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. 1d ago

    Two Ticks Town Talk – Sorrento (Part 2), Victoria (from 11 Jun 2026 Australia Talks)

    This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Sorrento (Part 2), Victoria from the 11 Jun 2026 full episode of 'Australia Talks' with your hosts DK and Ardeet.   Sources:   Two Ticks Town Talk – Sorrento, Victoria (from 28 May 2026 Australia Talks) | Australia Talks William Buckley (convict) - Wikipedia Wadawurrung - Wikipedia William Buckley's escape | Ergo 29 Jan 1935 - COLONY OF VICTORIA - Trove Biography - William Buckley - Australian Dictionary of Biography Buckley and the Aborigines | Ergo William Buckley, National Portrait Gallery Buckley’s Chance - Queenscliffe Historical Museum The Dictionary of Australasian Biography/Buckley, William - Wikisource, the free online library Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries   #Australia

    21 min

  2. 3d ago

    Australia Talks – 11 Jun 2026: Defence strategy with NZ and the Solomon Islands + our driverless future

    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 00:07:33 – Defence strategy with NZ and the Solomon Islands 00:27:30 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Sorrento (Part 2), Victoria 00:47:56 – Australia's driverless future 01:20:30 – This week in Australian history 5-11 June 01:31:59 – XXXX bottle top quiz   Sources: Solomon Islands agrees to treaty negotiation with Australia - ABC News Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says New Zealand friendship is important to endure volatile world - ABC News Driverless taxi service Waymo could soon be coming to Sydney streets | 7NEWS Tesla to release most advanced version of its FSD Supervised in Australia Autonomous taxis will come to Australia, if this tech giant has its way Two Ticks Town Talk – Sorrento, Victoria (from 28 May 2026 Australia Talks) | Australia Talks William Buckley (convict) - Wikipedia Wadawurrung - Wikipedia William Buckley's escape | Ergo 29 Jan 1935 - COLONY OF VICTORIA - Trove Biography - William Buckley - Australian Dictionary of Biography Buckley and the Aborigines | Ergo William Buckley, National Portrait Gallery Buckley’s Chance - Queenscliffe Historical Museum The Dictionary of Australasian Biography/Buckley, William - Wikisource, the free online library Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries   #Australia #Australian

    1h 45m

  3. Jun 6

    Two Ticks Town Talk – Australian submarine fleets (from 4 Jun 2026 Australia Talks)

    This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Australian submarine fleets from the 4 Jun 2026 full episode of 'Australia Talks' with your hosts DK and Ardeet.   Sources: Two Ticks Town Talk – HMQS Gayundah, Queensland (from 22 Apr 2026 Australia Talks) | Australia Talks Royal Australian Navy Submarine Force - Wikipedia HMAS AE1 - Wikipedia HMAS AE2 - Wikipedia J-class submarine - Wikipedia HMS J7 - Wikipedia HMAS Platypus (1917) - Wikipedia J Class Submarine in Royal Australian Navy service Not many marinas can boast a 100-year-old submarine, but this one does - ABC News J7 Submarine - Sandringham Yacht Club Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries   #Australia #Australian

    32 min

  4. Jun 5

    Australia Talks – 4 Jun 2026: AUKUS update + Sea urchin harvesting instead of court

    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 00:05:44 – AUKUS update 00:38:50 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Australian submarine fleets 01:10:37 – Avoiding arrest by harvesting sea urchins 01:27:13 – This week in Australian history 30-31 May & 1-4 June 01:38:34 – XXXX bottle top quiz   Sources: Instead of Arresting Indigenous Fishermen, Australia Begins to Pay Them to Control Sea Urchin Plague NSW government funds Aboriginal-led south coast sea urchin enterprise with $1.48m grant - ABC News Defence Minister says Australia could still buy five US submarines under AUKUS - ABC News AUKUS partners unveil plan to develop underwater drones by 2027 - ABC News Australia has been the victim of an AUKUS ‘bait and switch’ AUKUS to develop unmanned undersea vehicles, delivery set for 2027 | Reuters Australia to receive second-hand submarines - Australian Defence Magazine Two Ticks Town Talk – HMQS Gayundah, Queensland (from 22 Apr 2026 Australia Talks) | Australia Talks Royal Australian Navy Submarine Force - Wikipedia HMAS AE1 - Wikipedia HMAS AE2 - Wikipedia J-class submarine - Wikipedia HMS J7 - Wikipedia HMAS Platypus (1917) - Wikipedia J Class Submarine in Royal Australian Navy service Not many marinas can boast a 100-year-old submarine, but this one does - ABC News J7 Submarine - Sandringham Yacht Club Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries   #Australia #Australian

