Episodes
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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 ‘strongest in world’
Australia’s new scam prevention draft is welcome – 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
‘Gun control is dead and we killed it’: unmasking the lonely incel who designed the world’s 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'.
#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 - Introduction00:09:03 - 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 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)
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