Australia Talks
Official podcast of the r/Australian subreddit. A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a trivia question.
Episodes
Sunday Jun 23, 2024
Two Ticks Town Talk - Eugowra, New South Wales (from 20 Jun 2024)
Sunday Jun 23, 2024
Sunday Jun 23, 2024
This is the Ticks Town Talk segment on Eugowra, New South Wales from 20 Jun 2024 full podcast of 'Australia Talks'.
Friday Jun 21, 2024
Friday Jun 21, 2024
A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions.
Contact us at AustralianSubreddit@proton.me
DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:
00:00:00 - Introduction
00:09:05 - Castle Law is in front of the Queensland Parliament
00:39:52 - Two Ticks Town Talk is Eugowra in New South Wales
01:04:45 - PFAS forever chemicals: Carcinogens found in tap water across Australia
01:30:41 - This week in Australian history 14-20 June
01:40:55 - XXXX bottle top quiz
'Australia Talks' is the official podcast of the r/australian subreddit.
Sources:
Visit Eugowra
Finally Tally: 40,470 signatures as Castle Law Petition Tabled in State Parliament
Castle Law petition
Castle Law petition to allow lethal force against home intruders tabled in Queensland parliament
If home is your ‘castle’, how far can you go to defend it? In Queensland, it’s up for debate
Australian drinking water now allows a carcinogen at 140 times the US rate
‘There’s no safe level’: Carcinogens found in tap water across Australia
There are ‘forever chemicals’ in our drinking water. Should standards change to protect our health?
Australian Government regulatory guidance on PFAS
On this day in history: Australia’s biggest gold robbery
Aussie Towns
Wikipedia - Escort rock
National Rock Garden
From Eugowra to Canberra: nine tonnes of Parliament House granite
Wikipedia - Eugowra
#Australian
Sunday Jun 16, 2024
Two Ticks Town Talk - Ingham, Queensland (from 13 Jun 2024 Australia Talks)
Sunday Jun 16, 2024
Sunday Jun 16, 2024
This is the Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Ingham, Queensland from 13 Jun 2024 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.
#Australian
Friday Jun 14, 2024
Friday Jun 14, 2024
A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions.
Contact us at AustralianSubreddit@proton.me
DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:
00:00:00 - Introduction
00:08:35 - Australian Federal treasurer orders Chinese linked investors to offload shares in Australian rare earths mine
00:27:53 - Two Ticks Town Talk is Ingham, Queensland
00:42:57 - Coalition to dump Australia's 2030 climate target, arguing 43 per cent emissions reduction is unachievable
01:11:32 - This week in Australian history 7-13 Jun
01:25:14 - XXXX bottle top quiz
'Australia Talks' is the official podcast of the r/australian subreddit.
Sources:Federal government blocks Yuxiao Fund's bid to increase its stake in Northern Minerals
Federal treasurer orders Chinese-linked investors to offload shares in Australian rare earths mine
Wikipedia - Ingham, QLD
Centre for the government of Queensland
Wikipedia - A pub with no beer
The Coalition wants to dump our 2030 emissions target, yet somehow hit 2050’s. Behavioural economics has a name for that
Coalition to dump Australia's 2030 climate target, arguing 43 per cent emissions reduction is unachievable
YouTube - Slim Dusty, A pub with no beer
Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries
Wikipedia - Bounty Day
Disney Fandom
#Australian
Sunday Jun 09, 2024
Two Ticks Town Talk - Mt Bryan East, South Australia (from 6 Jun 2024)
Sunday Jun 09, 2024
Sunday Jun 09, 2024
This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Mt Bryan East, South Australia from the 6 Jun 2024 full episode of the 'Australia Talks' podcast.
#Australian
Friday Jun 07, 2024
Friday Jun 07, 2024
A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions.
