Episodes
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This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Salem Bay, Tasmania from the 2 Jul 2026 full episode of 'Australia Talks' with your hosts DK and Ardeet.
Sources:
Neil the Seal - Wikipedia
Let's go back to the convict days in Tasmania to untangle the early drainage history of Burdens Marsh - Nature Glenelg Trust
Stay Clear Of Neil The Seal - Tasmanian Times
Tasmanian woman tells office she can't come in as 600kg 'Neil the seal' is blocking her car - ABC News
Neil the seal's YouTube channel
Neil the seal is back bigger than ever and that's a problem for his wellbeing - ABC News
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A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions with your hosts DK and Ardeet.
Contact us at [email protected]
DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:
00:00:00 – Introduction
00:15:21 – Keeping Devils and Koalas safe
00:38:54 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Salem Bay, Tasmania
00:55:25 – More social media ban powers
01:21:58 – This week in Australian history 26-30 June & 1-2 July
01:35:20 – XXXX bottle top quiz
Sources:
Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative—Improved Forest Management in Multiple-use Public Native Forests) Methodology Determination 2026 - Federal Register of LegislationCarbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative—Improved Forest Management in Multiple-use Public Native Forests) Methodology Determination 2026 - Federal Register of Legislation
Park to protect 12,000 koalas to go ahead via contentious carbon credit deal by Albanese government | Environment | The Guardian
Koalas Covering for Coal? Dirty Forest Offset Plan Would Mean More Fossil Fuels - The Australia Institute
Successful cat trapping effort leads to spike in Tasmanian devil population - ABC News
Labor unveils new powers, penalties to strengthen social media ban for under-16s - ABC News
Neil the Seal - Wikipedia
Let's go back to the convict days in Tasmania to untangle the early drainage history of Burdens Marsh - Nature Glenelg Trust
Stay Clear Of Neil The Seal - Tasmanian Times
Tasmanian woman tells office she can't come in as 600kg 'Neil the seal' is blocking her car - ABC News
Neil the seal's YouTube channel
Neil the seal is back bigger than ever and that's a problem for his wellbeing - ABC News
Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries
#Australian #Australia
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This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Stanley (Part 1), Tasmania from the 25 Jun 2026 full episode of 'Australia Talks' with your hosts DK and Ardeet.
Sources:
Stanley, Tasmania - Wikipedia
Van Diemen's Land Company - Wikipedia
Van Diemen's Land Company
Van Diemen's Land Company
Stanley, TAS - Aussie Towns
Cape Grim massacre - Wikipedia
Thylacine - Wikipedia
Tasmanian emu - Wikipedia
#Australian #Australia
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A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions with your hosts DK and Ardeet.
Contact us at [email protected]
DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:
00:00:00 – Introduction
00:01:09 – Croc Watch
00:13:11 – Live facial recognition in Western Australia
00:46:25 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Stanley (Part 1), Tasmania
01:07:54 – Defence sales to Canada and local US stockpile
01:32:26 – This week in Australian history 19-25 June
01:47:48 – XXXX bottle top quiz
Sources:
New crocodile killing behaviour captured by Aussie tour guide - Yahoo News Australia
Australia lands biggest-ever defence export deal in $2.5bn radar sale to Canada | PerthNow
Australia and Canada ink $2.5 billion over-the-horizon radar deal - ABC News
Jindalee Operational Radar Network - Wikipedia
US military plans major war stockpile on Australian soil | SBS News
Overt Live Facial Recognition Trial
Live facial recognition technology to be used by WA Police in Australian first - ABC News
Stanley, Tasmania - Wikipedia
Van Diemen's Land Company - Wikipedia
Van Diemen's Land Company
Van Diemen's Land Company
Stanley, TAS - Aussie Towns
Cape Grim massacre - Wikipedia
Thylacine - Wikipedia
Tasmanian emu - Wikipedia
Two Ticks Town Talk - Burra, South Australia (from 17 Jul 2025 Australia Talks) | Australia Talks
Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries
#Australian #Australia
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This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Korumburra, Victoria from the 18 Jun 2026 full episode of 'Australia Talks' with your hosts DK and Ardeet.
