Australia Talks

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Riverton, South Australia from the 12 Nov 2024 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.

 

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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
00:08:03 - Banks and social media companies to be fined overs scams under new Australian laws touted as 'strongest in the world'
00:33:03 - Two Ticks Town Talk - Riverton, South Australia
00:51:59 - 3D printed guns on rise in Australia, with seizures of lethal firearms up across nation
01:22:06 - This week in Australian history 8-14 November
01:33:55 - XXXX bottle top quiz

Sources:

Banks and social media companies to be fined over scams under new Australian laws touted as ‘strongest in world’

Australia’s new scam prevention draft is welcome – but it needs to be broader in scope

3D-printed guns on rise in Australia, with seizures of lethal firearms up across nation

Stash of hidden 3D-printed guns seized in raid on alleged Perth crime figure

‘Gun control is dead and we killed it’: unmasking the lonely incel who designed the world’s most popular 3D-printed firearm

Aussie Towns - Riverton

Wikipedia - Riverton, South Australia

Australia's first political assassination is just as mysterious today as it was a century ago

Trove - Russian runs amok

Sarlines Books - The Riesling Railway by John Wilson

Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries

 

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This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Warialda New South Wales from the 7 Nov 2024 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.

 

#Australian

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
00:09:03 - Australia is axing a $7bn military satellite project, leaving defence communications potentially vulnerable
00:29:29 - Two Ticks Town Talk - Warialda, New South Wales
00:59:28 - CSIRO opens $6.8m printing facility to make flexible solar panels
01:22:25 - This week in Australian history 1-7 Nov
01:31:25 - XXXX bottle top quiz

Sources:

Australia is axing a $7bn military satellite project, leaving defence comms potentially vulnerable

$7 billion project to create Australian military satellites axed amid defence spending review

CSIRO opens $6.8m printing facility to make flexible solar panels

CSIRO looks to commercialise printed solar cells

Printable solar cells for lightweight energy

Wikipedia - Warialda, New South Wales

Wikipedia - Polio

Wiping Out Polio: How The U.S. Snuffed Out A Killer

Aussie Towns

Sister Kenny, The full movie of Polio paralysis treatment

Visit Gwydir shire - Fossicking and Geology

 

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This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Macquarie Island, Tasmania from the 1 Nov 2024 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.

 

#Australian

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
00:16:24 - Food waste warriors redirect unwanted produce to homes and charities
00:37:12 - Two Ticks Town Talk - Macquarie Island, Tasmania 
00:57:59 - Australia announces $7B for SM-2 and SM-6 missiles in huge munitions purchase
01:17:46 - This week in Australian history 25-31 Oct
01:29:25 - XXXX bottle top quiz

Sources:

Food waste warriors redirect unwanted produce to homes, charities

Potato standards in Australia leading to food waste, higher prices, farmers say

Australia announces $7B for SM-2, SM-6 missiles in huge munitions purchase

Thales Australia clinches government munitions deal after company stops hiring employee accused of corruption

Australia to ramp up missile production as Indo Pacific enters new missile age

Wikipedia - Macquarie Island

Australian Antarctic Program - Macquarie Island

Border corners of Australia

Federation Square's hidden gem

 

 

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Cabramurra, New South Wales from the 24 Oct 2024 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.

 

#Australia

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
00:10:42 - Croc watch

00:14:08 - Peter Dutton's $5 billion plan for 500,000 new homes focussed on speeding up infrastructure delays and cutting red tape

00:38:58 - Two Ticks Town Talk - Cabramurra, New South Wales
01:00:41 - Australia's National age verification scheme for social media
01:27:17 - This week in Australian history 18-24 October
01:37:47 - XXXX bottle top quiz

Sources:

Hunt for 'problem' crocodile in WA's north has residents and tourists on edge - ABC Australia

Peter Dutton’s $5 billion plan for 500,000 new homes focussed on speeding up infrastructure delays, cutting red tape

Property lobby rejects key Coalition housing policy, after standing behind Peter Dutton during announcement

Open letter regarding proposed social media bans for children

It’s not just a ‘teen social media ban’, it’s a national age verification scheme

Teens already on social media could be exempt from a ban under an option canvassed by Anthony Albanese

Federal government's looming social media ban may be bad for isolated, marginalised teenagers

Aussie Towns - Cabramurra

Wikipedia - Cabramurra

Snowy Hydro town Cabramurra bids farewell to the last of its permanent residents

Wikipedia - Snow Mountains Scheme

Snowy Hydro

Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries

 

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