Australia Talks

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Mt Augustus, Western Australia from 17 Oct 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
00:09:19 - Criminologists debunk claims of a youth crime crisis
00:34:32 - Two Ticks Town Talk - Mt Augustus, Western Australia
00:51:59 - Government using legislation to pressure opposition into keeping the NBN in public hands
01:14:44 - This week in Australian history 11-17 October
01:25:07 - XXXX bottle top quiz

Sources:

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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This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Bourke, New South Wales from the 10 Oct 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

00:07:51 - 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 Wales
00:55:08 - Greens pitch 1,000 free healthcare clinics in election push targeting 'winnable' Labor seats
01:17:24 - This week in Australian history 4-10 October
01:31:56 - XXXX bottle top quiz

Sources:

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

 

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This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Cooladdi, Queensland from the 2 Oct 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
00:10:56 - New AUKUS treaty with UK to keep $368bn nuclear-powered submarine program on track
00:42:12 - Two Ticks Town Talk - Cooladdi, Queensland
00:59:14 - Universities warned by ASIO on menace of foreign spies
01:21:00 - This week in Australian history 27-30 Sep and 1-3 Oct
01:31:23 - XXXX bottle top quiz

Sources:

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

 

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This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Thargomindah, Queensland from 26 Sep 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
00:01:00 - Croc watch

00:11:34 - ACCC takes legal action against Woolworths and Coles over allegedly misleading price claims
00:33:14 - Two Ticks Town Talk - Thargomindah, Queensland
00:50:33 - Why isn't dental included in Medicare?
01:13:37 - This week in Australian history 20-26 Sep
01:26:25 - XXXX bottle top quiz

Sources:

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

 

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