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This is the Christmas Repeat of the Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Balladonia, Western Australia from 16 Jan 2024 full episode of Australia Talks.
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Wikipedia - Balladonia
AussieTowns.com.au
Wikipedia - Skylab
NASA's Skylab met its demise in Australia more than 40 years ago â but was it really an accident?
Family Music Group - The Ballad of Balladonia Night
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A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions.
Contact us at [email protected]
DarkestKnight and Ardeet wish all of our listeners a Merry Christmas. We really appreciate the support over the year.We'll be back on deck for regular programming 9 Jan 2025.
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This is the Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Chute, Victoria from the full 19 Dec 2024 episode of Australia Talks.
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A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions.
Contact us at [email protected]
DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:
00:00:00 - Introduction
00:00:53 â Croc watch
00:08:17 - "Ripping off customers" - Energy utilities force households to pay more than double business
00:35:04 - Two Ticks Town Talk - Chute, Victoria
00:55:17 - Australia leads the world in arresting climate and environment protesters
01:14:02 - This week in Australian history 13-19 Dec
01:25:10 - XXXX bottle top quiz
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âRipping off customers:â Energy utilities force households to pay more than double than business
Voters blame one man for rising energy bills while companies get away with gouging
Price gouging: AGL and Origin
Australia Is Officially The Best In The World At Something: Arresting Climate Protestors
Australia leads the world in arresting climate and environment protesters
eGold - Chute, Victoria
Wikipedia - Chute, Victoria
Australian dictionary of biography - Cyril Percy Callister (1893â1949)
The legacy of this Australian classic spread and the remarkable tale of its Victorian creator
Aussie Towns - Beaufort, Vic
Wikipedia - Vegemite
Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries
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A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions.
Contact us at [email protected]
DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:
00:00:00 - Introduction00:09:04 - Missiles launched from Bushmaster vehicles could soon be operated by the Australian army00:28:38 - Two Ticks Town Talk - Eastwood, New South Wales 00:40:58 - How Australian music lost its global relevance01:04:43 - This week in Australian history 6-12 December01:16:01 - XXXX bottle top quiz
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Missiles launched from Bushmaster vehicles could soon be operated by the Australian army
Second-Long-Range Fires Regiment approved
How Australian Music Lost Its Global Relevance
How Marc Fennell untangled one of Australian musicâs rise-and-fall mysteries
Australiaâs live music crisis is essentially a crisis of confidence. How could we bring it back?
Wikipedia - Granny Smith
Who was the real Granny Smith?
Wikipedia - Eastwood, New South Wales
Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries
#Australia #Australian
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A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions.
Contact us at [email protected]
DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:
00:00:00 - Introduction00:09:14 - Why young Australians don't want to join the military: 'war is messed up'00:37:52 - Two Ticks Town Talk - Warialda (Part 2), New South Wales00:55:43 - Australia declines to join UK and US led nuclear energy development pact01:10:05 - This week in Australian history 29-30 Nov 1-5 Dec01:23:44 - XXXX bottle top quiz
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Gen Z is turning away from military service in record numbers. Weâre trying to understand why
The continuing decline of the ADF workforce
Albanese government gives firm ânoâ to joining UK-US agreement to advance nuclear technology
Australia declines to join UK and US-led nuclear energy development pact
Spicy sticky pulled beef flatbread sliders
It's taken 100 years, but the Country Women's Association of NSW is ready for change
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A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions.
Contact us at [email protected]
DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:
00:00:00 - Introduction
00:00:51 - Croc watch00:10:35 - Bunnings breached privacy laws by using facial recognition on customers00:40:54 - Two Ticks Town Talk - Parkes (Part 2), New South Wales00:59:35 - Laws to regulate misinformation online abandoned01:19:25 - This week in Australian history 22-28 Nov01:32:44 - XXXX bottle top quiz
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Bunnings breached privacy laws by using facial recognition on customers, Commissioner findsBunnings breached privacy of customers by using facial recognition, watchdog findsBunnings breached privacy law by scanning customersâ faces â but this loophole lets other shops keep doing itParkes ObservatoryWikipedia - Parkes ObservatoryWikipedia - Parkes, New South WalesLabor dumps misinformation bill after Senate unites against itLaws to regulate misinformation online abandonedView from The Hill: Albanese government crumples on misinformation bill and gambling advertisingWikipedia - Australian anniversaries Parkes Telescope picture #Australian #Australia -
This is the Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Parkes, New South Wales from 22 Nov 2024 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.
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A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions.