    1h 50m

  5. May 30

    Two Ticks Town Talk – Sorrento, Victoria (from 28 May 2026 Australia Talks)

    This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Sorrento, Victoria from the 28 May 2026 full episode of 'Australia Talks' with your hosts DK and Ardeet.   Sources: Settlement at Sullivan Bay | Ergo Sullivan Bay, Victoria - Wikipedia Collins 1803 Settlement | Nepean Historical Society Sorrento, Victoria - Wikipedia Sorrento, VIC - Aussie Towns Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries   #Australia #Australian

    27 min

  6. May 29

    Australia Talks – 28 May 2026: Australians staying put + One Nation and a new Independents party

    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 00:00:38 – Croc watch 00:14:42 – Australians increasingly staying put when it comes to jobs and housing 00:34:35 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Sorrento, Victoria 01:01:21 – One Nation and a new Independents party 01:26:24 – This week in Australian history 22-28 May 01:36:03 – XXXX bottle top quiz   Sources: Two Ticks Town Talk – Bunbury, Western Australia (from 30 Apr 2026 Australia Talks) | Australia Talks Australians increasingly staying put when it comes to jobs and housing, economic data suggests - ABC News Moving to the country: Analysing regional migrant outcomes – e61 INSTITUTE Death of a Salesperson: The decline in self-employment in the 21st century – e61 INSTITUTE One Nation would become federal opposition if election held today, poll forecasts - ABC News Independent senator David Pocock won't rule out starting party of independents in response to One Nation - ABC News Independents confirm they are in talks to form alternative party - ABC News Settlement at Sullivan Bay | Ergo Sullivan Bay, Victoria - Wikipedia Collins 1803 Settlement | Nepean Historical Society Sorrento, Victoria - Wikipedia Sorrento, VIC - Aussie Towns Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries   #Australia #Australian

    1h 43m

  7. May 23

    Two Ticks Town Talk – Sandy Island, Australia (from 21 May 2026 Australia Talks)

    This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Sandy Island, Australia from the 21 May 2026 full episode of 'Australia Talks' with your hosts DK and Ardeet.   Sources: The disappearing Sandy Island - Scientist may have the answer. Sandy Island, New Caledonia - Wikipedia South Pacific Sandy Island 'proven not to exist' - BBC News Sandy Island does exist - on a 1908 chart This floating pumice raft in the Pacific could help save the Great Barrier Reef 8209721222_740033147e_o.jpg 2,000×1,366 pixels   #Australia #Australian

    17 min

  8. May 22

    Australia Talks – 21 May 2026: 1 in 3 adults are illiterate & ISIS brides 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 00:10:21 – 1 in 3 adults are illiterate 00:32:25 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Sandy Island, Australia 00:49:10 – ISIS brides in Australia 01:11:23 – This week in Australian history 15-21 May 01:22:39 – XXXX bottle top quiz   Sources: More than 1 in 3 Australian adults are functionally illiterate. How can we fix this? Survey Participant Information - Survey of Adult Skills in Australia Introduction to a multi-tiered system of supports | Australian Education Research Organisation Read Write Now The Australian Literacy and Numeracy Foundation | ALNF Adult Learning Australia Ltd - ala.asn.au ACAL Australian Council for Adult Literacy | supporting literacy and numeracy education for adults Welcome to the Reading Writing Hotline - Reading Writing Hotline Three ISIS-linked women arrested after arriving back in Australia from Syria via Doha - ABC News More ISIS-linked women and children set to return to Australia - ABC News ISIS brides' arrest in Australia prompts anger in Syrian camp - ABC News Hansard - House of Representatives 23/11/2022 Parliament of Australia The disappearing Sandy Island - Scientist may have the answer. Sandy Island, New Caledonia - Wikipedia South Pacific Sandy Island 'proven not to exist' - BBC News Sandy Island does exist - on a 1908 chart This floating pumice raft in the Pacific could help save the Great Barrier Reef 8209721222_740033147e_o.jpg 2,000×1,366 pixels Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries   #Australia #Australian

    1h 42m
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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
    318
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2022 All rights reserved.
  • Show Website
    Australia Talks

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