Australia Talks

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 AustraliaTalks@proton.me   DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:   00:00:00 – Introduction 00:10:01 – Australian firearms laws developments 00:38:53 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Tennant Creek (part 2), Northern Territory 00:53:48 – Fortescue...

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Mount Coolum, Queensland from the 12 Feb 2026 full episode of 'Australia Talks' with your hosts DK and Ardeet.   Sources: Wikipedia - Mount Coolum, Queensland Trove - Mt Coolun Ore samples go to Melbourne Trove - No uranium at Mount Coolum   Climb Mount Coolum   Wikipedia - Laccolith Mount Coolum National Park Coolum Advertiser Australia's nuclear age & the u...

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 AustraliaTalks@proton.me   DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:   00:00:00 – Introduction 00:07:35 – Albanese government fire sale of Defence properties 00:36:57 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Mount Coolum, Queensland 00:53:59 – Bunnings give...

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Humpty Doo, Northern Territory from the 5 Feb 2026 full episode of 'Australia Talks' with your hosts DK and Ardeet.   Sources: Aussietowns - Humpty Doo, NT The only way is up? The northern Australian food bowl fantasy Aussietowns Facebook - Humpty Doo   YouTube - The Darwin Stubby drinking competition (1988)   Norman the beer drinking bull Darwin Stubby w...

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 AustraliaTalks@proton.me   DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:   00:00:00 – Introduction 00:07:08 – China’s ambassador warns Albanese reclaiming Port of Darwin will force Beijing to intervene 00:30:54 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Humpty Do...

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Lightning Ridge, New South Wales from the 29 Jan 2026 full episode of 'Australia Talks' with your hosts DK and Ardeet.   Sources:   Personal histories/collective biography: ideas for a biography of place suggested by two local exhibitions of personal migration histories The history of the black soil plains Lightning Ridge Opal company   Lightning Ridge Bo...

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 AustraliaTalks@proton.me   DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:   00:00:00 – Introduction 00:00:59 – Croc watch 00:13:26 – Coalition splits for second time since election after Nationals quit shadow cabinet 00:38:46 – Two Ticks Town Ta...

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Geeveston, Tasmania from the 22 Jan 2026 full episode of Australia Talks with your hosts DK and Ardeet.   Sources   Aussietowns - Geeveston, TAS Tahune Adventures Geeveston Gateway to the southern forests   Geeveston   Wikipedia - Geeveston Grokipedia - Geeveston     #Australia #Australian

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 AustraliaTalks@proton.me   DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:   00:00:00 - Introduction 00:07:45 – AI Blackface 00:53:25 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Geeveston, Tasmania 01:15:29 – Reconsidering our US alliance 01:42:38 – This week in Aus...

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Rainbow Beach, Queensland from the 15 Jan 2026 full episode of Australia Talks with your hosts DK and Ardeet. Sources:   Wikipedia - Rainbow beach, Queensland   History of Cooloola Rainbow Beach Coloured Sands Legend Welcome to Rainbow Beach and Gympie Gympie regional memories     #Australia #Australian

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 AustraliaTalks@proton.me   DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:   00:00:00 - Introduction 00:12:31 – Victorian bushfires 00:31:15 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Rainbow Beach, Queensland 00:52:55 – A nation of rich cowards’: Australia needs i...

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Northam, Western Australia (from the 8 Jan 2026 full episode of 'Australia Talks'. Contact us at AustraliaTalks@proton.me Sources: Australia your way A Guide to the Best Silo Art Locations in the Outback Loop Australian Silo Art Trail   The Australian Silo Art Trail – Ultimate Guide   Australian Silo Art Wikipedia - Northam, Western Australia Public silo trail -...

A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions.   Contact us at AustraliaTalks@proton.me   DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:   00:00:00 - Introduction 00:08:10 – NSW gun laws 00:46:54 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Northam, Western Australia 01:01:39 – Once the great Australian dream, backyards are vanishing from suburban homes 01:...

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk - New Year Repeat 2025 on Mittagong, New South Wales from 16 Jan 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.   Sources: The 19th century Iron Making Process Aussie Towns - Mittagong, NSW Fitzroy Iron Works Highlands Market Place Wikipedia - Fitzroy Iron Works Newcastle Industrial Heritage Association - Fitz Roy Iron Works Wikipedia - Mittagong   #Australian #Australia

DarkestKnight and Ardeet wish all of our gracious listeners a Happy and Successful New Year. We'll resume our regular programming on 8 Jan 2026.

This is the Christmas Repeat of the Two Ticks Town Talk on Woomera , South Australia from the 24 Jul 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'. Podbean links (or simply search for 'Woomera' in your podcast player: Woomera Part 2 Woomera Part 3 Woomera Part 4 Woomera Part 5 Woomera Part 6   Sources: RAAF Woomera Range Complex Wikipedia - Woomera, South Australia Aussietowns - Woomera, SA Wikipedia - B...

Australia Talks - 25 Dec 2025: Merry Christmas and see you 8 Jan 2026 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 8 Jan 2026. #Australia #Australian

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Christmas Island, Christmas Island Territory from the 18 Dec 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.   Sources: Wikipedia - Christmas Island   Christmas Island   The birds of Christmas Island, Indian Ocean: A review North West Point Immigration Detention Centre Christmas Island - A natural wonder Guide to Christmas Island     #Australia #Australian

A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions.   Contact us at AustraliaTalks@proton.me   DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:   00:00:00 - Introduction 00:10:23 – US plans to order foreign tourists, including Australians, to disclose social media histories 00:36:34 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Christmas Island, Territory of Christ...

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Jamberoo, New South Wales from the 11 Dec 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.   Sources:   First Nations Kiama   Kevin Richardson and Geoff Boxsell changed the way we spread   Wikipedia - Jamberoo Aussietowns - Jamberoo, New South Wales Dairy 'disrupter' wins science award for inventing spreadable butter in 1970s The Old Jamberoo Dairy Coop 1992 Margarine out...

A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions.   Contact us at AustraliaTalks@proton.me   DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:   00:00:00 - Introduction 00:09:10 – Australia's grand social media experiment is finally live. Teens say nothing has changed 00:33:58 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Jamberoo, New South Wales 00:49:50 – The t...

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk segment on the Devils Marbles, Northern Territory from the 4 Dec 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.   Sources: Karlu Karlu / Devils Marbles Conservation Reserve Wikipedia - Karlu Karlu / Devils Marbles Conservation Reserve Fact sheet - Karlu Karlu / Devils Marbles Conservation Reserve   Visit Devils Marbles   How were the Devils Marbles formed? Managing visitor...

A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions.   Contact us at AustraliaTalks@proton.me   DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:   00:00:00 - Introduction 00:10:22 – Mussels and clams recruited as undercover agents 00:27:49 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Devil’s Marbles, Northern Territory 00:53:55 – TGA says some vitamin B6 to be remo...

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Stansbury, South Australia from the 27 Nov 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.   Sources: Oyster growing regions Sydney Rock Oysters Wikipedia - Stansbury, South Australia Thomas Holt (Australian politician) Australian Food Timeline Tasmanian Aquaculture Aussietowns - Stansbury, SA Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries   #Australia #Australian

A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions.   Contact us at AustraliaTalks@proton.me   DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:   00:00:00 - Introduction 00:01:02 – Croc Watch 00:15:15 – Australia has some of highest consumption rates of ultra-processed foods, researchers say 00:46:10 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Stansbury, South Au...