Contact us at [email protected]
DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:
00:00:00 - Introduction00:06:12 - Australia struggling with an oversupply of solar power00:32:21 - Two Ticks Town Talk - Parkes, New South Wales00:49:12 - Japanese forces expected to join US Marines for military exercises in Australia next year01:07:06 - This week in Australian history 15-21 November01:15:34 - XXXX bottle top quiz
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Japanese forces to join US Marines for military exercises in Australia next year
Japanese troops are set to train alongside Australian and US forces in Darwin
Japanese troops to train with Australia, US militaries in Darwin
Australia struggling with oversupply of solar power
Elvis Lives in Parkes Documentary
Parkes Elvis Festival history
Aussie Towns - Parkes, NSW
Wikipedia - Parkes, NSW
Wikipedia - Parkes Elvis Festival
Wikipedia - Anniversaries
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A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions.
Contact us at [email protected]
DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:
00:00:00 - Introduction00:08:03 - Banks and social media companies to be fined overs scams under new Australian laws touted as 'strongest in the world'00:33:03 - Two Ticks Town Talk - Riverton, South Australia00:51:59 - 3D printed guns on rise in Australia, with seizures of lethal firearms up across nation01:22:06 - This week in Australian history 8-14 November01:33:55 - XXXX bottle top quiz
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Banks and social media companies to be fined over scams under new Australian laws touted as âstrongest in worldâ
Australiaâs new scam prevention draft is welcome â but it needs to be broader in scope
3D-printed guns on rise in Australia, with seizures of lethal firearms up across nation
Stash of hidden 3D-printed guns seized in raid on alleged Perth crime figure
âGun control is dead and we killed itâ: unmasking the lonely incel who designed the worldâs most popular 3D-printed firearm
Aussie Towns - Riverton
Wikipedia - Riverton, South Australia
Australia's first political assassination is just as mysterious today as it was a century ago
Trove - Russian runs amok
Sarlines Books - The Riesling Railway by John Wilson
Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries
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This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Warialda New South Wales from the 7 Nov 2024 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.
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A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions.
Contact us at [email protected]
DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:
00:00:00 - Introduction00:09:03 - Australia is axing a $7bn military satellite project, leaving defence communications potentially vulnerable00:29:29 - Two Ticks Town Talk - Warialda, New South Wales00:59:28 - CSIRO opens $6.8m printing facility to make flexible solar panels01:22:25 - This week in Australian history 1-7 Nov01:31:25 - XXXX bottle top quiz
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Australia is axing a $7bn military satellite project, leaving defence comms potentially vulnerable
$7 billion project to create Australian military satellites axed amid defence spending review
CSIRO opens $6.8m printing facility to make flexible solar panels
CSIRO looks to commercialise printed solar cells
Printable solar cells for lightweight energy
Wikipedia - Warialda, New South Wales
Wikipedia - Polio
Wiping Out Polio: How The U.S. Snuffed Out A Killer
Aussie Towns
Sister Kenny, The full movie of Polio paralysis treatment
Visit Gwydir shire - Fossicking and Geology
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A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions.
Contact us at [email protected]
DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:
00:00:00 - Introduction00:16:24 - Food waste warriors redirect unwanted produce to homes and charities00:37:12 - Two Ticks Town Talk - Macquarie Island, Tasmania 00:57:59 - Australia announces $7B for SM-2 and SM-6 missiles in huge munitions purchase01:17:46 - This week in Australian history 25-31 Oct01:29:25 - XXXX bottle top quiz
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Food waste warriors redirect unwanted produce to homes, charities
Potato standards in Australia leading to food waste, higher prices, farmers say
Australia announces $7B for SM-2, SM-6 missiles in huge munitions purchase
Thales Australia clinches government munitions deal after company stops hiring employee accused of corruption
Australia to ramp up missile production as Indo Pacific enters new missile age
Wikipedia - Macquarie Island
Australian Antarctic Program - Macquarie Island
Border corners of Australia
Federation Square's hidden gem
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A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions.
Contact us at [email protected]
DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:
00:00:00 - Introduction00:10:42 - Croc watch
00:14:08 - Peter Dutton's $5 billion plan for 500,000 new homes focussed on speeding up infrastructure delays and cutting red tape
00:38:58 - Two Ticks Town Talk - Cabramurra, New South Wales01:00:41 - Australia's National age verification scheme for social media01:27:17 - This week in Australian history 18-24 October01:37:47 - XXXX bottle top quiz
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Hunt for 'problem' crocodile in WA's north has residents and tourists on edge - ABC Australia
Peter Duttonâs $5 billion plan for 500,000 new homes focussed on speeding up infrastructure delays, cutting red tape
Property lobby rejects key Coalition housing policy, after standing behind Peter Dutton during announcement
Open letter regarding proposed social media bans for children
Itâs not just a âteen social media banâ, itâs a national age verification scheme
Teens already on social media could be exempt from a ban under an option canvassed by Anthony Albanese
Federal government's looming social media ban may be bad for isolated, marginalised teenagers
Aussie Towns - Cabramurra
Wikipedia - Cabramurra
Snowy Hydro town Cabramurra bids farewell to the last of its permanent residents
Wikipedia - Snow Mountains Scheme
Snowy Hydro
Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries
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