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Friday Sep 13, 2024
Friday Sep 13, 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
00:10:00 - Australia is set to import gas for the first time
00:33:54 - Two Ticks Town Talk is Kununurra, Western Australia
01:06:05 - Unions are splitting from the ACTU
01:28:48 - This week in Australian history 6-12 September
01:42:59 - XXXX bottle top quiz
'Australia Talks' is the official podcast of the r/Australian subreddit.
Sources:
Once unthinkable, gas giant Australia is set to import supplies for the first time
Blue-collar union votes to split from ACTU over CFMEU handling
Major blue-collar union splits from ACTU
Territorial evolution of Australia
Wikipedia - Kununurra
Visit Kununurra
The Australia Institute - Dam the expense: The Ord River irrigation scheme and the development of northern Australia
Ord River irrigators say bureaucracy stifling agricultural development in WA's far north
Wikipedia - Anniversaries
#Australian
Sunday Sep 08, 2024
Sunday Sep 08, 2024
This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on The Whitsundays, Queensland from 5 Sep 2024 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.
#Australia
Friday Sep 06, 2024
Friday Sep 06, 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
00:10:44 - People no longer believe that working hard will lead to a better life
00:36:29 - The Whitsundays, Queensland
00:58:02 - Australia's fall in disposable income is the worst in the world
01:18:39 - This week in Australian history 30-31 Aug and 1-5 Sep
01:33:17 - XXXX bottle top quiz
'Australia Talks' is the official podcast of the r/Australian subreddit.
Sources:People no longer believe working hard will lead to a better life, survey shows
Australia’s fall in disposable income is the worst in the world
The Whitsundays tourism site
Aussie Towns - Hamilton Island
Queensland Places
Aussie Towns - Whitsundays
Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries
#Australia
Sunday Sep 01, 2024
Sunday Sep 01, 2024
This is the Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Queenscliff, Victoria from 29 Aug 2024 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.
#Australian
Friday Aug 30, 2024
Friday Aug 30, 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
00:08:11 - Croc Watch
00:10:02 - Gina Rinehart urges the government to "drill, baby, drill" and offers suggestions to improve defence and the economy
00:52:19 - Two Ticks Town Talk is Queenscliff, Victoria
01:12:24 - Falling iron ore prices related to China's property crisis could put a $3billion hole in the federal budget
01:31:12 - This week in Australian history 23-29 Aug
01:37:48 - XXXX bottle top quiz
'Australia Talks' is the official podcast of the r/Australian subreddit
Sources:
Crocodile numbers on the rise along the Pilbara coast
Plummeting iron ore prices on back of China's property crisis could wipe $3b from federal budget
Treasurer Jim Chalmers warns falling iron ore prices could impact Australian economy
Trading Economics - Iron ore
Australia’s top 25 exports, goods and services 2023
Gina Rinehart urges government to ‘drill, baby, drill’ and build Israeli-style ‘iron dome’ in northern Australia
Bush Summit 2024 | Dr. Gina Rinehart AO – Townsville speech
The Museum of Lost Things - The Legend of the Queenscliff Treasure
The Great Lost Treasure
Aussie Town Facebook page on Queenscliff
Aussie Towns - Queenscliff
#Australian
Sunday Aug 25, 2024
Sunday Aug 25, 2024
This is the Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Airlie Beach (Part 1), Queensland from the 22 Aug 2024 full podcast of 'Australia Talks'.
#Australian
Friday Aug 23, 2024
Friday Aug 23, 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
00:09:07 - The Great Barrier Reef is showing record growth with some of the highest numbers recorded
00:33:15 - Two Ticks Town Talk is Airlie Beach, Queensland
00:44:18 - The Australian government is planning a major ID change for every Australian with a new verification system
01:07:53 - This week in Australian history 16-22 August
01:27:28 - XXXX bottle top quiz
'Australia Talks' is the official podcast of the r/australian subreddit.
Sources:
How the Great Barrier Reef shows record growth AND intense bleaching
New report on Great Barrier Reef shows coral cover increases before onset of serious bleaching, cyclones
Queensland Places
Wikipedia - Airlie Beach
Australia.com guide to Airlie Beach
Major driver's licence change for millions of Aussies with new ID verification system
Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries
#Australian
Sunday Aug 18, 2024
Sunday Aug 18, 2024
This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Cervantes, Western Australia from the 16 Aug 2024 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.
#Australian
Friday Aug 16, 2024
Friday Aug 16, 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, Vale Jack Karlson the succulent Chinese meal man and Raygun's Olympic performance
00:09:21 - ASIO and Australia's increase terror threat
00:32:04 - Two Ticks Town Talks is Cervantes, Western Australia
00:48:12 - The influence of the gambling industry on Australian politicians and Albanese's latest watered down approach to gambling advertising
01:14:29 - This week in Australian history 9-15 August
01:23:13 - XXXX bottle top quiz
'Australia Talks' is the official podcast of the r/australian subreddit.
Sources:
Jack Karlson, who shot to fame after ‘succulent Chinese meal’ arrest, dies aged 82
YouTube - 'Democracy manifest'
Why is Australia’s Olympic team so large? Or: How did Raygun make it to the Olympics?
‘A total cop-out’ if Albanese government refuses blanket ban on gambling ads, Pocock says
Internal Labor tussle over gambling advertising laws pushes reforms further back
Australian government raises terrorism threat level to ‘probable’ as officials warn risk spans ideologies
ASIO 'stretched' as it faces terror threat that is more complex than a decade ago
Major new collaboration aims to preserve language and culture
Archive to preserve multitude of Indigenous languages
Aussie Towns
Wikipedia - Cervantes, Western Australia
Wikipedia - The Pinnacles (Western Australia)
National Rock Garden - Formation of the Pinnacles
Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries
YouTube - The Most Unexpected Gold Medal In History - Steven Bradbury | Salt Lake 2002 Winter Olympics
#Australia
Sunday Aug 11, 2024
Sunday Aug 11, 2024
This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on the Centre of Australia, Northern Territory from 8 Aug 2024 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.
#Australian