DarkestKnight and Ardeet have a weekly relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a trivia question.
Episodes
Feb 9, 2025
Feb 9, 2025
13 min
This is the Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Banana, Queensland from the 6 Feb 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.
Sources:
Wikipedia - Banana, Queensland
Queensland Government - Banana
#Australia #Australian
Feb 7, 2025
Feb 7, 2025
1hr 27 min
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
00:10:37 – Former Army Chief Peter Leahy tells government to consider conscription to boost service numbers
00:31:50 - Two Ticks Town Talk – Banana, Queensland
00:45:13 – Sovereign citizens, conspiracy theorists and keyboard warriors being targeted by the Australian Electoral Commission this coming federal election
01:07:05 - This week in Australian history 31 Jan & 1-6 Feb
01:17:36 - XXXX bottle top quiz
Sources:
‘National pride’ key to national defence – Peter Leahy
The AEC wants to stop AI and misinformation. But it’s up against a problem that is deep and dark
‘Doing this to ourselves’: misinformation threat is local, Australian Electoral Commission warns
Wikipedia - Banana, Queensland
Queensland Government - Banana
Warialda Pt 2, 7 Dec 2024 (Country Women Association)
Tradie magazine - History of Esky
Redmap - A fish by any other name
Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries
#Australia #Australian
Feb 2, 2025
Feb 2, 2025
17 min
This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Dumbleyung, Western Australia from the 30 Jan 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.
Sources:
Wikipedia - Dumbleyung, Western Australia
Western Australia Heritage Council
Wikipedia - Water speed record
#Australia #Australian
Jan 31, 2025
Jan 31, 2025
1hr 41 min
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
00:12:36 – Woolworths and Coles top Australia’s most distrusted brands list
00:37:37 - Two Ticks Town Talk – Dumbleyung, Western Australia
00:55:18 – Australian farmers want the right to repair their own tractors
01:17:05 - This week in Australian history 24-30 Jan
01:33:20 - XXXX bottle top quiz
Sources:
How Coles and Woolworths became Australia's 'most distrusted' brands
Woolworths and Coles: From Most Trusted to Most Distrusted
‘We’ve been dumbed-down’: Australian farmers want the right to repair their own tractors again
ACCC Motor vehicle information scheme (MVIS)
Wikipedia - Dumbleyung, Western Australia
Western Australia Heritage Council
Wikipedia - Water speed record
Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries
#Australia #Australian
Jan 26, 2025
Jan 26, 2025
17 min
This is the Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Wingen, New South Wales from 23 Jan 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.
Sources
Aussie Towns - Burning Mountain, NSW
Burning Mountain Nature Reserve
#Australia #Australian
Jan 24, 2025
Jan 24, 2025
1hr 27 min
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
00:07:39 – Croc watch
00:11:23 – Federal Labor to pledge $2 billion for ‘green aluminium’ in new election pitch
00:24:39 - Two Ticks Town Talk – Wingen, New South Wales
00:41:53 – Flat white coffee prices are likely to skyrocket, no matter where you live
01:05:20 - This week in Australian history 17-23 Jan
01:16:12 - XXXX bottle top quiz
Sources:
New Green Aluminium Production Credit will support the transition to green metals
Federal Labor to pledge $2 billion for 'green aluminium' in new election pitch
Flat white coffee price likely to skyrocket, no matter where you live
Why are coffee prices going up, and will a flat white really cost $10 or more as a result?
Coffee Prices to Skyrocket 2025
Aussie Towns - Burning Mountain, NSW
Burning Mountain Nature Reserve
Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries
The crocodile from Crocodile Dundee dies in Australia
Celebrity crocodile Burt, of Crocodile Dundee fame, dies at Crocosaurus Cove
9 of the World’s Deadliest Snakes
List of Top 10 Deadliest Snakes in the World
Australia’s 10 most dangerous snakes
#Australia #Australian
Jan 19, 2025
Jan 19, 2025
16 min
This is the Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Mittagong, New South Wales from the 16 Jan 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.
Sources:
The 19th century Iron Making Process
Wikipedia - Fitzroy Iron Works
Newcastle Industrial Heritage Association - Fitz Roy Iron Works
#Australian #Australia
Jan 17, 2025
Jan 17, 2025
1hr 23 min
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
00:05:44 - Genetically modified mosquitoes planned for release in Queensland early this year
00:24:13 - Two Ticks Town Talk - Mittagong, New South Wales
00:40:09 - Soaring airfares between Melbourne and Sydney see travellers choose the 11 hour train ride
01:03:14 - This week in Australian history 10-16 January
01:11:21 - XXXX bottle top quiz
Sources:
Male mosquitoes to be genetically engineered to poison females with semen in Australian research
Australian Government Notice of Application
Recombinant venom proteins in insect seminal fluid reduce female lifespan
Soaring air fares between Melbourne and Sydney see travellers take 11-hour train
Australia Talks - 8 Aug 2024: Rex Airlines
The 19th century Iron Making Process
Wikipedia - Fitzroy Iron Works
Newcastle Industrial Heritage Association - Fitz Roy Iron Works
Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries
#Australia #Australian