Australia Talks

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DarkestKnight and Ardeet have a weekly relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a trivia question.

  1. 1 DAY AGO

    Australia Talks – 5 Feb 2026: Chinese Darwin port warning & Trump Board of Peace rejection

    A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions with your hosts DK and Ardeet.   Contact us at AustraliaTalks@proton.me   DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:   00:00:00 – Introduction 00:07:08 – China’s ambassador warns Albanese reclaiming Port of Darwin will force Beijing to intervene 00:30:54 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Humpty Doo, Northern Territory 00:47:52 – Albanese government will not join US President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace amid diplomatic caution 01:22:11 – This week in Australian history 30-31 January and 1-5 February 01:35:00 – XXXX bottle top quiz   Sources: China’s ambassador warns Albanese reclaiming Port of Darwin will force Beijing to intervene National security review of Darwin Port to remain secret, but Defence releases 'talking points'  Albanese government urged to use careful diplomacy to defuse Darwin Port row with China Albanese government will not join US President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace amid diplomatic caution Should Australia join Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’? Here are 5 key points to consider Labor stalls on Trump’s board of peace invitation as Trump envoy issues warning Board of Peace logo Boulder Two Ticks Town Talk (near Kalgoorlie) Aussietowns - Humpty Doo, NT The only way is up? The northern Australian food bowl fantasy Aussietowns Facebook - Humpty Doo  YouTube - The Darwin Stubby drinking competition (1988)  Norman the beer drinking bull Darwin Stubby wake held in Alice Springs as Carlton United Breweries pulls pin on production Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries   #Australia #Australian

    1h 45m

  2. 31 JAN

    Two Ticks Town Talk – Lightning Ridge, New South Wales (from 29 Jan 2026 Australia Talks)

    This is the Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Lightning Ridge, New South Wales from the 29 Jan 2026 full episode of 'Australia Talks' with your hosts DK and Ardeet.   Sources:   Personal histories/collective biography: ideas for a biography of place suggested by two local exhibitions of personal migration histories The history of the black soil plains Lightning Ridge Opal company  Lightning Ridge Bore Baths  Car Door Tours Lightning Ridge Digging up the rarest fossils of Lightning Ridge Outback opal tours Fossils in Lightning Ridge, NSW Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries   #Australia #Australian

    34 min

  3. 30 JAN

    Australia Talks – 29 Jan 2026: Coalition split & Crown of thorns starfish

    A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions with your hosts DK and Ardeet.   Contact us at AustraliaTalks@proton.me   DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:   00:00:00 – Introduction 00:00:59 – Croc watch 00:13:26 – Coalition splits for second time since election after Nationals quit shadow cabinet 00:38:46 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Lightning Ridge, New South Wales 01:12:15 – Fighting crown of thorns starfish with ox bile and vinegar 01:29:50 – This week in Australian history 23-29 January 01:40:56 – XXXX bottle top quiz   Sources: Queensland crocodile capture rates double as removal zones expand Coalition splits for second time since election after Nationals quit shadow cabinet  From ultimatum to implosion: How the Coalition went its separate ways Andrew Hastie and Angus Taylor hold talks as shadow ministers rally behind Sussan Ley as leader of the Liberal Party Divers use ox bile to battle new crown-of-thorns starfish outbreak threatening Great Barrier Reef Worst crown-of-thorns starfish outbreak in decades emerging on Great Barrier Reef Personal histories/collective biography: ideas for a biography of place suggested by two local exhibitions of personal migration histories The history of the black soil plains Lightning Ridge Opal company  Lightning Ridge Bore Baths  Car Door Tours Lightning Ridge Digging up the rarest fossils of Lightning Ridge Outback opal tours Fossils in Lightning Ridge, NSW Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries   #Australia #Australian

