Australia Talks

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss: 00:00:00 - Introduction 00:05:24 - Optus outage 00:24:28 - Two Ticks Town Talk is Sea Lake in Victoria 00:42:44 - Albanese's meeting with Xi Jinping 00:56:55 - This week in Australian History 7-13 Nov 01:25:13 - The XXXX bottle top question   Sources: Albanese's 'wise' move in landmark meeting with China's Xi Jinping Optus identifies cause of nationwide outage, sa...

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Coober Pedy, South Australia from the 28 Jun episode of 'Australia Talks'.   #Australian

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Laura, Queensland from the 7 Nov 2023 episode of 'Australia Talks'.   Sources: Wikipedia - Laura, QLD Wikipedia - Quinkan rock art Battle Camp to Boralga: a local study of colonial war on Cape York Peninsula, 1873-1894 - Noelene Cole   #Australian

Join DarkestKnight and Ardeet as they discuss: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:09:29 - Is it time for Australia to scrap the Golden visas? 00:24:06 - The Two Ticks Town Talks is Laura in Queensland 00:45:02 - The Choice 'Shonky Awards' winners 00:58:19 - This Week in Australian History covers 31 Oct to 6 Nov 01:11:16 - The XXXX bottle top question   'Australia Talks' is the official podcast of the r/Australia...

Join DarkestKnight and Ardeet as they discuss: 00:00:00 - Introduction 00:11:18 - More than 80% of Australians believe pork barrelling is a form of corruption 00:22:53 - The Two Ticks Town Talks is Wittenoom in Western Australia 00:39:30 - Australian migration intake has already hit a record 500k 00:50:55 - This Week in Australian History 24 - 30 October 01:08:49 - The XXXX bottle top question is...

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:10:26 - A social responsibility to visit the Northern Territory? 00:25:14 - Two Ticks Town Talks is Zeehan in Tasmania 00:43:20 - Most Australians don't think climate change is a serious problem 01:03:50 - This Week in Australian History 17 - 23 Oct 01:12:49 - XXXX bottle top question   Australia Talks is the official podcast of the r/australia...

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:09:58 - The Voice referendum results 00:29:39 - Two Ticks Town Talk - Lord Howe Island, New South Wales 00:52:08 - Hemp for building products 01:10:28 - This Week in Australian History 10 - 16 Oct 01:25:12 - The XXXX bottle top question this week quacks   'Australia Talks' is the official podcast of the r/australian subreddit.   Sources: Voice...

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss: 00:00:00 Intro 00:09:28 Billions of dollars being lost to poker machines in Australia 00:29:01 Two Ticks Town Talk is Bright, Victoria 00:48:50 Promised Urgent Care Clinics not materialising 01:13:17 This week in Australian history covers the dates 3rd to 9th October  01:28:53 The XXXX bottle top question fits in your tuckerbag   Sources: - 'Desperate' Australians...

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss: 00:12:23 - Supermarket self serve registers and areas are getting out of hand 00:32:57 - Two Ticks Town Talk is Hermannsburg, Northern Territory 00:54:13 - Australian Greens propose a grocery price freeze in Victoria 01:19:40 - This week in Australian History 28 Sep - 2 Oct 01:27:13 - XXXX bottle top question   'Australia Talks' is the official podcast of the r/Au...

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss: 00:15:06 A recent ABS report that details an alarming increase in the number and cost of prisoners in Australia 00:36:30 Two Ticks Town Talks which is Marble Bar in Western Australia 00:56:23 Critical mineral production in Australia 01:23:46 This week in Australian History, 21-26 Sep 01:41:00 This week's XXXX bottle top question is prickly 'Australia Talks' is the...

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss (with apologies for a few sound issues):   00:07:21 - Should Dental be covered by Medicare 00:28:36 - Two Ticks Town Talk of Currie on King Island in Tasmania 00:50:32 - The most and least ethical jobs in Australia 01:16:22 - This week in Australian history 14 to 20 September 01:27:05 - The XXXX bottle top question   Sources: The Australians left with rotting teeth...

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss: 00:10:26 The imminent declaration of  El Niño for Australia and a couple of basic survival tips. 00:28:04 The Two Ticks Town Talk is about Oodnadatta in South Australia. 00:49:23 The Combatting Misinformation and Disinformation Bill 2023. 01:12:52 This Week in Australian History covers 7-13 September 01:24:24 The XXXX bottle top question is cryptozoological.   'Au...

