers the dates Aug 10 to Aug 16.
 
The XXXX bottle top question goes swimmingly.
 
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Australia Talks - 8 Aug 2023: Axing the space industry and missing renewable energy targets

Darkest Knight and Ardeet discuss the axing of key space industry programs and Australia will miss its renewable energy targets.
 
Two Ticks Town Talk is Cloncurry in Queensland.
 
This Week in Australian History covers Aug 3 to Aug 9.
 
The XXXX bottle top question is worth money.
 
'Australia Talks' is the official podcast of the r/Australian subreddit.
 
#Australian