Australia Talks
A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions.
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Contact - AustraliaTalksPodcast@proton.me
DarkestKnight and Ardeet have a weekly relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a trivia question.
Episodes
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:
Our 2023 Shonky Award winners revealed
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’
#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
#Australian
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:
National Library of Australia (Trove)
#Australian
Wednesday Oct 11, 2023
Wednesday Oct 11, 2023
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:
- 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
- Australian Academy of Science
’Australia Talks’ is the official podcast of the r/Australian subreddit.
#Australian
Thursday Oct 05, 2023
Thursday Oct 05, 2023
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
'Australia Talks' is the official podcast of the r/Australian subreddit.
Sources:
Reddit self post
Grocery prices too high? Victorian Greens want to freeze them too (The Age)
#Australian
Wednesday Sep 27, 2023
Wednesday Sep 27, 2023
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
Environmental Protection Authority of Western Australia
#Australian
Wednesday Sep 20, 2023
Wednesday Sep 20, 2023
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 most and least ethical Aussie jobs
'Australia Talks' is the official podcast of the r/Australian subreddit.
#Australian