Australia Talks

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Moruya, New South Wales from the 5 Mar 2026 full episode of 'Australia Talks' with your hosts DK and Ardeet.

 

Sources:

 

Aussietowns - Moruya

John Gilmore, Quarry Manager

Moruya granite and the Harbour Bridge

The Significant Legacy of Moruya Granite

‘Quarry Scotties’: the story of the Sydney Harbour Bridge’s forgotten migrant workers

Moruya: a source of stone

Granite Town: Honoring a Legacy Carved in Stone

Moruya Granite Quarry

Monument Australia - Moruya Granite

Wikipedia - Moruya, New South Wales

 

 

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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

00:11:14 – Signs of psychosis seen in Australian users’ interactions with AI chatbots, expert warns

00:41:16 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Moruya, New South Wales

01:00:40 – Newcastle to Sydney in 1 hour - Albanese Government lays foundation for high-speed rail in Australia

01:30:28 – This week in Australian history 27-28 February & 1-5 March

01:42:09 – XXXX bottle top quiz

 

Sources:

Newcastle to Sydney in 1 hour - Albanese Government lays foundation for high-speed rail in Australia

High-speed rail from Sydney to Newcastle is a step closer. But what about Sydney to Melbourne?

High-speed rail link between Sydney and Newcastle could be ‘shovel-ready’ in two years, Albanese government says

Why the PM’s $93b high-speed rail project will never happen

Signs of psychosis seen in Australian users’ interactions with AI chatbots, expert warns

Reports of ‘AI psychosis’ are emerging — here’s what a psychiatric clinician has to say 

Aussietowns - Moruya

John Gilmore, Quarry Manager

Moruya granite and the Harbour Bridge

The Significant Legacy of Moruya Granite

‘Quarry Scotties’: the story of the Sydney Harbour Bridge’s forgotten migrant workers

Moruya: a source of stone

Granite Town: Honoring a Legacy Carved in Stone

Moruya Granite Quarry

Monument Australia - Moruya Granite

Wikipedia - Moruya, New South Wales

Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries

 

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This is the Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Bald Rock National Park, New South Wales from the 26 Feb 2026 full podcast of 'Australia Talks' with your hosts DK and Ardeet.

 

Sources:

Wikipedia - Bald Rock National Park

NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service - Bald Rock National Park

 

 

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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

00:00:55 – Croc watch

00:19:17 – Humanoid home robots are on the market – but do we really want them?

00:49:59 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Bald Rock National Park, New South Wales

01:00:32 – Scammers fleeced pensioner Ian Williams out of $1,338. So he sued his bank for $379 million

01:26:51 – This week in Australian history 20-26 February

01:37:12 – XXXX bottle top quiz

 

Sources:

Cahill's Crossing - The World's Deadliest Crossing

Australia’s most terrifying wildlife spectacle: 50 saltwater crocs crammed into one small stretch of river waiting to strike

Scammers fleeced pensioner Ian Williams out of $1,338. So he sued his bank for $379 million

Leigh Sales reveals chilling reason why ABC Australian Story episode about pensioner who 'captured the hearts of Australia' was pulled off the air at the last minute

Scam victim at centre of ABC’s axed Australian Story episode admits he hid dark past from show

Humanoid home robots are on the market – but do we really want them? 

Wikipedia - Bald Rock National Park

NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service - Bald Rock National Park

Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries

 

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This is the Two Ticks Town Talk – Tennant Creek (part 2) Northern Territory segment from the 19 Feb 2026 full episode of 'Australia Talks' with your hosts DK and Ardeet.

 

Sources:

In the Australian outback, we're listening for nuclear tests. What we hear matters more than ever

Warramunga Seismic and Infrasound Research Station

Wikipedia - Tennant Creek 

Wikipedia - Warumungu 

The Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty

The International Monitoring System (IMS) map

Aussietowns - Tennant Creek, NT

Two Ticks Town Talk – Tennant Creek, NT (from 4 Jul 2023 Australia Talks)

 

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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

00:10:01 – Australian firearms laws developments

00:38:53 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Tennant Creek (part 2), Northern Territory

00:53:48 – Fortescue’s electric locomotives

01:17:37 – This week in Australian history 13-19 February

01:30:28 – XXXX bottle top quiz

 

Sources:

Shooters Union Australia

Gun licence applications explode after Bondi terror attack crackdown

Firearms Collection 

New hope for national gun register 30 years after it was first proposed

Gun licence applications in NSW up 7000 per cent in some categories

Fortescue launches its first electric locomotives – with batteries the size of more than 200 Tesla EVs

Fortescue trials battery-electric locomotives in Pilbara as decarbonisation race tightens

In the Australian outback, we're listening for nuclear tests. What we hear matters more than ever

Warramunga Seismic and Infrasound Research Station

Wikipedia - Tennant Creek 

Wikipedia - Warumungu 

The Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty

The International Monitoring System (IMS) map

Aussietowns - Tennant Creek, NT

Two Ticks Town Talk – Tennant Creek, NT (from 4 Jul 2023 Australia Talks)

Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries

 

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This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Mount Coolum, Queensland from the 12 Feb 2026 full episode of 'Australia Talks' with your hosts DK and Ardeet.

 

Sources:

Wikipedia - Mount Coolum, Queensland

Trove - Mt Coolun Ore samples go to Melbourne

Trove - No uranium at Mount Coolum 

Climb Mount Coolum 

Wikipedia - Laccolith

Mount Coolum National Park

Coolum Advertiser

Australia's nuclear age & the unsettling truth about Mt Coolum

Australia's nuclear age & the unsettling truth about Mt Coolum

Australia Talks - 28 Nov 2024: Bunnings breaches privacy

 

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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

00:07:35 – Albanese government fire sale of Defence properties

00:36:57 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Mount Coolum, Queensland

00:53:59 – Bunnings given green light to use facial recognition tech on customers to combat crime

01:23:12 – This week in Australian history 6-12 February

01:33:01 – XXXX bottle top quiz

 

Sources:

National Defence: Defence Strategic Review 2023

Government eyes off fire sale of historic defence properties around Australia 

Albanese government to sell off $3bn worth of historic defence sites amid push to free up space for new homes

Bunnings decision may open door to facial recognition surveillance free-for-all

Bunnings Group Limited and Privacy Commissioner (Guidance and Appeals Panel) [2026] ARTA 130 (4 February 2026)

PRIVACY ACT 1988 - SECT 16A

Bunnings given green light to use facial recognition tech on customers to combat crime

'Worth the squeeze': Bunnings vows to minimise store crime after approval to use facial recognition technology

Wikipedia - Mount Coolum, Queensland

Trove - Mt Coolun Ore samples go to Melbourne

Trove - No uranium at Mount Coolum 

Climb Mount Coolum 

Wikipedia - Laccolith

Mount Coolum National Park

Coolum Advertiser

Australia's nuclear age & the unsettling truth about Mt Coolum

Australia's nuclear age & the unsettling truth about Mt Coolum

Australia Talks - 28 Nov 2024: Bunnings breaches privacy

Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries

 

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