Australia Talks

Two Ticks Town Talk - Mt Bryan East, South Australia (from 6 Jun 2024)

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Mt Bryan East, South Australia from the 6 Jun 2024 full episode of the 'Australia Talks' podcast.

 

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Australia Talks - 6 Jun 2024: $Billions in Gas royalties unpaid and a new PNG NRL team

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

Contact us at AustralianSubreddit@proton.me

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:06:11 - Australia is missing out on $13 billion in royalties on natural gas projects

00:30:39 - Two Ticks Town Talk is Mt Bryan East, South Australia

01:01:16 - Australian taxpayers to spend $600 million on a Papua New Guinea National Rugby League football team

01:16:44 - This week in Australian history May 31 - Jun 6

01:27:20 - XXXX bottle top quiz

 

'Australia Talks' is the official podcast of the r/australian subreddit.

 

Sources:
Australia missing out on $13 billion in royalty revenue from gas projects, report says

Australia’s great gas giveaway How Australia gives gas to multinational corporations for free

PNG expansion bid hits $170m roadblock as NRL clubs’ demands revealed

NRL and federal government closing in on $600m deal to launch Papua New Guinea rugby league team

Australian National Geographic - Australia's unsung hero by Jeff Maynard

Sir George Hubert Wilkins (1888–1958) by R. A. Swan

Wikipedia - Hubert Wilkins

Wikipedia - Mt Bryan East

Mount Bryan East and Sir Hubert Wilkins Homestead

Old Mt Bryan East School

Photos of Heysen Trail: Dare's Hill Road to Hallett

Monument Australia - Goyder's line

Wikipedia - Goyder's line

Visit Burra - Sir Hubert Wilkins' cottage

Heroic age of Antarctic Exploration

U.S Naval Institute - Oceans: 1931: The First Nautilus North Pole Expedition

Wilkins and Sherman Telepathy

 

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Two Ticks Town Talk - Picton, New South Wales (from 30 May 2024 Australia Talks)

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Picton, New South Wales from the 30 May 2024 full episode of the 'Australia Talks' podcast.

 

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Australia Talks - 30 May 2024: Social media ban for children and Aussie beef cheaper in Japan

Heads up - we had a sound issue this week that persists through the whole episode.

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

Contact us at AustralianSubreddit@proton.me

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:09:05 - Albanese says children should be banned from social media

00:32:11 - Two Ticks Town Talk is Picton, New South Wales

00:49:37 - Is Aussie beef cheaper in Japan?

01:18:45 - This week in Australian history 24-30 May

01:33:14 - XXXX bottle top quiz

 

'Australia Talks' is the official podcast of the r/australian subreddit.

 

Sources:

Anthony Albanese backs campaign to ban children under 16 from social media

Would a ban of social media for children under 16 be the action we need to minimise harmful health effects?

Comparison suggests Aussie beef retailed in Japan is cheaper than in Australia

Stonequarry - Picton

Wikipedia - Picton railway station

Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries

What 'Beyond the Pale' Actually Means

Australian Museum - Dingo

Did You Know? 🍺 The World’s Oldest Known Recipe is for Beer

The Hymn to Ninkasi, Goddess of Beer

 

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Two Ticks Town Talk - Broome Part 2, Western Australia (from 23 May 2024 Australia Talks)

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Broome (Part 2) in Western Australia from the 23 May 2024 full podcast of 'Australia Talks'.

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Australia Talks - 23 May 2024: Future Made in Australia and Gina Rinehart's portrait

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

Contact us at AustralianSubreddit@proton.me

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:10:19 - Labor's 'Future Made in Australia' plans

00:34:36 - Two Ticks Town Talk is Broome (Part 2), Western Australia

01:09:53 - Gina Rinehart demands removal of her portrait from the National Gallery

01:25:59 - This week in Australian history 17-23 May

01:39:30 - XXXX bottle top quiz

 

'Australia Talks' is the official podcast of the r/australian subreddit

 

Sources:

Future Made in Australia Government paper

Future Made in Australia: $23bn for ‘biggest transformation since Industrial Revolution’

Gina Rinehart demands National Gallery of Australia remove her portrait

National Gallery of Australia - Vincent Namatjira

Aussie Towns

Western Australian Museum - Pearling timeline

Broome Historical Society

Wikipedia - Pearling in Western Australia

National Museum Australia - Japanese divers in Broome

Wikipedia - pinctada maxima

Broome Visitor Centre

Western Australian Museum - Master Pearlers

Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries

 

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Two Ticks Town Talk - Windsor, New South Wales (from 16 May 2024 Australia Talks)

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Windsor, New South Wales from the 16 May 2024 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.

 

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Australia Talks - 16 May 2024: Australian Federal Budget and China military confrontation

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

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:09:22 - The 2024 Australian Federal Budget

00:37:25 - Two Ticks Town Talk is Windsor in New South Wales

00:51:45 - China and Australian military confrontation. China accuses Australia of spying

01:18:37 - This week in Australian history 9-16 May

01:31:49 - XXXX bottle top quiz

 

'Australia Talks' is the official podcast of the r/australian subreddit

 

Sources:

Federal Budget 2024: Winners and Losers

A three-minute guide to what's in the federal budget to help with the cost-of-living crisis

The third Chalmers budget is built on a hope that the government gets more time to fix its long-term problems

Wikipedia - Macquarie Arms hotel

Wikipedia - Windsor, New South Wales

Wikipedia - Hainan Island incident

China changes story on military confrontation, accuses Australia of spying

Anthony Albanese has not spoken with Xi Jinping after Chinese military confrontation in international waters

Australasian Underwater Cultural Heritage Database

Trove

Sydney Morning Herald - From the Archives 1997: Susie’s record swim from Cuba to Florida

SciHi blog - John Tebbutt and the Great Comet of 1861

Sport Australia Hall of Fame - Jimmy Carruthers

Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries

 

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