Australia Talks

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...

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 00:01:06– Croc watch 00:12:50 – Chevron boss’s gripe about Australia: be more like the US or the Middle East 00:35:40 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Woomera Part 3, South Australia 0...

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Halls Creek Part 2, Western Australia from the 21 Aug 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'. Sources: Wikipedia - Canning Stock Route Australia's North West - Canning stock route Canning Stock Route Road Trip Key Aboriginal Trade Routes of Ancient Australia Canning Stock Route art project This article is more than 9 years old A dark chapter of history is...

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 00:12:21 – The government has asked for bold proposals. Maybe it’s time to tax the family home. 00:46:52 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Halls Creek Part 2, Western Australia 01:07:12...

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Woomera (Part 2), South Australia from the 14 Aug 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.   First British atomic bomb test on Montebello Islands – documentary Operation Hurricane Wikipedia - Operation Hurricane Wikipedia - British nuclear tests at Maralinga Wikipedia - RAAF Woomera range complex Wikipedia - Montebello Islands Two Ticks Town Talk segment o...

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 00:10:36 – ‘If the reef had a voice, it would sing’: could legal personhood help the Great Barrier Reef? 00:31:32 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Woomera (Part 2), South Australia 00:...

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Halls Creek (Part 1), Western Australia from the 7 Aug 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.   Sources:   Wikipedia - Halls Creek, Western Australia Purnululu National Park Wikipedia - Purnululu National Park Wikipedia - Bungle Bungle range Bungle Bungle Wikipedia - Wolfe Creek Crater Aussietowns - Halls Creek, WA Wolfe Creek Crater: 2nd largest meteori...

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 00:14:28 – ASIO disrupted 24 'major' espionage operations in three years, spy chief reveals 00:46:58 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Halls Creek (Part 1), Western Australia 01:09:56 –...

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Silverton, New South Wales segment from the 2025 Special Episode 1 of 'Australia Talks'.   Sources:   Aussie Towns - Silverton, NSW Wikipedia - Silverton, NSW Movie Locations - Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior Wikipedia - The Battle of Broken Hill Museums of History NSW - The battle of Broken Hill Wikipedia - 1992 in Australia   #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 00:02:40 – Dangerous Australian animals Part 1 00:35:27 – Silverton, New South Wales 00:49:07 – Dangerous Australian animals Part 2 01:48:55 – This year in Australian history...

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Woomera, South Australia from the 24 Jul 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'. Sources: RAAF Woomera Range Complex Wikipedia - Woomera, South Australia Aussietowns - Woomera, SA Wikipedia - British nuclear tests at Maralinga   #Australia #Australian