Australia Talks

DK and Ardeet

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

  1. 3 DAYS AGO

    Australia Talks - 8 Sep 2025: Nauru deportations & $100 Billion agriculture

    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 00:08:59 – Nauru deportation deal set to cost Australia $2.5 billion over 30 years 00:33:43 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Woomera Part 4, South Australia 00:57:49 – Agriculture, fisheries and forestry in Australia set to be worth record $101 billion 01:16:23 – This week in Australian history 5-11 Sep 01:27:42 – XXXX bottle top quiz   Sources:   Australian government criticised over ‘disgraceful’ $400m deal to deport foreign-born former detainees to Nauru Nauru deportation deal set to cost Australia $2.5 billion over 30 years By sending non-visa holders to Nauru, Australia is shifting its responsibilities Government moves to bolster powers to deport non-citizens to Nauru Agriculture, fisheries and forestry in Australia set to be worth record $101 billion $95 billion spring in the step for agriculture Australia-European Union Free Trade Agreement fact sheet ‘This black smoke rolling through the mulga’: almost 70 years on, it’s time to remember the atomic tests at Emu Field Wikipedia - British nuclear tests at Maralinga Wikipedia - Operation Totem The story of Australia’s ‘atomic tank’ Two Ticks Town Talk on Woomera Part 3, South Australia from the 14 Aug 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'. Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries   #Australia #Australian

    1h 35m
  2. 29 AUG

    Australia Talks - 28 Aug 2025: Chevron wants Aus to be the USA & Iran terrorises Australia

    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 00:01:06– Croc watch 00:12:50 – Chevron boss’s gripe about Australia: be more like the US or the Middle East 00:35:40 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Woomera Part 3, South Australia 01:04:05 – Australia blames Iran for antisemitic arson attacks, expels envoy 01:25:16 – This week in Australian history 22-28 Aug 01:33:35 – XXXX bottle top quiz   Sources:   Tourist shares harrowing story after waking up to crocodile bite at beach: 'The force of a sledgehammer' Tourist speaks out after crocodile bit him on the feet while he slept on a Queensland beach What we know about Iran's involvement in antisemitic attacks in Australia Iran's alleged sponsoring of antisemitic attacks in Australia may be a 'power projection exercise' Australia blames Iran for antisemitic arson attacks, expels envoy Chevron boss’s gripe about Australia: be more like the US or the Middle East Chevron delivers gas warning to Labor with Australian investment souring Wikipedia - High Explosive research Wikipedia - Operation Hurricane Mirror - Operation Hurricane Wikipedia - Operation Mosaic Wikipedia - McClelland Royal Commission Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Woomera (Part 2), South Australia from the 14 Aug 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'. Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries   #Australia #Australian

    1h 45m
  3. 22 AUG

    Australia Talks - 21 Aug 2025: Taxing the family home & Nullarbor energy city

    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 00:12:21 – The government has asked for bold proposals. Maybe it’s time to tax the family home. 00:46:52 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Halls Creek Part 2, Western Australia 01:07:12 – $100 billion Nullarbor energy project sparks outrage 01:32:35 – This week in Australian history 15-21 Aug 01:40:58 – XXXX bottle top quiz   Sources:   The government has asked for bold proposals. Maybe it’s time to consider taxing the family home Australia is now a 'home owners' welfare state', and income inequality is worse than we think Housing, Income Inequality and Progressivity of Taxes and Transfers Implications of declining home ownership Tax rates – Australian resident $100bn Nullarbor energy project sparks outrage Western Green Energy Hub Beneath the plains of the Nullarbor lies an underground world formed over millions of years Western Green Energy Hub proposal would transform the Nullarbor. What are the odds of it going ahead? Wikipedia - Canning Stock Route Australia's North West - Canning stock route Canning Stock Route Road Trip Key Aboriginal Trade Routes of Ancient Australia Canning Stock Route art project This article is more than 9 years old A dark chapter of history is tied up in the name of the Canning electorate Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Halls Creek (Part 1), Western Australia from the 7 Aug 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.  Song lines - Oodnadatta episode Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries   #Australia #Australian

    1h 52m

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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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