Australia Talks
A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions.
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Contact - AustraliaTalksPodcast@proton.me
DarkestKnight and Ardeet have a weekly relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a trivia question.
Episodes
Friday Feb 14, 2025
Friday Feb 14, 2025
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
00:07:41 – DeepSeek banned from Australian government devices amid national security concerns
00:21:53 - Two Ticks Town Talk – Boulder, Western Australia
00:38:36 – One hundred ‘carbon-neutral’ corporates quit government scheme over integrity concerns
01:01:00 - This week in Australian history 7-13 Feb
01:12:55 - XXXX bottle top quiz
Sources:
DeepSeek banned from Australian government devices amid national security concerns
China slams Australia's DeepSeek ban on government devices
One hundred ‘carbon-neutral’ corporates quit government scheme over integrity concerns
WA Police historical society - 1942 Boulder & Kalgoorlie Bombings by Peter Skehan
The day terror struck Boulder: Why is WA's worst mass bombing long forgotten?
Wikipedia - Boulder, Western Australia
Crime Scene Photography in England, 1895–1960
Two Ticks Town Talk - Wittenoom, Western Australia (from 2 Nov 2023 Australia Talks)
Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries
#Australia #Australian
Sunday Feb 09, 2025
Sunday Feb 09, 2025
This is the Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Banana, Queensland from the 6 Feb 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.
Sources:
Wikipedia - Banana, Queensland
Queensland Government - Banana
#Australia #Australian
Friday Feb 07, 2025
Friday Feb 07, 2025
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
00:10:37 – Former Army Chief Peter Leahy tells government to consider conscription to boost service numbers
00:31:50 - Two Ticks Town Talk – Banana, Queensland
00:45:13 – Sovereign citizens, conspiracy theorists and keyboard warriors being targeted by the Australian Electoral Commission this coming federal election
01:07:05 - This week in Australian history 31 Jan & 1-6 Feb
01:17:36 - XXXX bottle top quiz
Sources:
‘National pride’ key to national defence – Peter Leahy
The AEC wants to stop AI and misinformation. But it’s up against a problem that is deep and dark
‘Doing this to ourselves’: misinformation threat is local, Australian Electoral Commission warns
Wikipedia - Banana, Queensland
Queensland Government - Banana
Warialda Pt 2, 7 Dec 2024 (Country Women Association)
Tradie magazine - History of Esky
Redmap - A fish by any other name
Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries
#Australia #Australian
Sunday Feb 02, 2025
Sunday Feb 02, 2025
This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Dumbleyung, Western Australia from the 30 Jan 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.
Sources:
Wikipedia - Dumbleyung, Western Australia
Western Australia Heritage Council
Wikipedia - Water speed record
#Australia #Australian
Friday Jan 31, 2025
Friday Jan 31, 2025
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
00:12:36 – Woolworths and Coles top Australia’s most distrusted brands list
00:37:37 - Two Ticks Town Talk – Dumbleyung, Western Australia
00:55:18 – Australian farmers want the right to repair their own tractors
01:17:05 - This week in Australian history 24-30 Jan
01:33:20 - XXXX bottle top quiz
Sources:
How Coles and Woolworths became Australia's 'most distrusted' brands
Woolworths and Coles: From Most Trusted to Most Distrusted
‘We’ve been dumbed-down’: Australian farmers want the right to repair their own tractors again
ACCC Motor vehicle information scheme (MVIS)
Wikipedia - Dumbleyung, Western Australia
Western Australia Heritage Council
Wikipedia - Water speed record
Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries
#Australia #Australian
Sunday Jan 26, 2025
Sunday Jan 26, 2025
This is the Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Wingen, New South Wales from 23 Jan 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.
Sources
Aussie Towns - Burning Mountain, NSW
Burning Mountain Nature Reserve
#Australia #Australian
Friday Jan 24, 2025
Friday Jan 24, 2025
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
00:07:39 – Croc watch
00:11:23 – Federal Labor to pledge $2 billion for ‘green aluminium’ in new election pitch
00:24:39 - Two Ticks Town Talk – Wingen, New South Wales
00:41:53 – Flat white coffee prices are likely to skyrocket, no matter where you live
01:05:20 - This week in Australian history 17-23 Jan
01:16:12 - XXXX bottle top quiz
Sources:
New Green Aluminium Production Credit will support the transition to green metals
Federal Labor to pledge $2 billion for 'green aluminium' in new election pitch
Flat white coffee price likely to skyrocket, no matter where you live
Why are coffee prices going up, and will a flat white really cost $10 or more as a result?
Coffee Prices to Skyrocket 2025
Aussie Towns - Burning Mountain, NSW
Burning Mountain Nature Reserve
Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries
The crocodile from Crocodile Dundee dies in Australia
Celebrity crocodile Burt, of Crocodile Dundee fame, dies at Crocosaurus Cove
9 of the World’s Deadliest Snakes
List of Top 10 Deadliest Snakes in the World
Australia’s 10 most dangerous snakes
#Australia #Australian
Sunday Jan 19, 2025
Sunday Jan 19, 2025
This is the Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Mittagong, New South Wales from the 16 Jan 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.
Sources:
The 19th century Iron Making Process
Wikipedia - Fitzroy Iron Works
Newcastle Industrial Heritage Association - Fitz Roy Iron Works
#Australian #Australia