    1h 53m

  4. 24 JAN

    Two Ticks Town Talk - Geeveston, Tasmania (from 22 Jan 2026 Australia Talks).mp3

    This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Geeveston, Tasmania from the 22 Jan 2026 full episode of Australia Talks with your hosts DK and Ardeet.   Sources   Aussietowns - Geeveston, TAS Tahune Adventures Geeveston Gateway to the southern forests  Geeveston  Wikipedia - Geeveston Grokipedia - Geeveston     #Australia #Australian

    23 min

  5. 23 JAN

    Australia Talks – 22 Jan 2026: AI Blackface & Reconsidering our Alliance

    A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions with your hosts DK and Ardeet.   Contact us at AustraliaTalks@proton.me   DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:   00:00:00 - Introduction 00:07:45 – AI Blackface 00:53:25 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Geeveston, Tasmania 01:15:29 – Reconsidering our US alliance 01:42:38 – This week in Australian history 16-22 January 01:52:30 – XXXX bottle top quiz   Sources: No Mob, No Country: the social media account profiting with an AI Indigenous avatar ‘It’s AI blackface’: social media account hailed as the Aboriginal Steve Irwin is an AI character created in New Zealand  This TikTok star sharing Australian animal stories doesn’t exist – it’s AI Blakface Australia’s confidence in Trump’s US has evaporated. What will it take for the alliance to rupture? Can Australia still rely on the US after Trump’s latest moves? Aussietowns - Geeveston, TAS Tahune Adventures Geeveston Gateway to the southern forests  Geeveston  Wikipedia - Geeveston Grokipedia - Geeveston Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries   #Australia #Australian

    2h 2m

  6. 17 JAN

    Two Ticks Town Talk - Rainbow Beach, Queensland (from 15 Jan 2026 Australia Talks)

    This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Rainbow Beach, Queensland from the 15 Jan 2026 full episode of Australia Talks with your hosts DK and Ardeet. Sources:   Wikipedia - Rainbow beach, Queensland  History of Cooloola Rainbow Beach Coloured Sands Legend Welcome to Rainbow Beach and Gympie Gympie regional memories     #Australia #Australian

    22 min

  7. 16 JAN

    Australia Talks - 15 Jan 2026: Victorian bushfires & Underfunded Aussie Arts

    A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions with your hosts DK and Ardeet.   Contact us at AustraliaTalks@proton.me   DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:   00:00:00 - Introduction 00:12:31 – Victorian bushfires 00:31:15 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Rainbow Beach, Queensland 00:52:55 – A nation of rich cowards’: Australia needs its dreamers but the arts are underfunded, undervalued and despised 01:18:03 – This week in Australian history 9-15 January 01:30:53 – XXXX bottle top quiz   Sources: One person dead as PM visits bushfire-ravaged towns with 300 structures destroyed and 350,000 hectares burned Tens of thousands of livestock confirmed dead as Victorians return to bushfire-ravaged communities  Victoria's bushfires more than five times the size of Singapore January 2026 Victorian bushfires Vic Emergency Services Australia - Victoria Bushfires, January 2026 A nation of rich cowards’: Australia needs its dreamers but the arts are underfunded, undervalued and despised Ben Quilty  Wikipedia - Rainbow beach, Queensland  History of Cooloola Rainbow Beach Coloured Sands Legend Welcome to Rainbow Beach and Gympie Gympie regional memories Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries   #Australia #Australian

    1h 43m

  8. 10 JAN

    Two Ticks Town Talk - Northam, Western Australia (from 8 Jan 2026 Australia Talks)

    This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Northam, Western Australia (from the 8 Jan 2026 full episode of 'Australia Talks'. Contact us at AustraliaTalks@proton.me Sources: Australia your way A Guide to the Best Silo Art Locations in the Outback Loop Australian Silo Art Trail  The Australian Silo Art Trail – Ultimate Guide  Australian Silo Art Wikipedia - Northam, Western Australia Public silo trail - Northam AussieTowns - Northam, WA   #Australia #Australian

    15 min
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DarkestKnight and Ardeet have a weekly relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a trivia question.

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  • Creator
    DK and Ardeet
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2026
  • Episodes
    281
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2022 All rights reserved.
  • Show Website
    Australia Talks

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