Australia Talks

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

  1. 2d ago

    Two Ticks Town Talk – Three Springs, Western Australia (from 13 Sep 2026 Australia Talks)

    This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Three Springs, Western Australia from the 13 Sep 2026 full episode of 'Australia Talks' with your hosts DK and Ardeet.   Sources:   Three Springs, WA - Aussie Towns: https://www.aussietowns.com.au/town/three-springs-wa   Local Attractions and Places of Interest: https://www.threesprings.wa.gov.au/index.php/visitors/places-of-interest   Talc - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talc   Three Springs Mine - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Springs_Mine   Energy & Mining: https://energymining.sa.gov.au/industry/minerals-and-mining/mineral-commodities/talc   4 spectacular wildflower road trips in Western Australia - Australian Traveller: https://www.australiantraveller.com/wa/wa-wildflower-trail-guide/   Wildflower Way - 3 day Wildflower route: https://www.australiasgoldenoutback.com/itineraries/wildflower-way   Two Self-drive Wildflower Trips North of Perth| RAC WA: https://rac.com.au/horizons/explore/short-wildflower-drives-wa   Western Australian Visitor Information Centre - Wildflowers: https://www.wavisitorcentre.com.au/wildflowers   In Bloom on the Coral Coast: https://images.impartmedia.com/wavisitorcentre.com.au/PDF/Australias%20Coral%20Coast%20-%20In%20Bloom%20on%20the%20Coral%20Coast%20-%20Wildflower%20Guide.pdf   Amangu - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amangu   Eucalyptus rhodantha - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eucalyptus_rhodantha   #Australian

  2. 3d ago

    Australia Talks – 13 Sep 2026: Coles ditches Palantir + US military bases in Australia

    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 00:11:06 – Coles ditches Palantir 00:31:16 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Three Springs, Western Australia 00:47:41 – Do more US bases in Australia make us more vulnerable to attack? 01:11:58 – This week in Australian history 11-17 Sep 01:22:16 – XXXX bottle top quiz   Sources: Coles Palantir contract: Supermarket ends partnership with data firm following GetUp campaign The Slippery Slope to Function Creep Facial recognition technology 'scope creep' is upon us, experts warn - ABC News The US now has access to more than half Australia’s military bases – could it drag the country unwillingly into war? | Australian military | The Guardian Home | Nautilus Institute for Security and Sustainability US now accesses more than half of Australia’s military bases: Report Three Springs, WA - Aussie Towns Local Attractions and Places of Interest Talc - Wikipedia Three Springs Mine - Wikipedia Talc | Energy & Mining 4 spectacular wildflower road trips in Western Australia - Australian Traveller Wildflower Way - 3 day Wildflower route Two Self-drive Wildflower Trips North of Perth| RAC WA Western Australian Visitor Information Centre - Wildflowers In Bloom on the Coral Coast Amangu - Wikipedia Eucalyptus rhodantha - Wikipedia Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries   #Australian

  3. Sep 12

    Two Ticks Town Talk – Anna Creek Station, South Australia (from 10 Sep 2026 Australia Talks)

    This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Anna Creek Station, South Australia from the 10 Sep 2026 full episode of 'Australia Talks' with your hosts DK and Ardeet.   Sources:   Native title granted over Lake Eyre | SBS News Scott Morrison knocks back sale of S. Kidman & Co due to 'national interest' - ABC News Anna Creek — Williams Cattle Company’ About Anna Creek Painted Hills   #Australian

  4. Sep 11

    Australia Talks – 10 Sep 2026: Mining the deep sea + A new world map

    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 00:11:08 – Deep sea mining 00:32:51 – Two Ticks Town Talk - Anna Creek Station, South Australia 00:54:05 – A new world map 01:19:00 – This week in Australian history 4-10 Sep 01:32:07 – XXXX bottle top quiz   Sources: Africa and Australia bigger, US smaller as UN votes to adopt a new world map - ABC News What different world maps get right - and what they get wrong Fault lines beneath the Blue Pacific: Deep-sea mining and the future of Pacific unity | Lowy Institute Deep-sea mining opens Pacific up to costly investor disputes - ABC Pacific The Pacific Is Ground Zero for Deep-Sea Mining Native title granted over Lake Eyre | SBS News Scott Morrison knocks back sale of S. Kidman & Co due to 'national interest' - ABC News Anna Creek — Williams Cattle Company’ About Anna Creek Painted Hills Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries   #Australian

  5. Sep 5

    Two Ticks Town Talk – Shepparton, Victoria (from 3 Sep 2026 Australia Talks)

