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Sunday Nov 10, 2024
Sunday Nov 10, 2024
This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Warialda New South Wales from the 7 Nov 2024 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.
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Friday Nov 08, 2024
Friday Nov 08, 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 - Introduction00:09:03 - Australia is axing a $7bn military satellite project, leaving defence communications potentially vulnerable00:29:29 - Two Ticks Town Talk - Warialda, New South Wales00:59:28 - CSIRO opens $6.8m printing facility to make flexible solar panels01:22:25 - This week in Australian history 1-7 Nov01:31:25 - XXXX bottle top quiz
Sources:
Australia is axing a $7bn military satellite project, leaving defence comms potentially vulnerable
$7 billion project to create Australian military satellites axed amid defence spending review
CSIRO opens $6.8m printing facility to make flexible solar panels
CSIRO looks to commercialise printed solar cells
Printable solar cells for lightweight energy
Wikipedia - Warialda, New South Wales
Wikipedia - Polio
Wiping Out Polio: How The U.S. Snuffed Out A Killer
Aussie Towns
Sister Kenny, The full movie of Polio paralysis treatment
Visit Gwydir shire - Fossicking and Geology
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Sunday Nov 03, 2024
Sunday Nov 03, 2024
This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Macquarie Island, Tasmania from the 1 Nov 2024 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.
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Friday Nov 01, 2024
Friday Nov 01, 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 - Introduction00:16:24 - Food waste warriors redirect unwanted produce to homes and charities00:37:12 - Two Ticks Town Talk - Macquarie Island, Tasmania 00:57:59 - Australia announces $7B for SM-2 and SM-6 missiles in huge munitions purchase01:17:46 - This week in Australian history 25-31 Oct01:29:25 - XXXX bottle top quiz
Sources:
Food waste warriors redirect unwanted produce to homes, charities
Potato standards in Australia leading to food waste, higher prices, farmers say
Australia announces $7B for SM-2, SM-6 missiles in huge munitions purchase
Thales Australia clinches government munitions deal after company stops hiring employee accused of corruption
Australia to ramp up missile production as Indo Pacific enters new missile age
Wikipedia - Macquarie Island
Australian Antarctic Program - Macquarie Island
Border corners of Australia
Federation Square's hidden gem
Sunday Oct 27, 2024
Sunday Oct 27, 2024
This is the Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Cabramurra, New South Wales from the 24 Oct 2024 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.
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Friday Oct 25, 2024
Friday Oct 25, 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 - Introduction00:10:42 - Croc watch
00:14:08 - Peter Dutton's $5 billion plan for 500,000 new homes focussed on speeding up infrastructure delays and cutting red tape
00:38:58 - Two Ticks Town Talk - Cabramurra, New South Wales01:00:41 - Australia's National age verification scheme for social media01:27:17 - This week in Australian history 18-24 October01:37:47 - XXXX bottle top quiz
Sources:
Hunt for 'problem' crocodile in WA's north has residents and tourists on edge - ABC Australia
Peter Dutton’s $5 billion plan for 500,000 new homes focussed on speeding up infrastructure delays, cutting red tape
Property lobby rejects key Coalition housing policy, after standing behind Peter Dutton during announcement
Open letter regarding proposed social media bans for children
It’s not just a ‘teen social media ban’, it’s a national age verification scheme
Teens already on social media could be exempt from a ban under an option canvassed by Anthony Albanese
Federal government's looming social media ban may be bad for isolated, marginalised teenagers
Aussie Towns - Cabramurra
Wikipedia - Cabramurra
Snowy Hydro town Cabramurra bids farewell to the last of its permanent residents
Wikipedia - Snow Mountains Scheme
Snowy Hydro
Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries
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Sunday Oct 20, 2024
Sunday Oct 20, 2024
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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Friday Oct 18, 2024
Friday Oct 18, 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 - Introduction00:09:19 - Criminologists debunk claims of a youth crime crisis00:34:32 - Two Ticks Town Talk - Mt Augustus, Western Australia00:51:59 - Government using legislation to pressure opposition into keeping the NBN in public hands01:14:44 - This week in Australian history 11-17 October01:25:07 - 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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Sunday Oct 13, 2024
Sunday Oct 13, 2024
This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Bourke, New South Wales from the 10 Oct 2024 full episode of Australia Talks.
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Friday Oct 11, 2024
Friday Oct 11, 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
00:07:51 - 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 Wales00:55:08 - Greens pitch 1,000 free healthcare clinics in election push targeting 'winnable' Labor seats01:17:24 - This week in Australian history 4-10 October01:31:56 - 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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