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 00:12:31 – 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...

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...