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Friday Aug 16, 2024
Friday Aug 16, 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, Vale Jack Karlson the succulent Chinese meal man and Raygun's Olympic performance
00:09:21 - ASIO and Australia's increase terror threat
00:32:04 - Two Ticks Town Talks is Cervantes, Western Australia
00:48:12 - The influence of the gambling industry on Australian politicians and Albanese's latest watered down approach to gambling advertising
01:14:29 - This week in Australian history 9-15 August
01:23:13 - XXXX bottle top quiz
'Australia Talks' is the official podcast of the r/australian subreddit.
Sources:
Jack Karlson, who shot to fame after ‘succulent Chinese meal’ arrest, dies aged 82
YouTube - 'Democracy manifest'
Why is Australia’s Olympic team so large? Or: How did Raygun make it to the Olympics?
‘A total cop-out’ if Albanese government refuses blanket ban on gambling ads, Pocock says
Internal Labor tussle over gambling advertising laws pushes reforms further back
Australian government raises terrorism threat level to ‘probable’ as officials warn risk spans ideologies
ASIO 'stretched' as it faces terror threat that is more complex than a decade ago
Major new collaboration aims to preserve language and culture
Archive to preserve multitude of Indigenous languages
Aussie Towns
Wikipedia - Cervantes, Western Australia
Wikipedia - The Pinnacles (Western Australia)
National Rock Garden - Formation of the Pinnacles
Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries
YouTube - The Most Unexpected Gold Medal In History - Steven Bradbury | Salt Lake 2002 Winter Olympics
#Australia
Sunday Aug 11, 2024
Sunday Aug 11, 2024
This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on the Centre of Australia, Northern Territory from 8 Aug 2024 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.
#Australian
Friday Aug 09, 2024
Friday Aug 09, 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
00:11:03 - Rex, Australia's third largest airline, enters administration
00:31:33 - Two Ticks Town Talk is "The centre of Australia"
00:46:46 - Government's Future Made in Australia plan criticised for 'vague and difficult to interpret' guidelines
01:10:15 - This week in Australian history 2-8 August
01:21:43 - XXXX bottle top quiz
'Australia Talks' is the official podcast of the r/australian subreddit.
Sources:
Australia’s third largest airline enters voluntary administration
Rex Airlines’ future up in the air amid questions about viability of small airlines in Australia
Rex is in administration, but MacAir founder says all hope not lost for regional airlines
Government's Future Made in Australia plan criticised for 'vague and difficult to interpret' guidelines
Labor-linked union wants Treasury to keep its nose out of funding for industry
Centre of Australia States and Territories
Wikipedia - Centre points of Australia
Image of Centre points of Australia
Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries
Australia Talks - 23 May 2024: Future Made in Australia and Gina Rinehart's portrait
#Australian
Sunday Aug 04, 2024
Sunday Aug 04, 2024
This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Winchelsea, Victoria from 1 Aug 2024 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.
#Australian
Friday Aug 02, 2024
Friday Aug 02, 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
00:08:59 - Power hungry data centres in Australia are scrambling to find enough electricity to meet demand
00:33:34 - Two Ticks Town Talk is Winchelsea, Victoria
00:53:49 - Federal government signs $2.2billion deal to extend the life of the Collins submarine. New AUKUS subs delivery expected to face challenges
01:21:55 - This week in Australian history 26-31 Jul and 1 Aug
01:32:29 - XXXX bottle top quiz
'Australia Talks' is the official podcast of the r/australian subreddit
Sources:
Goodbye Natick! Microsoft has given up on one of its coolest projects ever — underwater data center pilot canned despite successful outcomes and won't come back
Power-hungry data centres scrambling to find enough electricity to meet demand
Microsoft finds underwater datacenters are reliable, practical and use energy sustainably
Submarine boss predicts AUKUS project will be slow, expensive and suffer setbacks
Federal government signs $2.2 billion deal to extend life of Collins submarines into the 2030s
Australia Talks - 18 Apr 2024: Gilmour Space Eris rocket
Wikipedia - Winchelsea, Victoria
Wikipedia - Thomas Austin (pastoralist)
Wikipedia - Rabbits in Australia
Wikipedia - Acclimatisation Society
Hankering for History
National Geographic
Australian Food Timeline
Aussie Towns
Museums Victoria
Tanggram - The magic of compounding interest
Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries
#Australian
Sunday Jul 28, 2024
Sunday Jul 28, 2024
This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Stonehenge, Queensland from the 25 Jul 2024 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.
#Australian
Friday Jul 26, 2024
Friday Jul 26, 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
00:12:55 - Crowdstrike outage and impact on Australia
00:34:33 - Two Ticks Town Talk is Stonehenge in Queensland
00:47:28 - Excessively high cigarette taxes are fueling a black market
01:12:11 - This week in Australian history 19-25 July
01:23:27 - XXXX bottle top quiz
'Australia Talks' is the official podcast of the r/Australian subreddit.
Sources:
Mass IT outage affects airlines, hospitals, media and banks
Why global tech meltdowns such as the CrowdStrike outage are the new normal
'Excessively high' cigarette taxes 'fuelling' black market, as retailers fear expansion of tobacco wars
Things to do in Stonehenge
Wikipedia - Stonehenge, Queensland
Wikipedia - Australian Anniversaries
Australian Geographic - On this day: Dick Smith’s around-the-world solo flight
#Australian
Sunday Jul 21, 2024
Sunday Jul 21, 2024
This is the Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Geraldton, Western Australia from the 18 Jul 2024 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.
#Australian
Friday Jul 19, 2024
Friday Jul 19, 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
00:16:10 - Russian spying allegations in Australia with two arrested
00:36:06 - Two Ticks Town Talk is Geraldton in Western Australia
00:59:14 - Should plasma donors in Australia be paid?
01:21:42 - This week in Australian history 12-18 July
01:30:57 - XXXX bottle top quiz
'Australia Talks' is the official podcast of the r/australian subreddit
Sources:
Anthony Albanese tells Moscow to 'back off' after Russian embassy criticises spying allegations
Two Australians charged with spying offences for allegedly conspiring to share ADF secrets with Russia
As Australia's reliance on imported blood plasma grows, the ethics of paid donation are back in focus
Aussie Towns - The genius of Monsignor Hawes
Monsignor John Hawes
Aussie Towns
National Heritage Places - HMAS Sydney II and the HSK Kormoran Shipwreck Sites
Wikipedia - Geraldton
Wikipedia - Houtman Abrohlos
Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries
#Australian
Sunday Jul 14, 2024
Sunday Jul 14, 2024
This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Rottnest Island Part 2, Western Australia from the full 11 Jul 2024 episode of 'Australia Talks'.
#Australian