Episodes
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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
00:07:49 - Aussie nuclear towns have been revealed in Peter Dutton's energy plan
00:39:45 - Two Ticks Town Talk is Rottnest Island, Western Australia
00:53:57 - AEMO warns of immediate gas shortfall threat for the east coast of Australia
01:15:37 - This week in Australian history 21-27 June
01:28:19 - XXXX bottle top quiz
'Australia Talks' is the official podcast of the r/australian subreddit
Sources:
Aussie nuclear towns have been revealed in Dutton energy plan
The Coalition’s nuclear power plan offers the worst of all energy worlds: higher emissions and higher electricity costs
Peter Dutton names seven potential nuclear power station sites but avoids questions on cost
AEMO warns of immediate gas shortfall threat as cold snap, renewable lulls and outages bite
Wikipedia - Rottnest Island
Rottnest Island Authority
Wadjemup Rottnest Island
Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries
Counting the Cost: Subsidies For Renewable Energy
Taxpayers to subsidise renewable energy projects as government concedes Australia set to miss targets
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This is the Ticks Town Talk segment on Eugowra, New South Wales from 20 Jun 2024 full podcast 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
00:09:05 - Castle Law is in front of the Queensland Parliament
00:39:52 - Two Ticks Town Talk is Eugowra in New South Wales
01:04:45 - PFAS forever chemicals: Carcinogens found in tap water across Australia
01:30:41 - This week in Australian history 14-20 June
01:40:55 - XXXX bottle top quiz
'Australia Talks' is the official podcast of the r/australian subreddit.
Sources:
Visit Eugowra
Finally Tally: 40,470 signatures as Castle Law Petition Tabled in State Parliament
Castle Law petition
Castle Law petition to allow lethal force against home intruders tabled in Queensland parliament
If home is your ‘castle’, how far can you go to defend it? In Queensland, it’s up for debate
Australian drinking water now allows a carcinogen at 140 times the US rate
‘There’s no safe level’: Carcinogens found in tap water across Australia
There are ‘forever chemicals’ in our drinking water. Should standards change to protect our health?
Australian Government regulatory guidance on PFAS
On this day in history: Australia’s biggest gold robbery
Aussie Towns
Wikipedia - Escort rock
National Rock Garden
From Eugowra to Canberra: nine tonnes of Parliament House granite
Wikipedia - Eugowra
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This is the Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Ingham, Queensland from 13 Jun 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 - Introduction
00:08:35 - Australian Federal treasurer orders Chinese linked investors to offload shares in Australian rare earths mine
00:27:53 - Two Ticks Town Talk is Ingham, Queensland
00:42:57 - Coalition to dump Australia's 2030 climate target, arguing 43 per cent emissions reduction is unachievable
01:11:32 - This week in Australian history 7-13 Jun
01:25:14 - XXXX bottle top quiz
'Australia Talks' is the official podcast of the r/australian subreddit.
Sources:Federal government blocks Yuxiao Fund's bid to increase its stake in Northern Minerals
Federal treasurer orders Chinese-linked investors to offload shares in Australian rare earths mine
Wikipedia - Ingham, QLD
Centre for the government of Queensland
Wikipedia - A pub with no beer
The Coalition wants to dump our 2030 emissions target, yet somehow hit 2050’s. Behavioural economics has a name for that
Coalition to dump Australia's 2030 climate target, arguing 43 per cent emissions reduction is unachievable
YouTube - Slim Dusty, A pub with no beer
Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries
Wikipedia - Bounty Day
Disney Fandom
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This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Mt Bryan East, South Australia from the 6 Jun 2024 full episode of the 'Australia Talks' podcast.
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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
00:06:11 - Australia is missing out on $13 billion in royalties on natural gas projects
00:30:39 - Two Ticks Town Talk is Mt Bryan East, South Australia
01:01:16 - Australian taxpayers to spend $600 million on a Papua New Guinea National Rugby League football team
01:16:44 - This week in Australian history May 31 - Jun 6
01:27:20 - XXXX bottle top quiz
'Australia Talks' is the official podcast of the r/australian subreddit.
Sources:Australia missing out on $13 billion in royalty revenue from gas projects, report says
Australia’s great gas giveaway How Australia gives gas to multinational corporations for free
PNG expansion bid hits $170m roadblock as NRL clubs’ demands revealed
NRL and federal government closing in on $600m deal to launch Papua New Guinea rugby league team
Australian National Geographic - Australia's unsung hero by Jeff Maynard
Sir George Hubert Wilkins (1888–1958) by R. A. Swan
Wikipedia - Hubert Wilkins
Wikipedia - Mt Bryan East
Mount Bryan East and Sir Hubert Wilkins Homestead
Old Mt Bryan East School
Photos of Heysen Trail: Dare's Hill Road to Hallett
Monument Australia - Goyder's line
Wikipedia - Goyder's line
Visit Burra - Sir Hubert Wilkins' cottage
Heroic age of Antarctic Exploration
U.S Naval Institute - Oceans: 1931: The First Nautilus North Pole Expedition
Wilkins and Sherman Telepathy
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This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Picton, New South Wales from the 30 May 2024 full episode of the 'Australia Talks' podcast.
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Heads up - we had a sound issue this week that persists through the whole episode.
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
00:09:05 - Albanese says children should be banned from social media
00:32:11 - Two Ticks Town Talk is Picton, New South Wales
00:49:37 - Is Aussie beef cheaper in Japan?
01:18:45 - This week in Australian history 24-30 May
01:33:14 - XXXX bottle top quiz
'Australia Talks' is the official podcast of the r/australian subreddit.
