Australia Talks

Two Ticks Town Talk - Karratha, Western Australia (from 25 April 2024 Australia Talks)

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Karratha, Western Australia from the 25 April 2024 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.
 
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Australia Talks - 25 Apr 2024: ANZAC day, Defence budget and the 'Great Browning'

A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a trivia question.
DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:00:00:00 - Introduction and ANZAC day
00:16:09 - $50 billion defence spending increase (and possible impact on new F35 fighter jets)
00:37:15 - Two Ticks Town Talks is Karratha in Western Australia
01:03:08 - The 'Great Browning' spreading along the coast
01:23:51 - This week in Australian history 19-25 Apr
01:40:30 - XXXX bottle top quiz is moist
 
'Australia Talks' is the official podcast of the r/australian subreddit.
 
Sources:
Plans for new fighter jets on back burner despite Labor’s $50bn boost to defence spending
Marles unveils $50 billion defence spending increase over next decade
Anger as 'great browning' spreads along 1,000km of Australian coast
The big dry: forests and shrublands are dying in parched Western Australia
Aussie Towns
Wikipedia - Karratha
Wikipedia - Dampier
Wikipedia - Murujuga
Rio Tinto - Dampier salt
BCI Minerals - Mardie salt and potash
Karratha 50th anniversary booklet
CSIRO - Iron ore Hamersley Province, WA
Journal of Australasian Mining History, Vol. 11, October 2013 - The Establishment of Iron Ore Giants: Hamersley Iron and the Mount Newman Mining Company, 1961–1969 by David Lee
Nomination of the For an Engineering Heritage Australia Heritage Recognition Award
 
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Two Ticks Town Talk - Oberon, New South Wales (from 18 Apr 2024 Australia Talks)

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Oberon in New South Wales from the 18 Apr 2024 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.
 
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Australia Talks - 18 Apr 2024: Gilmour Space Eris rocket and Aussies reluctant to pay for climate change

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:00:00:00 - Introduction
00:12:06 - Gilmour Space Eris rocket to launch from Bowen
00:26:42 - Two Ticks Town Talk is Oberon, New South Wales
00:44:53 - CSIRO survey finds most Australians are unwilling to pay more to transition to green energy
01:12:06 - This week in Australian history 12-18 April
01:26:43 - XXXX bottle top quiz
 
'Australia Talks' is the official podcast of the r/Australian subreddit.
 
Sources:
Gilmour Space's Eris rocket to ignite crowds at Abbot Point's new Bowen Orbital Spaceport launch pad
CSIRO survey finds most Australians want moderately paced energy transition and are unwilling to pay more
Wikipedia - Oberon, New South Wales
Jenolan Caves
Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries
Wikipedia - Lionel Murphy
A history of The Herald
The Sydney Morning Herald iconic front pages
 
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Two Ticks Town Talk - Bombala, New South Wales (from 13 Apr 2023 Australia Talks)

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Bombala, New South Wales from the 13 Apr 2023 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.
 
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Australia Talks - 13 April 2024: Australia's new governor-general and saving Tasmanian giants

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:
00:00:00 - Introduction
00:13:17 - Albanese picks Australia's new govenor-general
00:35:19 - Two Ticks Town Talk is Bombala, New South Wales
01:05:55 - Thousands more of Tasmania 'giant' native trees could be spared from lugging under policy change.
01:24:25 - This week in Australian history 5-11 April
01:33:11 - XXXX bottle top quiz
 
'Australia Talks' is the official podcast of the r/australian subreddit.
 
Sources:
Anthony Albanese announces Samantha Mostyn as Australia's next governor-general
Wikipedia - list of govenors-general of Australia
Thousands more of Tasmania 'giant' native trees could be spared from logging under policy change
The Huon Valley Grove of Giants
Wikipedia - Australian Overland Telegraph Line
The Wireless Institute of Australia
Sydney Morning Herald - From the Archives, 1872: Overland Telegraph completed
Sydney Morning Herald - From the Archives, 1962: An era taps out
Aussie Towns - Bombala
ehive - Last Australian Telegram 1993
Wikipedia - History of telegraphy in Australia
Wikipedia - Bombala, New South Wales
Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries
Meridian Outpost - Text to Audio Morse Code Converter
 
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Two Ticks Town Talk - Texas, Queensland (from 4 Apr 2024 Australia Talks)

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk episode on Texas, Queensland from the 4 Apr 2024 full podcast of 'Australia Talks'
 
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Australia Talks - 4 Apr 2024: Foreign intelligence journalists and Victorian retail theft

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:
 
00:00:00 - Introduction
00:09:21 - ASIO boss warns of foreign intelligence operatives posing as journalists
00:28:49 - Two Ticks Town Talk is Texas, Queensland
00:53:38 - Retail theft jumps 39% in Victoria driven by cost-of-living crisis, say police
01:17:18 - This week in Australian history 29-31 Mar and 1-4 Apr
01:29:03 - XXXX bottle top quiz
 
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Sources:
ASIO boss tells inquiry into Australian secrecy laws foreign intelligence operatives are posing as journalists
Retail theft jumps 39% in Victoria driven by cost-of-living crisis, say police
Goondiwindi Region
Wikipedia - Texas, Queensland
Texas Heritage Centre and Tobacco Museum
Centre for the Government of Queensland
Texas Qld 4385 (Remastered 2017)
Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries
 

Two Ticks Town Talk - Newnes Part 2, New South Wales (from 28 Mar 2024 Australia Talks)

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Newnes (Part 2), New South Wales from the 28 Mar 2024 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.
 
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Australia Talks - 28 Mar 2024: UK and Aus defence agreement and Uber to settle $272M class action

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:00:00:00 - Introduction
00:05:55 - UK and Australia set to elevate defence relationship to NATO leve lwith new 'status of forces' agreement
00:24:23 - Two Ticks Town Talk - Newnes, New South Wales Part 2
00:41:27 - Uber to pay Australian taxi operators $272 million in class action settlement
00:57:58 - This week in Australian history 22-28 Mar
01:19:03 - XXXX bottle top quiz
 
'Australia Talks' is the official podcast of the r/australian subreddit.
 
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Sources:
Uber to pay Australian taxi operators $272 million in class action settlement
UK and Australia set to elevate defence relationship to NATO level with new 'status of forces' agreement
Joint Statement on Australia-UK Ministerial Consultations (AUKMIN) 2024
Wikipedia - François Péron
Wikipedia - Napoleon
Quadrant - The secret plan to invade Sydney
The Sydney Morning Herald - Spy plotted for us to call l'Australie home
ABC News Sacre bleu! French invasion plan for Sydney