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Friday Aug 09, 2024
Friday Aug 09, 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
00:11:03 - Rex, Australia's third largest airline, enters administration
00:31:33 - Two Ticks Town Talk is "The centre of Australia"
00:46:46 - Government's Future Made in Australia plan criticised for 'vague and difficult to interpret' guidelines
01:10:15 - This week in Australian history 2-8 August
01:21:43 - XXXX bottle top quiz
'Australia Talks' is the official podcast of the r/australian subreddit.
Sources:
Australia’s third largest airline enters voluntary administration
Rex Airlines’ future up in the air amid questions about viability of small airlines in Australia
Rex is in administration, but MacAir founder says all hope not lost for regional airlines
Government's Future Made in Australia plan criticised for 'vague and difficult to interpret' guidelines
Labor-linked union wants Treasury to keep its nose out of funding for industry
Centre of Australia States and Territories
Wikipedia - Centre points of Australia
Image of Centre points of Australia
Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries
Australia Talks - 23 May 2024: Future Made in Australia and Gina Rinehart's portrait
#Australian
Sunday Aug 04, 2024
Sunday Aug 04, 2024
This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Winchelsea, Victoria from 1 Aug 2024 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.
#Australian
Friday Aug 02, 2024
Friday Aug 02, 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
00:08:59 - Power hungry data centres in Australia are scrambling to find enough electricity to meet demand
00:33:34 - Two Ticks Town Talk is Winchelsea, Victoria
00:53:49 - Federal government signs $2.2billion deal to extend the life of the Collins submarine. New AUKUS subs delivery expected to face challenges
01:21:55 - This week in Australian history 26-31 Jul and 1 Aug
01:32:29 - XXXX bottle top quiz
'Australia Talks' is the official podcast of the r/australian subreddit
Sources:
Goodbye Natick! Microsoft has given up on one of its coolest projects ever — underwater data center pilot canned despite successful outcomes and won't come back
Power-hungry data centres scrambling to find enough electricity to meet demand
Microsoft finds underwater datacenters are reliable, practical and use energy sustainably
Submarine boss predicts AUKUS project will be slow, expensive and suffer setbacks
Federal government signs $2.2 billion deal to extend life of Collins submarines into the 2030s
Australia Talks - 18 Apr 2024: Gilmour Space Eris rocket
Wikipedia - Winchelsea, Victoria
Wikipedia - Thomas Austin (pastoralist)
Wikipedia - Rabbits in Australia
Wikipedia - Acclimatisation Society
Hankering for History
National Geographic
Australian Food Timeline
Aussie Towns
Museums Victoria
Tanggram - The magic of compounding interest
Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries
#Australian
Sunday Jul 28, 2024
Sunday Jul 28, 2024
This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Stonehenge, Queensland from the 25 Jul 2024 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.
#Australian
Friday Jul 26, 2024
Friday Jul 26, 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
00:12:55 - Crowdstrike outage and impact on Australia
00:34:33 - Two Ticks Town Talk is Stonehenge in Queensland
00:47:28 - Excessively high cigarette taxes are fueling a black market
01:12:11 - This week in Australian history 19-25 July
01:23:27 - XXXX bottle top quiz
'Australia Talks' is the official podcast of the r/Australian subreddit.
Sources:
Mass IT outage affects airlines, hospitals, media and banks
Why global tech meltdowns such as the CrowdStrike outage are the new normal
'Excessively high' cigarette taxes 'fuelling' black market, as retailers fear expansion of tobacco wars
Things to do in Stonehenge
Wikipedia - Stonehenge, Queensland
Wikipedia - Australian Anniversaries
Australian Geographic - On this day: Dick Smith’s around-the-world solo flight
#Australian
Sunday Jul 21, 2024
Sunday Jul 21, 2024
This is the Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Geraldton, Western Australia from the 18 Jul 2024 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.
#Australian
Friday Jul 19, 2024
Friday Jul 19, 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
00:16:10 - Russian spying allegations in Australia with two arrested
00:36:06 - Two Ticks Town Talk is Geraldton in Western Australia
00:59:14 - Should plasma donors in Australia be paid?
01:21:42 - This week in Australian history 12-18 July
01:30:57 - XXXX bottle top quiz
'Australia Talks' is the official podcast of the r/australian subreddit
Sources:
Anthony Albanese tells Moscow to 'back off' after Russian embassy criticises spying allegations
Two Australians charged with spying offences for allegedly conspiring to share ADF secrets with Russia
As Australia's reliance on imported blood plasma grows, the ethics of paid donation are back in focus
Aussie Towns - The genius of Monsignor Hawes
Monsignor John Hawes
Aussie Towns
National Heritage Places - HMAS Sydney II and the HSK Kormoran Shipwreck Sites
Wikipedia - Geraldton
Wikipedia - Houtman Abrohlos
Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries
#Australian
Sunday Jul 14, 2024
Sunday Jul 14, 2024
This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Rottnest Island Part 2, Western Australia from the full 11 Jul 2024 episode of 'Australia Talks'.
#Australian
Friday Jul 12, 2024
Friday Jul 12, 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
00:08:01 - Australian life expectancy has fallen for the first time in almost 30 years
00:29:35 - Two Ticks Town Talk is Rottnest Island, Western Australia Part 2
00:50:03 - Is Australia's long awaited national anti-corruption body meeting expectation?
01:03:39 - This week in Australian history 5-11 July
01:16:20 - XXXX bottle top quiz
'Australia Talks' is the official podcast of the r/australian subreddit.
Sources:
Life expectancy has dropped in Australia for the first time in decades, a new government report says
Australia’s health 2024: in brief
Mick Tsikas/AAP Australia’s long-awaited national anti-corruption body is a year old. Is it meeting expectations?
National Anti-Corruption Commission decides not to pursue Robodebt Royal Commission referrals but focus on ensuring lessons learnt
Wikipedia - Rottnest Island
Rottnest Island
Wikipedia - Quokka
Australian Museum
Two Ticks Town Talk - Balladonia, Western Australia (from 16 Jan 2024)
Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries
#Australian
Sunday Jul 07, 2024
Sunday Jul 07, 2024
This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Serviceton, Victoria from the 4 July 2024 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.
#Australian