Sources:
Anthony Albanese backs campaign to ban children under 16 from social media
Would a ban of social media for children under 16 be the action we need to minimise harmful health effects?
Comparison suggests Aussie beef retailed in Japan is cheaper than in Australia
Stonequarry - Picton
Wikipedia - Picton railway station
Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries
What 'Beyond the Pale' Actually Means
Australian Museum - Dingo
Did You Know? 🍺 The World’s Oldest Known Recipe is for Beer
The Hymn to Ninkasi, Goddess of Beer
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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
00:10:19 - Labor's 'Future Made in Australia' plans
00:34:36 - Two Ticks Town Talk is Broome (Part 2), Western Australia
01:09:53 - Gina Rinehart demands removal of her portrait from the National Gallery
01:25:59 - This week in Australian history 17-23 May
01:39:30 - XXXX bottle top quiz
'Australia Talks' is the official podcast of the r/australian subreddit
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Future Made in Australia Government paper
Future Made in Australia: $23bn for ‘biggest transformation since Industrial Revolution’
Gina Rinehart demands National Gallery of Australia remove her portrait
National Gallery of Australia - Vincent Namatjira
Aussie Towns
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This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Windsor, New South Wales from the 16 May 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 trivia question.
DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:
00:00:00 - Introduction
00:09:22 - The 2024 Australian Federal Budget
00:37:25 - Two Ticks Town Talk is Windsor in New South Wales
00:51:45 - China and Australian military confrontation. China accuses Australia of spying
01:18:37 - This week in Australian history 9-16 May
01:31:49 - XXXX bottle top quiz
'Australia Talks' is the official podcast of the r/australian subreddit
Sources:Federal Budget 2024: Winners and Losers
A three-minute guide to what's in the federal budget to help with the cost-of-living crisis
The third Chalmers budget is built on a hope that the government gets more time to fix its long-term problems
Wikipedia - Macquarie Arms hotel
Wikipedia - Windsor, New South Wales
Wikipedia - Hainan Island incident
China changes story on military confrontation, accuses Australia of spying
Anthony Albanese has not spoken with Xi Jinping after Chinese military confrontation in international waters
Australasian Underwater Cultural Heritage Database
Trove
Sydney Morning Herald - From the Archives 1997: Susie’s record swim from Cuba to Florida
SciHi blog - John Tebbutt and the Great Comet of 1861
Sport Australia Hall of Fame - Jimmy Carruthers
Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries
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A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a trivia question.
DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:00:00:00 - Introduction
00:10:12 - Macquarie bank is now going cashless
00:36:17 - Two Ticks Town Talk is Broome, Western Australia
00:58:41 - South Australia wants to create a Radiopharmaceuticals industry
01:24:13 - This week in Australian history 2-8 May
01:31:24 - XXXX bottle top quiz
'Australia Talks' is the official podcast of the r/australian subreddit.
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Macquarie Bank ditches cash at all branches and goes 'completely digital'
Macquarie Bank announces shock move to scrap cash in all branches
From Mines to Medicines. Australia’s Radiopharmaceuticals Future
Aussie Towns
On this day: Stolen dinosaur footprint recovered
The dinosaur track theft that never was
Stolen dinosaur footprint recovered
Wikipedia - Broome
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This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Betoota, Queensland from the full episode of the 2 May 2024 'Australia Talks'.
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A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a trivia question.
DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:00:00:00 - Introduction
00:07:25 - Elon Musk, Albanese and the Australian eSafety Officer
00:25:46 - The Two Ticks Town Talks is Beetoota, Queensland
00:41:55 - The virus threatening Australia's chocolate supply
01:01:22 - This week in Australian history 26-30 Apr and 1 May
01:14:36 - The XXXX bottle top quiz may be difficult to digest
'Australia Talks' is the official podcast of the r/australian subreddit.
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Elon Musk hits back at Australian court order against X images of stabbing
Destructive virus threatens world's supply of chocolate
Wet weather and disease hit African cocoa farmers, push up prices
Wikipedia - Betoota
The Diamantina
Facebook - Betoota hotel
Outback Queensland
Wikipedia - Australian Anniversaries
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A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a trivia question.
DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:00:00:00 - Introduction and ANZAC day
00:16:09 - $50 billion defence spending increase (and possible impact on new F35 fighter jets)
00:37:15 - Two Ticks Town Talks is Karratha in Western Australia
01:03:08 - The 'Great Browning' spreading along the coast
01:23:51 - This week in Australian history 19-25 Apr
01:40:30 - XXXX bottle top quiz is moist
'Australia Talks' is the official podcast of the r/australian subreddit.
Sources:
Plans for new fighter jets on back burner despite Labor’s $50bn boost to defence spending
Marles unveils $50 billion defence spending increase over next decade
Anger as 'great browning' spreads along 1,000km of Australian coast
The big dry: forests and shrublands are dying in parched Western Australia
Aussie Towns
Wikipedia - Karratha
Wikipedia - Dampier
Wikipedia - Murujuga
Rio Tinto - Dampier salt
BCI Minerals - Mardie salt and potash
Karratha 50th anniversary booklet
CSIRO - Iron ore Hamersley Province, WA
Journal of Australasian Mining History, Vol. 11, October 2013 - The Establishment of Iron Ore Giants: Hamersley Iron and the Mount Newman Mining Company, 1961–1969 by David Lee
Nomination of the For an Engineering Heritage Australia Heritage Recognition Award
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This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Oberon in New South Wales from the 18 Apr 2024 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.
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