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss: 11:05 - Calls by the leader of the Australian Greens, Adam Bandt, to participate in civil disobedience for climate action.  34:40 - The Two Ticks Town Talk is Winton in Queensland. 50:33 - The atrociously useless Federal and State whistleblower laws.  1:07:02 - This week in Australian history covers August 31 to September 6 1:25:20 - The XXXX bottle top question i...

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss some aspects of the 2023 Intergenerational Report and Australia's seemingly unstoppable move to a cashless society. Our 'Two Ticks Town Talk' this week is Nhill in Victoria. 'This week in Australian history' covers the dates 24-30 August. The XXXX bottle top question is volcanic. 'Australia Talks' is the official podcast of the r/Australian subreddit. #Australian

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss the move by the Greens to increase their seats in the upcoming Queensland state election. We also discuss the pros and cons of ending native logging.   The 'Two Ticks Town Talk' is Denham, WA.   'This week in Australian History' covers Aug 17 to Aug 23.   The XXXX bottle top question is elemental.   'Australia Talks' is the official podcast of the r/Australian subr...

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss a project in Goulburn for community owned solar and Anthony Albanese's push for a public holiday if the Matildas win the World Cup.   The Two Ticks Town Talk this week is Eden in New South Wales.   This Week in Australian History covers the dates Aug 10 to Aug 16.   The XXXX bottle top question goes swimmingly.   'Australia Talks' is the official podcast of the r/A...

Darkest Knight and Ardeet discuss the axing of key space industry programs and Australia will miss its renewable energy targets.   Two Ticks Town Talk is Cloncurry in Queensland.   This Week in Australian History covers Aug 3 to Aug 9.   The XXXX bottle top question is worth money.   'Australia Talks' is the official podcast of the r/Australian subreddit.   #Australian

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss the Victorian government's decision to ban connections to the gas network for new homes and the move by the Federal government to make Australia a manufacturer of high tech missiles.   The 'Two Ticks Town Talk' this week is Yulara in the Northern Territory (starts at approx 37 mins).   'This week in Australian history' covers the dates 27 Jul to 2 Aug. The XXXX bot...

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss a new and potentially highly significant Green Hydrogen project in Western Australia actively and financially involving three groups of local Aboriginal owners.   Following is the move by the Labor government to treat casual employees as permanent under certain conditions and giving those employees the option to become permanent.   The Two Ticks Town Talk this week...

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss the revelations that Tik Tok has been accessing the data of Australians. We also address the teacher shortage in Australia and consider some of suggest solutions.   The 'Two Ticks Town Talk' this week is Yundamindera in Western Australia.   'This week in Australian History' covers the dates 13-19 Jul.   Then we hop into the XXXX bottle top question.   'Australia Ta...

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss the impact of water intensive farming on the Murray-Darling and whether Thailand's attempt to legislate cannabis provides any modelling for Australia.   The Two Ticks Town Talk this week is Longreach in Queensland.   'This Week in Australian History' covers the dates July 6 to Jul 12. The XXXX bottle top question is a slippery one this week. 'Australia Talks' is th...

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss the Covid19 habits we thought would stick but haven't. We also talk about cracker night, Territory Day, in the Northern Territory. The 'Two Ticks Town Talk' this week is Tennant Creek in the Northern Territory. 'This week in Australian History' covers June 29th through July 5th. 'Australia Talks' is the official podcast of the r/Australian subreddit. #Australian  

Join DarkestKnight and Ardeet as they discuss the Labor government's plans to scale back multinational tax discloure for corporations followed by Australia's plans to build the first error correcting quantum computer. This week's Two Ticks Tiny Town is Coober Pedy. 'This Week in Australian History' covers 22 Jun to 28 Jun. 'Australia Talks' is the official podcast of the r/Australian subreddit. #A...

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss if Australia needs a national strategy to fix the housing crisis followed by whether or not it will be different this time for High Speed Rail. The Two Ticks Tiny Town this week is Sheffield, Tasmania. This week in Australian History is from Jun 15 -21. And a cool XXXX bottle top question. Australia Talks is the official podcast of the r/Australian subreddit. #Aust...

DarkestKnight, PandaBear and Ardeet discuss the Federal government banning Nazi symbols. This is followed by our 'Two Ticks Town Talk' segment (Busselton, Western Australia this week) then a discussion on the phasing out of cheques. After that it's 'This week in Australian History' and the XXXX bottle top quiz. Australia Talks is the official podcast of the r/Australian subreddit. #Australian