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This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Mt Bryan East, South Australia from the 6 Jun 2024 full episode of the 'Australia Talks' podcast.
 
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A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions.
Contact us at AustralianSubreddit@proton.me
DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:
00:00:00 - Introduction
00:06:11 - Australia is missing out on $13 billion in royalties on natural gas projects
00:30:39 - Two Ticks Town Talk is Mt Bryan East, South Australia
01:01:16 - Australian taxpayers to spend $600 million on a Papua New Guinea National Rugby League football team
01:16:44 - This week in Australian history May 31 - Jun 6
01:27:20 - XXXX bottle top quiz
 
'Australia Talks' is the official podcast of the r/australian subreddit.
 
Sources:Australia missing out on $13 billion in royalty revenue from gas projects, report says
Australia’s great gas giveaway How Australia gives gas to multinational corporations for free
PNG expansion bid hits $170m roadblock as NRL clubs’ demands revealed
NRL and federal government closing in on $600m deal to launch Papua New Guinea rugby league team
Australian National Geographic - Australia's unsung hero by Jeff Maynard
Sir George Hubert Wilkins (1888–1958) by R. A. Swan
Wikipedia - Hubert Wilkins
Wikipedia - Mt Bryan East
Mount Bryan East and Sir Hubert Wilkins Homestead
Old Mt Bryan East School
Photos of Heysen Trail: Dare's Hill Road to Hallett
Monument Australia - Goyder's line
Wikipedia - Goyder's line
Visit Burra - Sir Hubert Wilkins' cottage
Heroic age of Antarctic Exploration
U.S Naval Institute - Oceans: 1931: The First Nautilus North Pole Expedition
Wilkins and Sherman Telepathy
 
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This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Picton, New South Wales from the 30 May 2024 full episode of the 'Australia Talks' podcast.
 
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Heads up - we had a sound issue this week that persists through the whole episode.
A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions.
Contact us at AustralianSubreddit@proton.me
DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:
00:00:00 - Introduction
00:09:05 - Albanese says children should be banned from social media
00:32:11 - Two Ticks Town Talk is Picton, New South Wales
00:49:37 - Is Aussie beef cheaper in Japan?
01:18:45 - This week in Australian history 24-30 May
01:33:14 - XXXX bottle top quiz
 
'Australia Talks' is the official podcast of the r/australian subreddit.
 
Sources:
Anthony Albanese backs campaign to ban children under 16 from social media
Would a ban of social media for children under 16 be the action we need to minimise harmful health effects?
Comparison suggests Aussie beef retailed in Japan is cheaper than in Australia
Stonequarry - Picton
Wikipedia - Picton railway station
Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries
What 'Beyond the Pale' Actually Means
Australian Museum - Dingo
Did You Know? 🍺 The World’s Oldest Known Recipe is for Beer
The Hymn to Ninkasi, Goddess of Beer
 
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This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Broome (Part 2) in Western Australia from the 23 May 2024 full podcast of 'Australia Talks'.
#Australian

A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions.
Contact us at AustralianSubreddit@proton.me
DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:
00:00:00 - Introduction
00:10:19 - Labor's 'Future Made in Australia' plans
00:34:36 - Two Ticks Town Talk is Broome (Part 2), Western Australia
01:09:53 - Gina Rinehart demands removal of her portrait from the National Gallery
01:25:59 - This week in Australian history 17-23 May
01:39:30 - XXXX bottle top quiz
 
'Australia Talks' is the official podcast of the r/australian subreddit
 
Sources:
Future Made in Australia Government paper
Future Made in Australia: $23bn for ‘biggest transformation since Industrial Revolution’
Gina Rinehart demands National Gallery of Australia remove her portrait
National Gallery of Australia - Vincent Namatjira
Aussie Towns
Western Australian Museum - Pearling timeline
Broome Historical Society
Wikipedia - Pearling in Western Australia
National Museum Australia - Japanese divers in Broome
Wikipedia - pinctada maxima
Broome Visitor Centre
Western Australian Museum - Master Pearlers
Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries
 
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