Episodes
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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
Sources:
Hunt for 'problem' crocodile in WA's north has residents and tourists on edge - ABC Australia
Peter Dutton’s $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
It’s not just a ‘teen social media ban’, it’s 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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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 - Introduction00:09:19 - Criminologists debunk claims of a youth crime crisis00:34:32 - Two Ticks Town Talk - Mt Augustus, Western Australia00:51:59 - Government using legislation to pressure opposition into keeping the NBN in public hands01:14:44 - This week in Australian history 11-17 October01:25:07 - XXXX bottle top quiz
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Government to put pressure on opposition with legislation to ensure NBN stays in public hands
Criminologists debunk claims of 'youth crime crisis' as data shows dramatic declines
Amid claims of a ‘youth crime crisis’, Victoria’s approach is working, advocates say
WesternAustralia.com - Australia's biggest rock and it isn't Uluru
Wikipedia - Mt Augustus, Western Australia
Trove - Mount Augustus geology and geomorphology
Sightseeing tours - Is Uluru the biggest rock?
Prime Minister's office - Albanese Government keeping the National Broadband Network in public hands
Labor's NBN bill shows a government reaching for an escape from the Middle East debate
Wikipedia - Walsh St Police shootings
Wikipedia - Jemaah Islamiyah
Australian Electoral Commission - Compulsory voting in Australia
Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries
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This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Bourke, New South Wales from the 10 Oct 2024 full episode of Australia Talks.
#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 - Introduction
00:07:51 - Bureaucrats demand tax be completed by 31 Oct
00:09:33 - Noice camera trial to be launched on roads as part of a multi-agency effort with the EPA, Transport for NSW and NSW Police
00:30:16 - Two Ticks Town Talk - Bourke, New South Wales00:55:08 - Greens pitch 1,000 free healthcare clinics in election push targeting 'winnable' Labor seats01:17:24 - This week in Australian history 4-10 October01:31:56 - XXXX bottle top quiz
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Noise camera trial to be launched on roads as part of a multi-agency effort with the EPA, Transport for NSW and NSW Police
Greens announce election plan for free GP, Dentist, Psychologist, Nurse visits
Greens reveal plan for 1,000 new health clinics with free medical and dental care across Australia
Greens pitch 1,000 free healthcare clinics in election push targeting 'winnable' Labor seats
Two Ticks Town Talk - Corowa, New South Wales, 11 Dec 2023
'At the back o' Bourke' poem - Will Ogilvie
Monument Australia - Fort Bourke
Wikipedia - Bourke
Aussie Towns - Bourke
Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries
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This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Cooladdi, Queensland from the 2 Oct 2024 full episode of Australia Talks.
#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 - Introduction00:10:56 - New AUKUS treaty with UK to keep $368bn nuclear-powered submarine program on track00:42:12 - Two Ticks Town Talk - Cooladdi, Queensland00:59:14 - Universities warned by ASIO on menace of foreign spies01:21:00 - This week in Australian history 27-30 Sep and 1-3 Oct01:31:23 - XXXX bottle top quiz
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New AUKUS treaty with UK to keep $368bn nuclear-powered submarine program on track
House leaders urge White House to share more tech with Australia, UK
AUKUS boss insists project remains on track despite frustrations and staff upheaval within submarine agency
Australia's nuclear-powered submarines
Universities warned by ASIO on menace of foreign spies
Visiting professor used PhD students to gather intelligence for China, Asio boss alleges
Australian Bureau of Statistics - Cooladdi
Wikipedia - Cooladdi
Queensland.com - Cooladdi
Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries
Wikipedia - Unrestricted warfare
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This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Thargomindah, Queensland from 26 Sep 2024 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.
#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 - Introduction00:01:00 - Croc watch
00:11:34 - ACCC takes legal action against Woolworths and Coles over allegedly misleading price claims00:33:14 - Two Ticks Town Talk - Thargomindah, Queensland00:50:33 - Why isn't dental included in Medicare?01:13:37 - This week in Australian history 20-26 Sep01:26:25 - XXXX bottle top quiz
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ACCC takes legal action against Woolworths and Coles over allegedly misleading pricing claims
Woolworths and Coles sued by ACCC for allegedly misleading shoppers over the price of more than 500 products
Why isn’t dental included in Medicare? It’s time to change this – here’s how
Labor resists internal push for dental in Medicare, saying focus is on strengthening general practice
Aussie Towns - The trivial pursuit question no one gets right
Aussie Towns - The Thargomindah ghost
TrulyAus
Travel Action Matilda Country
Wikipedia - Thargomindah
Aussie Towns - Thargomindah
Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries
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This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Bunyip, Victoria from the 22 Sep 2024 full episode of Australia Talks.
#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 - Introduction00:11:15 - MONA's Ladies Lounge discrimination case goes to the Tasmanian Supreme Court00:26:19 - Two Ticks Town Talk - Bunyip, Victoria00:41:48 - Australian government unaware of how much they're spending on social housing01:04:26 - This week in Australian history 13-19 Sep01:18:43 - XXXX bottle top quiz
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MONA's Ladies Lounge discrimination case heads to Tasmania's Supreme Court amid appeal to reinstate ladies-only space
MONA takes Ladies Lounge discrimination case to Supreme Court of Tasmania
Government unaware of size of social housing spend, with some projects set to take years
Wikipedia - Bunyip, Victoria
Wikipedia - Bunyip
Brittanica - Bunyip
Australasian Bittern, "Bunyip bird" conservation
Queensland Air Museum
Two Ticks Town Talk - Oodnadatta, South Australia (from 12 Sep 2023 Australia Talks)
#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 - Introduction
00:10:00 - Australia is set to import gas for the first time
00:33:54 - Two Ticks Town Talk is Kununurra, Western Australia
01:06:05 - Unions are splitting from the ACTU
01:28:48 - This week in Australian history 6-12 September
01:42:59 - XXXX bottle top quiz
'Australia Talks' is the official podcast of the r/Australian subreddit.
Sources:
Once unthinkable, gas giant Australia is set to import supplies for the first time
Blue-collar union votes to split from ACTU over CFMEU handling
Major blue-collar union splits from ACTU
Territorial evolution of Australia
Wikipedia - Kununurra
Visit Kununurra
The Australia Institute - Dam the expense: The Ord River irrigation scheme and the development of northern Australia
Ord River irrigators say bureaucracy stifling agricultural development in WA's far north
Wikipedia - Anniversaries
#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 - Introduction
00:10:44 - People no longer believe that working hard will lead to a better life
00:36:29 - The Whitsundays, Queensland
00:58:02 - Australia's fall in disposable income is the worst in the world
01:18:39 - This week in Australian history 30-31 Aug and 1-5 Sep
01:33:17 - XXXX bottle top quiz
'Australia Talks' is the official podcast of the r/Australian subreddit.
Sources:People no longer believe working hard will lead to a better life, survey shows
Australia’s fall in disposable income is the worst in the world
The Whitsundays tourism site
Aussie Towns - Hamilton Island
Queensland Places
Aussie Towns - Whitsundays
Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries
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