Australia Talks

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on South West Queensland from the 20 Nov 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.   Sources:   The prickly pear story Prickly pear was conquered 90 years ago. Here's how it was done Prickly pear eradication Waging war on the prickly pear Wikipedia - Cactoblastis cactorum   #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 00:10:47 – Liberal Party formally abandons net zero by 2050 climate target 00:35:19 – Two Ticks Town Talk – South West Queensland 01:09:45 – Australia and Indonesia strike lan...

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Coolgardie, Western Australia from the 13 Nov 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.   Sources: Aussietowns - Coolgardie, WA Wikipedia - Ernest Giles Australian Dictionary of Biography - Ernest Giles Internet Archive - The Roaring Nineties Katherine Susannah Prichard Trove - Geographic travels in central Australia from 1872 to 1874 Trove - The journal of a forgo...

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 – Australians to get three hours of free electricity every day under solar scheme 00:33:59 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Coolgardie, Western Australia 00:55:14 – Queensland...

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Heard Islands and McDonald Island, Australian external territory from the 6 Nov 2025 full episode of Australia Talks. Sources: Wikipedia - Heard Island and McDonald Islands Heard Island and McDonald Islands Wikipedia - Big Ben (Heard Island) ANARE research notes   #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 00:07:38 – Anduril opens Australian factory to build undersea 'Ghost Shark' drones 00:37:50 – Two Ticks Town Talk– Heard Islands and McDonald Island, Australian external terri...

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Cape Otway, Victoria from the 30 Oct 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.   Sources:   Competition a key to VPP development: ACCC report Wikipedia - Cape Otway Trove - Extermination of the Cape Otway tribe of Aborigines Wikipedia - Disappearance of Frederick Valentich  Mystery or Tragedy: The Frederick Valentich Disappearance Frederick Valentich disapp...

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 00:11:43 – 'Castle Law' petition closes with record support in Queensland 00:41:07 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Cape Otway, Victoria 01:00:14 – Households are making their own powe...

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Cowra, New South Wales segment from the 23 Oct 2025 full episode of Australia Talks.   Sources: Cowra - The great escape The National Library of Australia Wikipedia - Cowra Wikipedia - Cowra breakout Frank Murray - My early pioneers and their lives Cowra Council Perth mint - world's largest gold coin 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 00:54:56 – Croc watch 00:09:40 – Albanese-Trump meeting at White House 00:32:58 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Cowra, New South Wales 01:00:37 – High Court of Australia denies Candac...

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Coonabarabran, New South Wales from the 16 Oct 2025 full episode of Australia Talks.   Sources: Aussietowns - Coonabarabran, NSW Wikipedia - Anglo-Australian Telescope Wikipedia - Siding Spring Observatory Wikipedia - Warrumbungles Wikipedia - Coonabarabran Donna the astronomer Wikipedia - Coonabarabran Milroy observatory Welcome to the Anglo-Australian T...

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 00:06:20 – ADF targets popular games like FIFA to recruit young Australians with shiny ads 00:26:06 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Coonabarabran, New South Wales 00:42:48 – Australia...

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Woomera Part 6, South Australia from the 25 Sep 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'. Sources: Wikipedia - Nuclear weapons tests in Australia BNTVA Museum CIC Why does the Veterans' Foundation support British Nuclear Test Veterans Association? Support for civilians and participants in the British nuclear tests Royal Commission into British Nuclear tests in Aust...

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 00:07:10 – Albanese invites Emirati retail giant Lulu Hypermarket to take on Coles and Woolworths 00:29:00 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Woomera Part 6, South Australia 01:05:53 – J...

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Mareeba, Queensland from the 2 Oct 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.   Aussietowns - Mareeba, QLD Coffee market in Australia - statistics & facts Australia Coffee Overview Wikipedia - Coffee culture in Australia Where to buy Australian grown coffee? Wikipedia - History of coffee 18 Australia Coffee Statistics to Know in 2025 Australia Coffee - Market Sh...

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 00:11:02 – Albanese's meeting with Trump matters for AUKUS and the role of the US in the Asia-Pacific 00:32:36 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Mareeba, Queensland 00:59:46 – Thousands...

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Woomera Part 5, South Australia from the 25 Sep 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.   Sources:   Wikipedia - British nuclear tests at Maralinga Sixty years on, Maralinga reminds us not to put security over safety The lesser known history of the Maralinga nuclear tests — and what it's like to stand at ground zero Wikipedia - Operation Grapple ‘Our nuclear chil...

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 00:01:15 – Croc Watch 00:17:24 – The case against babies 00:46:40 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Woomera Part 5, South Australia 01:24:21 – China could disable or detonate Aussie EVs...

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Mintaro, South Australia from the 18 Sep 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.   Sources:   Aussietowns - Mintaro, SA Wikipedia - Mintaro, South Australia Welcome to Mintaro Mintaro Slate Quarries Mintaro Slate 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 00:10:21 – Australia and PNG fail to clinch defence agreement, resorting to communique 00:36:27 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Mintaro, South Australia 00:55:51 – Health trends in Au...

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Woomera Part 4, South Australia from the 8 Sep 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.   Sources: ‘This black smoke rolling through the mulga’: almost 70 years on, it’s time to remember the atomic tests at Emu Field Wikipedia - British nuclear tests at Maralinga Wikipedia - Operation Totem The story of Australia’s ‘atomic tank’ Two Ticks Town Talk on Woom...

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 00:08:59 – Nauru deportation deal set to cost Australia $2.5 billion over 30 years 00:33:43 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Woomera Part 4, South Australia 00:57:49 – Agriculture, fis...

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Borroloola, Northern Territory from the 4 Sep 2025 full episode of Australia Talks.   Sources: Aussietowns.com - Borroloola, NT Borroloola and the Gulf Region Wikipedia - Borroloola Wikipedia - Cape Crawford Mirror - Limmen National Park 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 00:09:48 – Labor's expanded low deposit homebuyer scheme set to drive up the prices by as much as $90,000 00:30:54 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Borroloola, Northern Territory 00:50...

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Woomera Part 3, South Australia from the 28 Aug 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.   Sources:   Wikipedia - High Explosive research Wikipedia - Operation Hurricane Mirror - Operation Hurricane Wikipedia - Operation Mosaic Wikipedia - McClelland Royal Commission Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Woomera (Part 2), South Australia from the 14 Aug 2025 full episode...