Australia Talks

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Sorrento, Victoria from the 28 May 2026 full episode of 'Australia Talks' with your hosts DK and Ardeet.

 

Sources:

Settlement at Sullivan Bay | Ergo

Sullivan Bay, Victoria - Wikipedia

Collins 1803 Settlement | Nepean Historical Society

Sorrento, Victoria - Wikipedia

Sorrento, VIC - Aussie Towns

Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries

 

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A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions with your hosts DK and Ardeet.

 

Contact us at AustraliaTalks@proton.me

 

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

 

00:00:00 – Introduction

00:00:38 – Croc watch

00:14:42 – Australians increasingly staying put when it comes to jobs and housing

00:34:35 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Sorrento, Victoria

01:01:21 – One Nation and a new Independents party

01:26:24 – This week in Australian history 22-28 May

01:36:03 – XXXX bottle top quiz

 

Sources:

Two Ticks Town Talk – Bunbury, Western Australia (from 30 Apr 2026 Australia Talks) | Australia Talks

Australians increasingly staying put when it comes to jobs and housing, economic data suggests - ABC News

Moving to the country: Analysing regional migrant outcomes – e61 INSTITUTE

Death of a Salesperson: The decline in self-employment in the 21st century – e61 INSTITUTE

One Nation would become federal opposition if election held today, poll forecasts - ABC News

Independent senator David Pocock won't rule out starting party of independents in response to One Nation - ABC News

Independents confirm they are in talks to form alternative party - ABC News

Settlement at Sullivan Bay | Ergo

Sullivan Bay, Victoria - Wikipedia

Collins 1803 Settlement | Nepean Historical Society

Sorrento, Victoria - Wikipedia

Sorrento, VIC - Aussie Towns

Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries

 

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This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Sandy Island, Australia from the 21 May 2026 full episode of 'Australia Talks' with your hosts DK and Ardeet.

 

Sources:

The disappearing Sandy Island - Scientist may have the answer.

Sandy Island, New Caledonia - Wikipedia

South Pacific Sandy Island 'proven not to exist' - BBC News

Sandy Island does exist - on a 1908 chart

This floating pumice raft in the Pacific could help save the Great Barrier Reef

8209721222_740033147e_o.jpg 2,000×1,366 pixels

 

#Australia #Australian

A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions with your hosts DK and Ardeet.

 

Contact us at AustraliaTalks@proton.me

 

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

 

00:00:00 – Introduction

00:10:21 – 1 in 3 adults are illiterate

00:32:25 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Sandy Island, Australia

00:49:10 – ISIS brides in Australia

01:11:23 – This week in Australian history 15-21 May

01:22:39 – XXXX bottle top quiz

 

Sources:

More than 1 in 3 Australian adults are functionally illiterate. How can we fix this?

Survey Participant Information - Survey of Adult Skills in Australia

Introduction to a multi-tiered system of supports | Australian Education Research Organisation

Read Write Now

The Australian Literacy and Numeracy Foundation | ALNF

Adult Learning Australia Ltd - ala.asn.au

ACAL Australian Council for Adult Literacy | supporting literacy and numeracy education for adults

Welcome to the Reading Writing Hotline - Reading Writing Hotline

Three ISIS-linked women arrested after arriving back in Australia from Syria via Doha - ABC News

More ISIS-linked women and children set to return to Australia - ABC News

ISIS brides' arrest in Australia prompts anger in Syrian camp - ABC News

Hansard - House of Representatives 23/11/2022 Parliament of Australia

The disappearing Sandy Island - Scientist may have the answer.

Sandy Island, New Caledonia - Wikipedia

South Pacific Sandy Island 'proven not to exist' - BBC News

Sandy Island does exist - on a 1908 chart

This floating pumice raft in the Pacific could help save the Great Barrier Reef

8209721222_740033147e_o.jpg 2,000×1,366 pixels

Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries

 

#Australia #Australian

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Cunnamulla, Queensland from the 14 May 2026 full episode of 'Australia Talks' with your hosts DK and Ardeet.