    This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Shepparton, Victoria from the 3 Sep 2026 full episode of 'Australia Talks' with your hosts DK and Ardeet.   Sources:   Shepparton, VIC - Aussie Towns: https://www.aussietowns.com.au/town/shepparton-vic   Goulburn Valley - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goulburn_Valley   Shepparton - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shepparton   Shepparton | Victorian Places: https://www.victorianplaces.com.au/shepparton   RiverConnect in Action - RiverConnect: https://riverconnect.com.au/about/history   History of Shepparton: A Cultural Journey - ToMelbourne.com: https://tomelbourne.com/history-of-shepparton/   Australian manufacturing icon Furphy marks 150-year milestone in Shepparton - ABC News: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-11-26/furphy-australian-manufacturing-icon-150-years-in-shepparton/103134596   History - Furphy Story: https://web.archive.org/web/20251115041309/https://www.furphystory.com.au/history/   John Monash's engineering to 1914. Shepparton Bridge.: https://web.archive.org/web/20211111045451/http://www.aholgate.com/girdertexts/shepparton.html   John Monash - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Monash   #Australian

  6. Sep 4

    Australia Talks – 3 Sep 2026: Mandatory e-bike licences + A tax on sugar

    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 00:11:15 – Licencing e-bikes in Queensland 00:37:37 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Shepparton, Victoria 00:58:33 – Taxing sugary drinks 01:30:19 – This week in Australian history 28-31 August & 1-3 Sep 01:40:56 – XXXX bottle top quiz   Sources: E-Bike rules in Queensland - qld.gov.au Driver's licence mandatory to ride e-bikes and e-scooters, under 16s banned from riding solo under new Queensland laws - ABC News Push for new e-bike laws in Queensland after 13yo left fighting for life in horror crash | news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site for latest headlines Sugar tax on drinks may improve oral health in Australia, study suggests - ABC News Impact of a sugar-sweetened beverage tax on dental caries, periodontitis and edentulism in Australia: a modelling study | BMJ Public Health Estimated effects of food taxes and subsidies on health, economics, and equity in Australia: a modelling study - The Lancet Public Health 77% of Australians want government intervention as common drinks found to have more than double recommended sugar limit - Food For Health Alliance D. Parliamentary Budget Office costing: 20% tax on sugar sweetened beverages – Parliament of Australia Sugar tax could improve oral health - Griffith News Case for a tax on sweetened sugary drinks | Obesity Evidence Hub Shepparton, VIC - Aussie Towns Goulburn Valley - Wikipedia Shepparton - Wikipedia Shepparton | Victorian Places RiverConnect in Action - RiverConnect History of Shepparton: A Cultural Journey - ToMelbourne.com Australian manufacturing icon Furphy marks 150-year milestone in Shepparton - ABC News History - Furphy Story John Monash's engineering to 1914. Shepparton Bridge. John Monash - Wikipedia Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries   #Australian

  7. Aug 29

    Two Ticks Town Talk – Mount Bartle Frere, Queensland (from 27 Aug 2026 Australia Talks)

    This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Mount Bartle Frere, Queensland from the 27 Aug 2026 full episode of 'Australia Talks' with your hosts DK and Ardeet.   Sources: Mount Bartle Frere - Wikipedia Nature, culture and history | Bartle Frere trail, Wooroonooran National Park | Parks and forests | Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation Taxon - Eucryphia wilkiei (Wilkie's leatherwood) | WildNet Techmarscincus - Wikipedia Queensland mountain tied to African history - The Junction Camping | Bartle Frere trail, Wooroonooran National Park | Parks and forests | Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation Bartle Frere trail | Parks and forests | Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation

  8. Aug 28

    Australia Talks – 27 Aug 2026: El Niño and it’s impact on Australia + AI data centre energy rules

    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 00:01:02 – Croc watch 00:18:20 – El Niño and its impact on Australia 00:41:27 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Mount Bartle Frere, Queensland 01:07:06 – AI data centre energy rules 01:33:45 – This week in Australian history 21-27 August 01:39:47 – XXXX bottle top quiz   Sources: Climbing crocs survey territory from above - Australian Geographic Climbing behaviour in extant crocodilians Why the phrase ‘Super El Niño’ makes Australian climate scientists roll their eyes Why Australia's weather is seeing a soaking while a record El Niño is forming - ABC News El Niño–Southern Oscillation - Wikipedia Southern hemisphere monitoring Albanese to settle AI data centre energy rules, overriding defiant Queensland - ABC News Energy prices are falling but the rise of data centres could push them back up - ABC News Proposed Qld data centre to challenge renewable-only rules Mount Bartle Frere - Wikipedia Nature, culture and history | Bartle Frere trail, Wooroonooran National Park | Parks and forests | Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation Taxon - Eucryphia wilkiei (Wilkie's leatherwood) | WildNet Techmarscincus - Wikipedia Queensland mountain tied to African history - The Junction Camping | Bartle Frere trail, Wooroonooran National Park | Parks and forests | Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation Bartle Frere trail | Parks and forests | Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation Two Ticks Town Talk - Christmas Repeat 2025 Woomera , South Australia (from 24 Jul 2025 Australia Talks).mp3 | Australia Talks Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries   #Australian

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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
    346
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2022 All rights reserved.
  • Show Website
    Australia Talks

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