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 Dec 20, 2024
Friday Dec 20, 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
00:00:53 – Croc watch
00:08:17 - "Ripping off customers" - Energy utilities force households to pay more than double business
00:35:04 - Two Ticks Town Talk - Chute, Victoria
00:55:17 - Australia leads the world in arresting climate and environment protesters
01:14:02 - This week in Australian history 13-19 Dec
01:25:10 - XXXX bottle top quiz
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“Ripping off customers:” Energy utilities force households to pay more than double than business
Voters blame one man for rising energy bills while companies get away with gouging
Australia Is Officially The Best In The World At Something: Arresting Climate Protestors
Australia leads the world in arresting climate and environment protesters
Australian dictionary of biography - Cyril Percy Callister (1893–1949)
The legacy of this Australian classic spread and the remarkable tale of its Victorian creator
Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries
#Australia #Australian
Sunday Dec 15, 2024
Sunday Dec 15, 2024
This is the Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Eastwood, New South Wales from the 14 Dec 2024 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.
#Australia #Australian
Saturday Dec 14, 2024
Saturday Dec 14, 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
00:09:04 - Missiles launched from Bushmaster vehicles could soon be operated by the Australian army
00:28:38 - Two Ticks Town Talk - Eastwood, New South Wales
00:40:58 - How Australian music lost its global relevance
01:04:43 - This week in Australian history 6-12 December
01:16:01 - XXXX bottle top quiz
Sources:
Missiles launched from Bushmaster vehicles could soon be operated by the Australian army
Second-Long-Range Fires Regiment approved
How Australian Music Lost Its Global Relevance
How Marc Fennell untangled one of Australian music’s rise-and-fall mysteries
Australia’s live music crisis is essentially a crisis of confidence. How could we bring it back?
Who was the real Granny Smith?
Wikipedia - Eastwood, New South Wales
Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries
#Australia #Australian
Sunday Dec 08, 2024
Sunday Dec 08, 2024
This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Warialda (Part 2), New South Wales from the 7 Dec 2024 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.
Sources:
It's taken 100 years, but the Country Women's Association of NSW is ready for change
Wikipedia - Country Women's Association
Australian Dictionary of Biography - Grace Emily Munro (1879–1964)
#Australia
Saturday Dec 07, 2024
Saturday Dec 07, 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
00:09:14 - Why young Australians don't want to join the military: 'war is messed up'
00:37:52 - Two Ticks Town Talk - Warialda (Part 2), New South Wales
00:55:43 - Australia declines to join UK and US led nuclear energy development pact
01:10:05 - This week in Australian history 29-30 Nov 1-5 Dec
01:23:44 - XXXX bottle top quiz
Sources:
Gen Z is turning away from military service in record numbers. We’re trying to understand why
The continuing decline of the ADF workforce
Albanese government gives firm ‘no’ to joining UK-US agreement to advance nuclear technology
Australia declines to join UK and US-led nuclear energy development pact
Spicy sticky pulled beef flatbread sliders
It's taken 100 years, but the Country Women's Association of NSW is ready for change
Wikipedia - Country Women's Association
Australian Dictionary of Biography - Grace Emily Munro (1879–1964)
Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries
#Australia
Sunday Dec 01, 2024
Sunday Dec 01, 2024
This is the Two Ticks Town Talk episode on Parkes (Part 2), New South Wales from 28 Nov 2024 Australia Talks.
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Friday Nov 29, 2024
Friday Nov 29, 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
00:00:51 - Croc watch
00:10:35 - Bunnings breached privacy laws by using facial recognition on customers
00:40:54 - Two Ticks Town Talk - Parkes (Part 2), New South Wales
00:59:35 - Laws to regulate misinformation online abandoned
01:19:25 - This week in Australian history 22-28 Nov
01:32:44 - XXXX bottle top quiz
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Sunday Nov 24, 2024
Sunday Nov 24, 2024
This is the Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Parkes, New South Wales from 22 Nov 2024 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.
#Australia