Australia Talks

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Jamberoo, New South Wales from the 11 Dec 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.

 

Sources:

 

First Nations Kiama 

Kevin Richardson and Geoff Boxsell changed the way we spread 

Wikipedia - Jamberoo

Aussietowns - Jamberoo, New South Wales

Dairy 'disrupter' wins science award for inventing spreadable butter in 1970s

The Old Jamberoo Dairy Coop

1992 Margarine outsells butter three to one

Margarine vs butter: how what we spread on our toast became a weapon of class war

Aboriginal people and place

Wikipedia - Margarine

 

#Australia #Australian

A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions.

 

Contact us at AustraliaTalks@proton.me

 

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

 

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:09:10 – Australia's grand social media experiment is finally live. Teens say nothing has changed

00:33:58 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Jamberoo, New South Wales

00:49:50 – The tiny clue that reveals if an animal has been illegally smuggled

01:09:48 – This week in Australian history 5-11 Dec

01:22:35 – XXXX bottle top quiz

 

Sources:

Australia's grand social media experiment is finally live. Teens say nothing has changed 

Kids locked out of social media apps after Australia's world-first ban

Australia’s teen social media ban: How day one unfolded — and the world’s response

The social media ban is just the start of Australia’s forthcoming restrictions – and teens have legitimate concerns

The tiny clue that reveals if an animal has been illegally smuggled

Stable isotope analysis successfully identifies wild-caught individuals of threatened Asian freshwater turtles in illegal trade

The ecological drivers and consequences of wildlife trade

First Nations Kiama 

Kevin Richardson and Geoff Boxsell changed the way we spread 

Wikipedia - Jamberoo

Aussietowns - Jamberoo, New South Wales

Dairy 'disrupter' wins science award for inventing spreadable butter in 1970s

The Old Jamberoo Dairy Coop

1992 Margarine outsells butter three to one

Margarine vs butter: how what we spread on our toast became a weapon of class war

Aboriginal people and place

Wikipedia - Margarine

Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries

Wikipedia - Perentie

 

#Australia #Australian

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk segment on the Devils Marbles, Northern Territory from the 4 Dec 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.

 

Sources:

Karlu Karlu / Devils Marbles Conservation Reserve

Wikipedia - Karlu Karlu / Devils Marbles Conservation Reserve

Fact sheet - Karlu Karlu / Devils Marbles Conservation Reserve  

Visit Devils Marbles 

How were the Devils Marbles formed?

Managing visitors

 

 

#Australia #Australian

A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions.

 

Contact us at AustraliaTalks@proton.me

 

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

 

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:10:22 – Mussels and clams recruited as undercover agents

00:27:49 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Devil’s Marbles, Northern Territory

00:53:55 – TGA says some vitamin B6 to be removed, prescriptions needed after toxicity cases

01:24:03 – This week in Australian history 28-30 Nov & 1-4 Dec

01:36:19 – XXXX bottle top quiz

 

Sources:

Mussels and clams recruited as undercover agents 

Water monitoring using cybernetic mussels

TGA says some vitamin B6 to be removed, prescriptions needed after toxicity cases

Vitamin B6 products are set to be restricted. Here’s what you need to know

Vitamin B6

Karlu Karlu / Devils Marbles Conservation Reserve

Wikipedia - Karlu Karlu / Devils Marbles Conservation Reserve

Fact sheet - Karlu Karlu / Devils Marbles Conservation Reserve  

Visit Devils Marbles 

How were the Devils Marbles formed?

Managing visitors

Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries

 

#Australia #Australian

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Stansbury, South Australia from the 27 Nov 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.

 

Sources:

Oyster growing regions

Sydney Rock Oysters

Wikipedia - Stansbury, South Australia

Thomas Holt (Australian politician)

Australian Food Timeline

Tasmanian Aquaculture

Aussietowns - Stansbury, SA

Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries

 

#Australia #Australian

A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions.

 

Contact us at AustraliaTalks@proton.me

 

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

 

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:01:02 – Croc Watch

00:15:15 – Australia has some of highest consumption rates of ultra-processed foods, researchers say

00:46:10 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Stansbury, South Australia

01:11:08 – Judges have become ‘human filters’ as AI in Australian courts reaches ‘unsustainable phase’, chief justice says

01:38:28 – This week in Australian history 21-27 Nov

01:46:13 – XXXX bottle top quiz

 

Sources:

Paleontologists Unearthed Australia's Oldest Known Crocodile Eggshells. The Reptiles' Relatives May Have Hunted From the Trees 

Ultra-Processed Foods and Human Health

Ultra-processed foods: time to put health before profit

Australia has some of highest consumption rates of ultra-processed foods, researchers say

Premature Mortality Attributable to Ultraprocessed Food Consumption in 8 Countries

Ultra-processed food is global health threat, experts warn

Many of today’s unhealthy foods were brought to you by Big Tobacco

From AI to declining public trust: Chief Justice Gageler flags urgent challenges for judiciary 

Judges have become ‘human filters’ as AI in Australian courts reaches ‘unsustainable phase’, chief justice says 

Lawyer caught using AI-generated false citations in court case penalised in Australian first

Oyster growing regions

Sydney Rock Oysters

Wikipedia - Stansbury, South Australia

Thomas Holt (Australian politician)

Australian Food Timeline

Tasmanian Aquaculture

Aussietowns - Stansbury, SA

Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries

 

#Australia #Australian

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on South West Queensland from the 20 Nov 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.

 

Sources:

 

The prickly pear story

Prickly pear was conquered 90 years ago. Here's how it was done

Prickly pear eradication

Waging war on the prickly pear

Wikipedia - Cactoblastis cactorum

 

#Australia #Australian

A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions.

 

Contact us at AustraliaTalks@proton.me

 

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

 

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:10:47 – Liberal Party formally abandons net zero by 2050 climate target

00:35:19 – Two Ticks Town Talk – South West Queensland

01:09:45 – Australia and Indonesia strike landmark security treaty

01:32:11 – This week in Australian history 14-20 Nov

01:38:35 – XXXX bottle top quiz

 

Sources:

Australia and Indonesia strike landmark security treaty 

Albanese puts deals with Vanuatu and Fiji next on the agenda 

Australia's AUKUS base to connect to subsea cables as US allies boost AI pipes

Liberal Party formally abandons net zero by 2050 climate target

Ley to announce final position on net zero after Liberals clear path to dump target

The prickly pear story

Prickly pear was conquered 90 years ago. Here's how it was done

Prickly pear eradication

Waging war on the prickly pear

Wikipedia - Cactoblastis cactorum

Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries

 

#Australia #Australian