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Australia Talks

A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a trivia question

  1. 9 HR. AGO

    Two Ticks Town Talk - Birdsville, Queensland (from 20 Feb 2025 Australia Talks)

    This is the Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Birdsville, Queensland from the 20 Feb 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.   Sources: Climate Active - Certificaton Big Red Sand Dune, Simpson Desert Wikipedia - Birdsville races 10 things to do in Birdsville Wikipedia - Birdsville, Queensland Birdsville Big Red Bash   #Australia #Australian

    25 min

  2. 1 DAY AGO

    Australia Talks - 20 Feb 2025: Chinese jet flares RAAF & Plummeting R&D

    A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions.   Contact us at AustraliaTalksPodcast@proton.me   DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:   00:00:00 - Introduction 00:06:33 – Chinese fighter deployed flares within 30m of RAAF jet in South China Sea 00:28:16 - Two Ticks Town Talk – Birdsville, Queensland 00:52:59 – Industry minister points at big business over ‘plummeting’ research investment in Australia 01:17:31 - This week in Australian history 14-20 Feb 01:30:27 - XXXX bottle top quiz   Sources:   Chinese fighter deployed flares within 30m of RAAF jet in South China Sea China drops flares ahead of RAAF plane, sends ships to Australia’s northern approaches Industry minister points at big business over 'plummeting' research investment in Australia Climate Active - Certificaton Big Red Sand Dune, Simpson Desert Wikipedia - Birdsville races 10 things to do in Birdsville Wikipedia - Birdsville, Queensland Birdsville Big Red Bash The Most Unexpected Gold Medal In History - Steven Bradbury | Salt Lake 2002 Winter Olympics Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries   #Australia #Australian

    1h 39m

  3. FEB 15

    Two Ticks Town Talk - Boulder, Western Australia (from 13 Feb 2025 Australia Talks)

    This is the Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Boulder, Western Australia from the 13 Feb 2025 full episode of Australia Talks.   Sources: WA Police historical society - 1942   Boulder & Kalgoorlie Bombings   by Peter Skehan The day terror struck Boulder: Why is WA's worst mass bombing long forgotten? Trove - Boulder bombings Wikipedia - Boulder, Western Australia Crime Scene Photography in England, 1895–1960 Two Ticks Town Talk - Wittenoom, Western Australia (from 2 Nov 2023 Australia Talks) Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries   #Australia #Australian

    17 min

  4. FEB 14

    Australia Talks - 13 Feb 2025: DeepSeek banned in Oz & Corporations quit carbon neutral

    A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions.   Contact us at AustraliaTalksPodcast@proton.me   DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:   00:00:00 - Introduction 00:07:41 – DeepSeek banned from Australian government devices amid national security concerns 00:21:53 - Two Ticks Town Talk – Boulder, Western Australia 00:38:36 – One hundred ‘carbon-neutral’ corporates quit government scheme over integrity concerns 01:01:00 - This week in Australian history 7-13 Feb 01:12:55 - XXXX bottle top quiz   Sources:   DeepSeek banned from Australian government devices amid national security concerns China slams Australia's DeepSeek ban on government devices One hundred ‘carbon-neutral’ corporates quit government scheme over integrity concerns Climate Active - Certificaton WA Police historical society - 1942   Boulder & Kalgoorlie Bombings   by Peter Skehan The day terror struck Boulder: Why is WA's worst mass bombing long forgotten? Trove - Boulder bombings Wikipedia - Boulder, Western Australia Crime Scene Photography in England, 1895–1960 Two Ticks Town Talk - Wittenoom, Western Australia (from 2 Nov 2023 Australia Talks) Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries   #Australia #Australian

    1h 22m

  5. FEB 8

    Two Ticks Town Talk - Banana, Queensland (from 6 Feb 2025 Australia Talks)

    This is the Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Banana, Queensland from the 6 Feb 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.   Sources: AngloAmerican Wikipedia - Banana, Queensland Wikipedia - Dawson coal mine Trove - Rannes Queensland Government - Banana   #Australia #Australian

    14 min

  6. FEB 7

    Australia Talks - 6 Feb 2025: Conscription for Australia & AEC fights disinformation

    A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions.   Contact us at AustraliaTalksPodcast@proton.me   DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:   00:00:00 - Introduction 00:10:37 – Former Army Chief Peter Leahy tells government to consider conscription to boost service numbers 00:31:50 - Two Ticks Town Talk – Banana, Queensland 00:45:13 – Sovereign citizens, conspiracy theorists and keyboard warriors being targeted by the Australian Electoral Commission this coming federal election 01:07:05 - This week in Australian history 31 Jan & 1-6 Feb 01:17:36 - XXXX bottle top quiz   Sources: ‘National pride’ key to national defence – Peter Leahy Former Army chief Peter Leahy tells government to consider return of conscription to bolster service numbers The AEC wants to stop AI and misinformation. But it’s up against a problem that is deep and dark ‘Doing this to ourselves’: misinformation threat is local, Australian Electoral Commission warns AngloAmerican Wikipedia - Banana, Queensland Wikipedia - Dawson coal mine Trove - Rannes Queensland Government - Banana Warialda Pt 2, 7 Dec 2024 (Country Women Association) AEC - Stop and consider Tradie magazine - History of Esky Wikipedia - Esky Redmap - A fish by any other name Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries   #Australia #Australian

    1h 28m

  7. FEB 1

    Two Ticks Town Talk - Dumbleyung, Western Australia (from 30 Jan 2025 Australia Talks)

    This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Dumbleyung, Western Australia from the 30 Jan 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.   Sources: AussieTowns - Dumbleyung Wikipedia - Donald Cambell Wikipedia - Dumbleyung, Western Australia Hockey-like sport 'dumbung' played by Indigenous Australians lays the field for Kookaburras-Dutch clash Western Australia Heritage Council Wikipedia - Water speed record   #Australia #Australian

    18 min

  8. JAN 31

    Australia Talks - 30 Jan 2025: Woolworths and Coles untrustworthy & Right to Repair

    A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions.   Contact us at AustraliaTalksPodcast@proton.me   DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:   00:00:00 - Introduction 00:12:36 – Woolworths and Coles top Australia’s most distrusted brands list 00:37:37 - Two Ticks Town Talk – Dumbleyung, Western Australia 00:55:18 – Australian farmers want the right to repair their own tractors 01:17:05 - This week in Australian history 24-30 Jan 01:33:20 - XXXX bottle top quiz   Sources: How Coles and Woolworths became Australia's 'most distrusted' brands Woolworths and Coles: From Most Trusted to Most Distrusted ‘We’ve been dumbed-down’: Australian farmers want the right to repair their own tractors again ACCC Motor vehicle information scheme (MVIS) AussieTowns - Dumbleyung Wikipedia - Donald Cambell Wikipedia - Dumbleyung, Western Australia Hockey-like sport 'dumbung' played by Indigenous Australians lays the field for Kookaburras-Dutch clash Western Australia Heritage Council Wikipedia - Water speed record Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries   #Australia #Australian

    1h 42m
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A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a trivia question

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  • Creator
    DK and Ardeet
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2025
  • Episodes
    182
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2022 All rights reserved.
  • Show Website
    Australia Talks

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