Sources:
Korumburra Travel Guide: Where to Eat, Stay and Play | Visit Gippsland
Korumburra - Travel Victoria: accommodation & visitor guide
Korumburra - Wikipedia
Giant Gippsland earthworm - Wikipedia
National Recovery Plan for the Giant Gippsland Earthworm Megascolides australis
Megascolides australis — Giant Gippsland Earthworm
Nautilus Live | Ocean Exploration Trust
Inside abandoned Victorian wildlife park with decaying great white shark | news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site for latest headlines
Two Ticks Town Talk - Eugowra, New South Wales (from 20 Jun 2024) | Australia Talks
Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries
#Australian #Australia
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A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions with your hosts DK and Ardeet.
Contact us at [email protected]
DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:
00:00:00 – Introduction
00:08:40 – China missiles to Australia
00:28:58 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Korumburra, Victoria
00:45:43 – Huge whale graveyard
01:15:40 – This week in Australian history 12-18 June
01:25:11 – XXXX bottle top quiz
Sources:
Understanding the Chinese military threat to Australia | Lowy Institute
China's ability to hit Australia with missiles 'real and growing', Lowy Institute says - ABC News
World's biggest whale graveyard found in Indian Ocean off Australia - ABC News
Whale Fall 101 | National Marine Sanctuary Foundation
Korumburra Travel Guide: Where to Eat, Stay and Play | Visit Gippsland
Korumburra - Travel Victoria: accommodation & visitor guide
Korumburra - Wikipedia
Giant Gippsland earthworm - Wikipedia
National Recovery Plan for the Giant Gippsland Earthworm Megascolides australis
Megascolides australis — Giant Gippsland Earthworm
Nautilus Live | Ocean Exploration Trust
Inside abandoned Victorian wildlife park with decaying great white shark | news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site for latest headlines
Two Ticks Town Talk - Eugowra, New South Wales (from 20 Jun 2024) | Australia Talks
Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries
#Australian #Australia
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This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Sorrento (Part 2), Victoria from the 11 Jun 2026 full episode of 'Australia Talks' with your hosts DK and Ardeet.
Sources:
Two Ticks Town Talk – Sorrento, Victoria (from 28 May 2026 Australia Talks) | Australia Talks
William Buckley (convict) - Wikipedia
Wadawurrung - Wikipedia
William Buckley's escape | Ergo
29 Jan 1935 - COLONY OF VICTORIA - Trove
Biography - William Buckley - Australian Dictionary of Biography
Buckley and the Aborigines | Ergo
William Buckley, National Portrait Gallery
Buckley’s Chance - Queenscliffe Historical Museum
The Dictionary of Australasian Biography/Buckley, William - Wikisource, the free online library
Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries
#Australia
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A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions with your hosts DK and Ardeet.
Contact us at [email protected]
DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:
00:00:00 – Introduction
00:07:33 – Defence strategy with NZ and the Solomon Islands
00:27:30 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Sorrento (Part 2), Victoria
00:47:56 – Australia's driverless future
01:20:30 – This week in Australian history 5-11 June
01:31:59 – XXXX bottle top quiz
Sources:
Solomon Islands agrees to treaty negotiation with Australia - ABC News
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says New Zealand friendship is important to endure volatile world - ABC News
Driverless taxi service Waymo could soon be coming to Sydney streets | 7NEWS
Tesla to release most advanced version of its FSD Supervised in Australia
Autonomous taxis will come to Australia, if this tech giant has its way
Two Ticks Town Talk – Sorrento, Victoria (from 28 May 2026 Australia Talks) | Australia Talks
William Buckley (convict) - Wikipedia
Wadawurrung - Wikipedia
William Buckley's escape | Ergo
29 Jan 1935 - COLONY OF VICTORIA - Trove
Biography - William Buckley - Australian Dictionary of Biography
Buckley and the Aborigines | Ergo
William Buckley, National Portrait Gallery
Buckley’s Chance - Queenscliffe Historical Museum
The Dictionary of Australasian Biography/Buckley, William - Wikisource, the free online library
Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries
#Australia #Australian
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This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Australian submarine fleets from the 4 Jun 2026 full episode of 'Australia Talks' with your hosts DK and Ardeet.
