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
Sunday Oct 27, 2024
Sunday Oct 27, 2024
This is the Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Cabramurra, New South Wales from the 24 Oct 2024 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.
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Friday Oct 25, 2024
Friday Oct 25, 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
00:10:42 - Croc watch
00:14:08 - Peter Dutton's $5 billion plan for 500,000 new homes focussed on speeding up infrastructure delays and cutting red tape
00:38:58 - Two Ticks Town Talk - Cabramurra, New South Wales
01:00:41 - Australia's National age verification scheme for social media
01:27:17 - This week in Australian history 18-24 October
01:37:47 - XXXX bottle top quiz
Sources:
Hunt for 'problem' crocodile in WA's north has residents and tourists on edge - ABC Australia
Open letter regarding proposed social media bans for children
It’s not just a ‘teen social media ban’, it’s a national age verification scheme
Federal government's looming social media ban may be bad for isolated, marginalised teenagers
Snowy Hydro town Cabramurra bids farewell to the last of its permanent residents
Wikipedia - Snow Mountains Scheme
Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries
#Australia
Sunday Oct 20, 2024
Sunday Oct 20, 2024
This is the Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Mt Augustus, Western Australia from 17 Oct 2024 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.
#Australian
Friday Oct 18, 2024
Friday Oct 18, 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
00:09:19 - Criminologists debunk claims of a youth crime crisis
00:34:32 - Two Ticks Town Talk - Mt Augustus, Western Australia
00:51:59 - Government using legislation to pressure opposition into keeping the NBN in public hands
01:14:44 - This week in Australian history 11-17 October
01:25:07 - XXXX bottle top quiz
Sources:
Government to put pressure on opposition with legislation to ensure NBN stays in public hands
Criminologists debunk claims of 'youth crime crisis' as data shows dramatic declines
Amid claims of a ‘youth crime crisis’, Victoria’s approach is working, advocates say
WesternAustralia.com - Australia's biggest rock and it isn't Uluru
Wikipedia - Mt Augustus, Western Australia
Trove - Mount Augustus geology and geomorphology
Sightseeing tours - Is Uluru the biggest rock?
Prime Minister's office - Albanese Government keeping the National Broadband Network in public hands
Labor's NBN bill shows a government reaching for an escape from the Middle East debate
Wikipedia - Walsh St Police shootings
Australian Electoral Commission - Compulsory voting in Australia
Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries
#Australian
Sunday Oct 13, 2024
Sunday Oct 13, 2024
This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Bourke, New South Wales from the 10 Oct 2024 full episode of Australia Talks.
#Australian
Friday Oct 11, 2024
Friday Oct 11, 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
00:07:51 - Bureaucrats demand tax be completed by 31 Oct
00:09:33 - Noice camera trial to be launched on roads as part of a multi-agency effort with the EPA, Transport for NSW and NSW Police
00:30:16 - Two Ticks Town Talk - Bourke, New South Wales
00:55:08 - Greens pitch 1,000 free healthcare clinics in election push targeting 'winnable' Labor seats
01:17:24 - This week in Australian history 4-10 October
01:31:56 - XXXX bottle top quiz
Sources:
Greens announce election plan for free GP, Dentist, Psychologist, Nurse visits
Greens reveal plan for 1,000 new health clinics with free medical and dental care across Australia
Greens pitch 1,000 free healthcare clinics in election push targeting 'winnable' Labor seats
Two Ticks Town Talk - Corowa, New South Wales, 11 Dec 2023
'At the back o' Bourke' poem - Will Ogilvie
Monument Australia - Fort Bourke
Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries
#Australian
Sunday Oct 06, 2024
Sunday Oct 06, 2024
This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Cooladdi, Queensland from the 2 Oct 2024 full episode of Australia Talks.
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Friday Oct 04, 2024
Friday Oct 04, 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
00:10:56 - New AUKUS treaty with UK to keep $368bn nuclear-powered submarine program on track
00:42:12 - Two Ticks Town Talk - Cooladdi, Queensland
00:59:14 - Universities warned by ASIO on menace of foreign spies
01:21:00 - This week in Australian history 27-30 Sep and 1-3 Oct
01:31:23 - XXXX bottle top quiz
Sources:
New AUKUS treaty with UK to keep $368bn nuclear-powered submarine program on track
House leaders urge White House to share more tech with Australia, UK
Australia's nuclear-powered submarines
Universities warned by ASIO on menace of foreign spies
Visiting professor used PhD students to gather intelligence for China, Asio boss alleges
Australian Bureau of Statistics - Cooladdi
Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries
Wikipedia - Unrestricted warfare
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