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Friday Oct 18, 2024
Friday Oct 18, 2024
A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions.
Contact us at AustraliaTalksPodcast@proton.me
DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:
00:00:00 - Introduction00:09:19 - Criminologists debunk claims of a youth crime crisis00:34:32 - Two Ticks Town Talk - Mt Augustus, Western Australia00:51:59 - Government using legislation to pressure opposition into keeping the NBN in public hands01:14:44 - This week in Australian history 11-17 October01:25:07 - XXXX bottle top quiz
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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
Australian Electoral Commission - Compulsory voting in Australia
Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries
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Sunday Oct 13, 2024
Sunday Oct 13, 2024
This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Bourke, New South Wales from the 10 Oct 2024 full episode of Australia Talks.
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Friday Oct 11, 2024
Friday Oct 11, 2024
A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions.
Contact us at AustraliaTalksPodcast@proton.me
DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:
00:00:00 - Introduction
00:07:51 - Bureaucrats demand tax be completed by 31 Oct
00:09:33 - Noice camera trial to be launched on roads as part of a multi-agency effort with the EPA, Transport for NSW and NSW Police
00:30:16 - Two Ticks Town Talk - Bourke, New South Wales00:55:08 - Greens pitch 1,000 free healthcare clinics in election push targeting 'winnable' Labor seats01:17:24 - This week in Australian history 4-10 October01:31:56 - XXXX bottle top quiz
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Noise camera trial to be launched on roads as part of a multi-agency effort with the EPA, Transport for NSW and NSW Police
Greens announce election plan for free GP, Dentist, Psychologist, Nurse visits
Greens reveal plan for 1,000 new health clinics with free medical and dental care across Australia
Greens pitch 1,000 free healthcare clinics in election push targeting 'winnable' Labor seats
Two Ticks Town Talk - Corowa, New South Wales, 11 Dec 2023
'At the back o' Bourke' poem - Will Ogilvie
Monument Australia - Fort Bourke
Wikipedia - Bourke
Aussie Towns - Bourke
Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries
#Australian
Sunday Oct 06, 2024
Sunday Oct 06, 2024
This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Cooladdi, Queensland from the 2 Oct 2024 full episode of Australia Talks.
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Friday Oct 04, 2024
Friday Oct 04, 2024
A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions.
Contact us at AustraliaTalksPodcast@proton.me
DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:
00:00:00 - Introduction00:10:56 - New AUKUS treaty with UK to keep $368bn nuclear-powered submarine program on track00:42:12 - Two Ticks Town Talk - Cooladdi, Queensland00:59:14 - Universities warned by ASIO on menace of foreign spies01:21:00 - This week in Australian history 27-30 Sep and 1-3 Oct01:31:23 - XXXX bottle top quiz
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New AUKUS treaty with UK to keep $368bn nuclear-powered submarine program on track
House leaders urge White House to share more tech with Australia, UK
AUKUS boss insists project remains on track despite frustrations and staff upheaval within submarine agency
Australia's nuclear-powered submarines
Universities warned by ASIO on menace of foreign spies
Visiting professor used PhD students to gather intelligence for China, Asio boss alleges
Australian Bureau of Statistics - Cooladdi
Wikipedia - Cooladdi
Queensland.com - Cooladdi
Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries
Wikipedia - Unrestricted warfare
#Australian
Sunday Sep 29, 2024
Sunday Sep 29, 2024
This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Thargomindah, Queensland from 26 Sep 2024 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.
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Friday Sep 27, 2024
Friday Sep 27, 2024
A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions.
Contact us at AustraliaTalksPodcast@proton.me
DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:
00:00:00 - Introduction00:01:00 - Croc watch
00:11:34 - ACCC takes legal action against Woolworths and Coles over allegedly misleading price claims00:33:14 - Two Ticks Town Talk - Thargomindah, Queensland00:50:33 - Why isn't dental included in Medicare?01:13:37 - This week in Australian history 20-26 Sep01:26:25 - XXXX bottle top quiz
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ACCC takes legal action against Woolworths and Coles over allegedly misleading pricing claims
Woolworths and Coles sued by ACCC for allegedly misleading shoppers over the price of more than 500 products
Why isn’t dental included in Medicare? It’s time to change this – here’s how
Labor resists internal push for dental in Medicare, saying focus is on strengthening general practice
Aussie Towns - The trivial pursuit question no one gets right
Aussie Towns - The Thargomindah ghost
TrulyAus
Travel Action Matilda Country
Wikipedia - Thargomindah
Aussie Towns - Thargomindah
Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries
#Australian
Monday Sep 23, 2024
Monday Sep 23, 2024
This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Bunyip, Victoria from the 22 Sep 2024 full episode of Australia Talks.
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Sunday Sep 22, 2024
Sunday Sep 22, 2024
A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions.
Contact us at AustraliaTalksPodcast@proton.me
DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:
00:00:00 - Introduction00:11:15 - MONA's Ladies Lounge discrimination case goes to the Tasmanian Supreme Court00:26:19 - Two Ticks Town Talk - Bunyip, Victoria00:41:48 - Australian government unaware of how much they're spending on social housing01:04:26 - This week in Australian history 13-19 Sep01:18:43 - XXXX bottle top quiz
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MONA's Ladies Lounge discrimination case heads to Tasmania's Supreme Court amid appeal to reinstate ladies-only space
MONA takes Ladies Lounge discrimination case to Supreme Court of Tasmania
Government unaware of size of social housing spend, with some projects set to take years
Wikipedia - Bunyip, Victoria
Wikipedia - Bunyip
Brittanica - Bunyip
Australasian Bittern, "Bunyip bird" conservation
Queensland Air Museum
Two Ticks Town Talk - Oodnadatta, South Australia (from 12 Sep 2023 Australia Talks)
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Sunday Sep 15, 2024
Sunday Sep 15, 2024
This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Kununurra, Western Australia from the 12 Sep 2024 full episode of Australia Talks.
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