Sources:
Two Ticks Town Talk – HMQS Gayundah, Queensland (from 22 Apr 2026 Australia Talks) | Australia Talks
Royal Australian Navy Submarine Force - Wikipedia
HMAS AE1 - Wikipedia
HMAS AE2 - Wikipedia
J-class submarine - Wikipedia
HMS J7 - Wikipedia
HMAS Platypus (1917) - Wikipedia
J Class Submarine in Royal Australian Navy service
Not many marinas can boast a 100-year-old submarine, but this one does - ABC News
J7 Submarine - Sandringham Yacht Club
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 with your hosts DK and Ardeet.
Contact us at [email protected]
DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:
00:00:00 – Introduction
00:05:44 – AUKUS update
00:38:50 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Australian submarine fleets
01:10:37 – Avoiding arrest by harvesting sea urchins
01:27:13 – This week in Australian history 30-31 May & 1-4 June
01:38:34 – XXXX bottle top quiz
Sources:
Instead of Arresting Indigenous Fishermen, Australia Begins to Pay Them to Control Sea Urchin Plague
NSW government funds Aboriginal-led south coast sea urchin enterprise with $1.48m grant - ABC News
Defence Minister says Australia could still buy five US submarines under AUKUS - ABC News
AUKUS partners unveil plan to develop underwater drones by 2027 - ABC News
Australia has been the victim of an AUKUS ‘bait and switch’
AUKUS to develop unmanned undersea vehicles, delivery set for 2027 | Reuters
Australia to receive second-hand submarines - Australian Defence Magazine
Two Ticks Town Talk – HMQS Gayundah, Queensland (from 22 Apr 2026 Australia Talks) | Australia Talks
Royal Australian Navy Submarine Force - Wikipedia
HMAS AE1 - Wikipedia
HMAS AE2 - Wikipedia
J-class submarine - Wikipedia
HMS J7 - Wikipedia
HMAS Platypus (1917) - Wikipedia
J Class Submarine in Royal Australian Navy service
Not many marinas can boast a 100-year-old submarine, but this one does - ABC News
J7 Submarine - Sandringham Yacht Club
Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries
#Australia #Australian
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This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Sorrento, Victoria from the 28 May 2026 full episode of 'Australia Talks' with your hosts DK and Ardeet.
Sources:
Settlement at Sullivan Bay | Ergo
Sullivan Bay, Victoria - Wikipedia
Collins 1803 Settlement | Nepean Historical Society
Sorrento, Victoria - Wikipedia
Sorrento, VIC - Aussie Towns
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 with your hosts DK and Ardeet.
Contact us at [email protected]
DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:
00:00:00 – Introduction
00:00:38 – Croc watch
00:14:42 – Australians increasingly staying put when it comes to jobs and housing
00:34:35 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Sorrento, Victoria
01:01:21 – One Nation and a new Independents party
01:26:24 – This week in Australian history 22-28 May
01:36:03 – XXXX bottle top quiz
Sources:
Two Ticks Town Talk – Bunbury, Western Australia (from 30 Apr 2026 Australia Talks) | Australia Talks
Australians increasingly staying put when it comes to jobs and housing, economic data suggests - ABC News
Moving to the country: Analysing regional migrant outcomes – e61 INSTITUTE
Death of a Salesperson: The decline in self-employment in the 21st century – e61 INSTITUTE
One Nation would become federal opposition if election held today, poll forecasts - ABC News
Independent senator David Pocock won't rule out starting party of independents in response to One Nation - ABC News
Independents confirm they are in talks to form alternative party - ABC News
Settlement at Sullivan Bay | Ergo
Sullivan Bay, Victoria - Wikipedia
Collins 1803 Settlement | Nepean Historical Society
Sorrento, Victoria - Wikipedia
Sorrento, VIC - Aussie Towns
Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries
#Australia #Australian
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This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Sandy Island, Australia from the 21 May 2026 full episode of 'Australia Talks' with your hosts DK and Ardeet.
Sources:
The disappearing Sandy Island - Scientist may have the answer.
Sandy Island, New Caledonia - Wikipedia
South Pacific Sandy Island 'proven not to exist' - BBC News
Sandy Island does exist - on a 1908 chart
This floating pumice raft in the Pacific could help save the Great Barrier Reef
8209721222_740033147e_o.jpg 2,000×1,366 pixels
#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 with your hosts DK and Ardeet.
Contact us at [email protected]
DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:
00:00:00 – Introduction
00:10:21 – 1 in 3 adults are illiterate
00:32:25 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Sandy Island, Australia
00:49:10 – ISIS brides in Australia
01:11:23 – This week in Australian history 15-21 May
01:22:39 – XXXX bottle top quiz
Sources:
More than 1 in 3 Australian adults are functionally illiterate. How can we fix this?