Contact us at AustralianSubreddit@proton.me
DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:
00:00:00 - Introduction
00:06:11 - Australia is missing out on $13 billion in royalties on natural gas projects
00:30:39 - Two Ticks Town Talk is Mt Bryan East, South Australia
01:01:16 - Australian taxpayers to spend $600 million on a Papua New Guinea National Rugby League football team
01:16:44 - This week in Australian history May 31 - Jun 6
01:27:20 - XXXX bottle top quiz
'Australia Talks' is the official podcast of the r/australian subreddit.
Sources:Australia missing out on $13 billion in royalty revenue from gas projects, report says
Australia’s great gas giveaway How Australia gives gas to multinational corporations for free
PNG expansion bid hits $170m roadblock as NRL clubs’ demands revealed
NRL and federal government closing in on $600m deal to launch Papua New Guinea rugby league team
Australian National Geographic - Australia's unsung hero by Jeff Maynard
Sir George Hubert Wilkins (1888–1958) by R. A. Swan
Wikipedia - Hubert Wilkins
Wikipedia - Mt Bryan East
Mount Bryan East and Sir Hubert Wilkins Homestead
Old Mt Bryan East School
Photos of Heysen Trail: Dare's Hill Road to Hallett
Monument Australia - Goyder's line
Wikipedia - Goyder's line
Visit Burra - Sir Hubert Wilkins' cottage
Heroic age of Antarctic Exploration
U.S Naval Institute - Oceans: 1931: The First Nautilus North Pole Expedition
Wilkins and Sherman Telepathy
#Australian
Sunday Jun 02, 2024
Sunday Jun 02, 2024
This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Picton, New South Wales from the 30 May 2024 full episode of the 'Australia Talks' podcast.
#Australian
Friday May 31, 2024
Friday May 31, 2024
Heads up - we had a sound issue this week that persists through the whole episode.
A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions.
Contact us at AustralianSubreddit@proton.me
DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:
00:00:00 - Introduction
00:09:05 - Albanese says children should be banned from social media
00:32:11 - Two Ticks Town Talk is Picton, New South Wales
00:49:37 - Is Aussie beef cheaper in Japan?
01:18:45 - This week in Australian history 24-30 May
01:33:14 - XXXX bottle top quiz
'Australia Talks' is the official podcast of the r/australian subreddit.
Sources:
Anthony Albanese backs campaign to ban children under 16 from social media
Would a ban of social media for children under 16 be the action we need to minimise harmful health effects?
Comparison suggests Aussie beef retailed in Japan is cheaper than in Australia
Stonequarry - Picton
Wikipedia - Picton railway station
Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries
What 'Beyond the Pale' Actually Means
Australian Museum - Dingo
Did You Know? 🍺 The World’s Oldest Known Recipe is for Beer
The Hymn to Ninkasi, Goddess of Beer
#Australian
Sunday May 26, 2024
Sunday May 26, 2024
This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Broome (Part 2) in Western Australia from the 23 May 2024 full podcast of 'Australia Talks'.
#Australian
Friday May 24, 2024
Friday May 24, 2024
A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions.
Contact us at AustralianSubreddit@proton.me
DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:
00:00:00 - Introduction
00:10:19 - Labor's 'Future Made in Australia' plans
00:34:36 - Two Ticks Town Talk is Broome (Part 2), Western Australia
01:09:53 - Gina Rinehart demands removal of her portrait from the National Gallery
01:25:59 - This week in Australian history 17-23 May
01:39:30 - XXXX bottle top quiz
'Australia Talks' is the official podcast of the r/australian subreddit
Sources:
Future Made in Australia Government paper
Future Made in Australia: $23bn for ‘biggest transformation since Industrial Revolution’
Gina Rinehart demands National Gallery of Australia remove her portrait
National Gallery of Australia - Vincent Namatjira
Aussie Towns
Western Australian Museum - Pearling timeline
Broome Historical Society
Wikipedia - Pearling in Western Australia
National Museum Australia - Japanese divers in Broome
Wikipedia - pinctada maxima
Broome Visitor Centre
Western Australian Museum - Master Pearlers
Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries
#Australian