 

Sources:

Cunnamulla, QLD - Aussie Towns

James Tyson - Wikipedia

Biography - James Tyson - Australian Dictionary of Biography

Outback Queensland Cunnamulla - Outback Queensland

Cunnamulla - Wikipedia

Bowra Wildlife Sanctuary

Currawinya National Park | Parks and forests | Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation

Outback Queensland Bowra Wildlife Sanctuary - Outback Queensland

Bowra Sanctuary - Birds Queensland

T.y.s.o.n. poem - Andrew Barton Paterson

Cunnamulla Hot Springs | Discover Wellness Now

Outback Queensland Currawinya National Park - Outback Queensland

Currawinya National Park - Aussie Bushwalking

 

#Australia #Australian

A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions with your hosts DK and Ardeet.

 

Contact us at AustraliaTalks@proton.me

 

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

 

00:00:00 – Introduction

00:13:17 – The 2026 Budget, Part 1

00:55:22 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Cunnamulla, Queensland

01:20:04 – The 2026 Budget, Part 2

01:54:05 – This week in Australian history 8-14 May

02:03:51 – XXXX bottle top quiz

 

Sources:

Federal budget 2026: Winners and losers - ABC News

$250 tax break for millions of workers in federal budget 2026 - ABC News

Economists divided on extent of property price hit from budget tax overhaul - ABC News

Here's how federal budget negative gearing and capital gains tax changes will affect you - ABC News

The budget we’ve been waiting for - Grattan Institute

2026–27 Budget speech, Parliament House, Canberra | Treasury Ministers

Budget.gov.au | Budget 2026–27

Cunnamulla, QLD - Aussie Towns

James Tyson - Wikipedia

Biography - James Tyson - Australian Dictionary of Biography

Outback Queensland Cunnamulla - Outback Queensland

Cunnamulla - Wikipedia

Bowra Wildlife Sanctuary

Currawinya National Park | Parks and forests | Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation

Outback Queensland Bowra Wildlife Sanctuary - Outback Queensland

Bowra Sanctuary - Birds Queensland

T.y.s.o.n. poem - Andrew Barton Paterson

Cunnamulla Hot Springs | Discover Wellness Now

Outback Queensland Currawinya National Park - Outback Queensland

Currawinya National Park - Aussie Bushwalking

Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries

 

#Australia #Australian

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Yea, Victoria from the 7 May 2026 full episode of 'Australia Talks' with your hosts DK and Ardeet.

 

Sources:

Flora Fossil Site - Yea - DCCEEW

Yea Fossil Time Path - Yea Wetlands Discovery Centre

Yea and Yea Shire | Victorian Places

Yea, Victoria - Wikipedia

Baragwanathia - Wikipedia

History - Town | Rotary Club of Yea

Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries

 

#Australia #Australian

A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions with your hosts DK and Ardeet.

 

Contact us at AustraliaTalks@proton.me

 

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

 

00:00:00 – Introduction

00:06:57 – PM Takaishi’s visit to Aus and the Trade agreement

00:27:58 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Yea, Victoria

00:49:40 – New fossil fuel exploration in Australia

01:14:02 – This week in Australian history 1-7 May

01:21:20 – XXXX bottle top quiz

 

Sources:

Takaichi visits Australia to bolster economic and defense ties - The Japan Times

Australia and Japan sign agreements on energy, defence and critical minerals - ABC News

Japan's 'Iron Lady' to visit Australia for PM talks | The Canberra Times | Canberra, ACT

Queensland fast-tracks Australia’s first new oil province in 50 years

Taroom Trough petroleum exploration | Department of Natural Resources and Mines, Manufacturing and Regional and Rural Development

Taroom Trough's oil field touted as solution to fuel security but no-one knows how much oil is there - ABC News

Flora Fossil Site - Yea - DCCEEW

Yea Fossil Time Path - Yea Wetlands Discovery Centre

Yea and Yea Shire | Victorian Places

Yea, Victoria - Wikipedia

Baragwanathia - Wikipedia

History - Town | Rotary Club of Yea

Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries

 

#Australia #Australian