Survey Participant Information - Survey of Adult Skills in Australia
Introduction to a multi-tiered system of supports | Australian Education Research Organisation
Read Write Now
The Australian Literacy and Numeracy Foundation | ALNF
Adult Learning Australia Ltd - ala.asn.au
ACAL Australian Council for Adult Literacy | supporting literacy and numeracy education for adults
Welcome to the Reading Writing Hotline - Reading Writing Hotline
Three ISIS-linked women arrested after arriving back in Australia from Syria via Doha - ABC News
More ISIS-linked women and children set to return to Australia - ABC News
ISIS brides' arrest in Australia prompts anger in Syrian camp - ABC News
Hansard - House of Representatives 23/11/2022 Parliament of Australia
The disappearing Sandy Island - Scientist may have the answer.
Sandy Island, New Caledonia - Wikipedia
South Pacific Sandy Island 'proven not to exist' - BBC News
Sandy Island does exist - on a 1908 chart
This floating pumice raft in the Pacific could help save the Great Barrier Reef
8209721222_740033147e_o.jpg 2,000×1,366 pixels
Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries
#Australia #Australian
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This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Cunnamulla, Queensland from the 14 May 2026 full episode of 'Australia Talks' with your hosts DK and Ardeet.
Sources:
Cunnamulla, QLD - Aussie Towns
James Tyson - Wikipedia
Biography - James Tyson - Australian Dictionary of Biography
Outback Queensland Cunnamulla - Outback Queensland
Cunnamulla - Wikipedia
Bowra Wildlife Sanctuary
Currawinya National Park | Parks and forests | Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation
Outback Queensland Bowra Wildlife Sanctuary - Outback Queensland
Bowra Sanctuary - Birds Queensland
T.y.s.o.n. poem - Andrew Barton Paterson
Cunnamulla Hot Springs | Discover Wellness Now
Outback Queensland Currawinya National Park - Outback Queensland
Currawinya National Park - Aussie Bushwalking
#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 with your hosts DK and Ardeet.
Contact us at [email protected]
DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:
00:00:00 – Introduction
00:13:17 – The 2026 Budget, Part 1
00:55:22 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Cunnamulla, Queensland
01:20:04 – The 2026 Budget, Part 2
01:54:05 – This week in Australian history 8-14 May
02:03:51 – XXXX bottle top quiz
Sources:
Federal budget 2026: Winners and losers - ABC News
$250 tax break for millions of workers in federal budget 2026 - ABC News
Economists divided on extent of property price hit from budget tax overhaul - ABC News
Here's how federal budget negative gearing and capital gains tax changes will affect you - ABC News
The budget we’ve been waiting for - Grattan Institute
2026–27 Budget speech, Parliament House, Canberra | Treasury Ministers
Budget.gov.au | Budget 2026–27
Cunnamulla, QLD - Aussie Towns
James Tyson - Wikipedia
Biography - James Tyson - Australian Dictionary of Biography
Outback Queensland Cunnamulla - Outback Queensland
Cunnamulla - Wikipedia
Bowra Wildlife Sanctuary
Currawinya National Park | Parks and forests | Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation
Outback Queensland Bowra Wildlife Sanctuary - Outback Queensland
Bowra Sanctuary - Birds Queensland
T.y.s.o.n. poem - Andrew Barton Paterson
Cunnamulla Hot Springs | Discover Wellness Now
Outback Queensland Currawinya National Park - Outback Queensland
Currawinya National Park - Aussie Bushwalking
Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries
#Australia #Australian
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This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Yea, Victoria from the 7 May 2026 full episode of 'Australia Talks' with your hosts DK and Ardeet.
Sources:
Flora Fossil Site - Yea - DCCEEW
Yea Fossil Time Path - Yea Wetlands Discovery Centre
Yea and Yea Shire | Victorian Places
Yea, Victoria - Wikipedia
Baragwanathia - Wikipedia
History - Town | Rotary Club of Yea
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 with your hosts DK and Ardeet.
Contact us at [email protected]
DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:
00:00:00 – Introduction
00:06:57 – PM Takaishi’s visit to Aus and the Trade agreement
00:27:58 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Yea, Victoria
00:49:40 – New fossil fuel exploration in Australia
01:14:02 – This week in Australian history 1-7 May
01:21:20 – XXXX bottle top quiz
Sources:
Takaichi visits Australia to bolster economic and defense ties - The Japan Times
Australia and Japan sign agreements on energy, defence and critical minerals - ABC News
Japan's 'Iron Lady' to visit Australia for PM talks | The Canberra Times | Canberra, ACT
Queensland fast-tracks Australia’s first new oil province in 50 years
Taroom Trough petroleum exploration | Department of Natural Resources and Mines, Manufacturing and Regional and Rural Development
Taroom Trough's oil field touted as solution to fuel security but no-one knows how much oil is there - ABC News
Flora Fossil Site - Yea - DCCEEW
Yea Fossil Time Path - Yea Wetlands Discovery Centre
Yea and Yea Shire | Victorian Places
Yea, Victoria - Wikipedia
Baragwanathia - Wikipedia
History - Town | Rotary Club of Yea
Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries
#Australia #Australian
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his is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Bunbury, Western Australia from the 30 April 2026 full episode of 'Australia Talks' with your hosts DK and Ardeet.
A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions with your hosts DK and Ardeet.
Contact us at [email protected]
DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:
00:00:00 – Introduction
00:01:06 – Croc watch – Croc farming in Australia Part 1
00:17:55 – Gas Tax!
00:45:04 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Bunbury, Western Australia
01:11:11 – NDIS cuts
01:37:31 – This week in Australian history 24-30 April
01:48:41 – XXXX bottle top quiz
Sources:
Hartley's Creek Crocodile Farm - Hartley's Crocodile Adventures
Northern Territory crocodile farming industry strategic plan 2015-2021
Code of practice on the humane treatment of wild and farmed Australian crocodiles
The economic value of the Northern Territory’s crocodile industry
Why the gas tax momentum is building as Australia looks to properly cash in on its abundant natural resources - ABC News
Foreign companies are making billions off Australia’s gas. It’s time that changed
The government wants to curb NDIS spending. Here’s how it might succeed
How the NDIS grew to four times the size that was expected - ABC News
NDIS Minister Mark Butler denies NDIS cuts will force disabled Australians to pay out of pocket for support services | Sky News Australia
Bunbury History - City of Bunbury
Bunbury, Western Australia - Wikipedia
The inside story of how Bunnings became a multi-billion-dollar household name
Robert Bunning - Wikipedia
Bunnings - Wikipedia
Bunbury, WA - Aussie Towns
Bunbury woodchip bombing - Wikipedia
Two Ticks Town Talk - Geraldton Part 2, Western Australia (from 24 Apr 2025 Australia Talks) | Australia Talks
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 with your hosts DK and Ardeet.
Contact us at [email protected]
DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:
00:00:00 – Introduction
00:01:06 – Croc watch - Croc farming in Australia Part 1
00:17:55 – Gas Tax!
00:45:04 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Bunbury, Western Australia
01:11:11 – NDIS cuts
01:37:31 – This week in Australian history 24-30 April
01:48:41 – XXXX bottle top quiz
Sources:
Hartley's Creek Crocodile Farm - Hartley's Crocodile Adventures
Northern Territory crocodile farming industry strategic plan 2015-2021
Code of practice on the humane treatment of wild and farmed Australian crocodiles
The economic value of the Northern Territory’s crocodile industry
Why the gas tax momentum is building as Australia looks to properly cash in on its abundant natural resources - ABC News
Foreign companies are making billions off Australia’s gas. It’s time that changed
The government wants to curb NDIS spending. Here’s how it might succeed
How the NDIS grew to four times the size that was expected - ABC News
NDIS Minister Mark Butler denies NDIS cuts will force disabled Australians to pay out of pocket for support services | Sky News Australia
Bunbury History - City of Bunbury
Bunbury, Western Australia - Wikipedia
The inside story of how Bunnings became a multi-billion-dollar household name
Robert Bunning - Wikipedia
Bunnings - Wikipedia
Bunbury, WA - Aussie Towns
Bunbury woodchip bombing - Wikipedia
Two Ticks Town Talk - Geraldton Part 2, Western Australia (from 24 Apr 2025 Australia Talks) | Australia Talks
Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries
#Australia #Australian
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