Australia Talks

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 00:01:24 – Croc watch: Dickhead of the month 00:20:11 – Independent MP to push a lowering of Australian’s voting age after UK decision 00:46:58 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Woomera...

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Burra, South Australia from the 17 Jul 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.   Sources:   Wikipedia - Burra Charter Aussietowns - Burra, SA How Essington Lewis pulled off an industrial miracle Wikipedia - Essington Lewis Essington Lewis (1881–1961) Wikipedia - Breaker Morant (film) Wikipedia - Burra, South Australia Sir John Stanley Storey (1896–1955) W...

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 00:07:57 – Victoria's draconian new anti-protest laws will have a chilling effect on free speech -- and won't keep anyone safe 00:33:40 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Burra, South Au...

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Acland, Queensland from the 10 Jul 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.   Sources: Wikipedia - Acland, Queensland The coal mine's neighbour: Remembering Acland before its ghost town status The last man in Acland: How mining turned a booming community into a ghost town Aussietowns - Oakey QLD Trove New Acland Coal Two Ticks Town Talk on Camden, New Sout...

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 00:11:05 – Calls for an Australia wide crackdown on real estate ads using artificial intelligence to hide faults and falsely lure in renters 00:32:19 – Two Ticks Town Talk – A...

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Marrabel, South Australia from the 3 Jul 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.   Sources: Wikipedia - Marrabel, South Australia APRA Rodeo Event list South Australia, Marrabel Rodeo Bull Ride 2024 Marrabel PBR Bull Ride Monument Australia - Curio Trove - 1946 newspaper article   #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 00:12:38 – Australia deepens collaboration with NATO and takes further action to hold Russia to account. Also to deploy 100 soldiers to help keep Ukrain in its bloody ware aga...

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk ACT Part 2, Australian Capital Territory segment from the 26 Jun 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.   Sources:   Wikipedia - Jervis Bay territory Jervis Bay Territory Acceptance Act 1915 (Cth) Museum of Australian Democracy Booderee National Park Jervis Bay Nuclear Power Plant Jervis Bay Jervis Bay - picture 1 Jervis Bay - Picture 2 Two Ticks Town Talk on Camde...

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 00:00:48 – Croc Watch 00:20:34 – Australia’s first lab-grown meat will be on the menu within weeks 00:51:08 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Australian Capital Territory Part 2, ACT 01...

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Portsea, Victoria from the 19 Jun 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'. Sources: The Death of Harold Holt Mystery of missing PM finally solved How Australia’s PM went swimming 50 years ago and vanished forever From the Archives, 1967: Harold Holt vanishes during Portsea swim Inside the disappearance of Harold Holt — one of the largest search operations...

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 – Northern Territory to trial legal pepper spray for self-defence 00:25:40 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Portsea, Victoria 00:48:44 – Would Gen Z starve if they were left a...

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk segment on the ACT, Australian Capital Territory from the 12 Jun 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.   Sources: Wikipedia - Pine Island Reserve Canberra & District Historical Society Wikipedia - History of Canberra Wikipedia - Murrumbidgee river Parks ACT - Pine Island Wikipedia - Echium plantagineum 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 00:06:23 – Australian container return schemes are a booming good news story 00:22:37 – Two Ticks Town Talk - ACT, Australian Capital Territory 00:37:52 – Sleep is becoming a...

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Canowindra, New South Wales from the 5 Jun 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.   Sources:   Aussietowns - Canowindra State Library NSW - Ben Hall, Australian Bushranger Australian Dictionary of Biography - Ben Hall (1837-1865) Wikipedia - Ben Hall (bushranger) Ben Hall bushranger   #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 00:09:08 – Chinese ambassador blasts Darwin Port lease plan as ‘ethically questionable’ 00:33:54 – Two Ticks Town Talk - Canowindra, New South Wales 00:50:26 – Labor’s second...

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Ball's Pyramid, New South Wales from 29 May 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.   Sources: Diving Ball’s Pyramid … is it all it’s cracked up to be? Lord Howe Island - Points of interest Wikipedia - Ball's pyramid Lord How Island - Return of the tree lobster Giant stick insect rediscovered Dryococelus australis (Lord Howe Island Phasmid) Wikipedia - Dryococelu...

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 00:00:53 – Croc watch 00:11:53 – There’s no country more important to Australia than Indonesia. Trouble is, the feeling isn’t mutual 00:34:16 – Ball’s Pyramid, New South Wales...

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Camden, New South Wales from the 22 May 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.   Sources: John Macarthur (wool pioneer) Wikipedia - Camden, New South Wales Camden Park House Australian Dictionary of Biography - John Macarthur   #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 00:08:52 – The Albanese government will accelerate the development of loitering munitions 00:29:40 – Camden, New South Wales 00:51:57 – Australians enticed by premium rivals a...

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on South West Tasmania, Tasmania from the 15 May 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.   Sources:   Wikipedia - Lomatia tasmanica Botanists' bid to save King's Holly, 'world's oldest living plant', from extinction   #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 00:09:57 – Regional city of Orange is planning on becoming the next Silicon Valley 00:27:21 – South West Tasmania, Tasmania 00:48:45 – Ross Garnaut says Labor’s historic victo...

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Junee, New South Wales from the 8 May 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.   Sources: Aussietowns - Junee, New South Wales The Little house of Horrors - Monte Cristo homestead Ghost tour operator vows to continue legacy after famous Junee ‘haunted house’ closes to public   #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 00:07:55 – Australian Federal elections 2025 00:29:44 – Junee, New South Wales 00:52:58 – The fight against fire ants and allegations of threats, harassment and stalking 01:17...

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Budj Bim, Victoria from the 1 May 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.   Sources: World heritage Places - Budj Bim Cultural Landscape Wikipedia - Budj Bim National Park Parks Victoria - Budj Bim National Park Budj Bim Cultural Landscape Two Ticks Town Talk on Mt Gambier, South Australia from the 6 Feb 2024 episode of 'Australia Talks'. Two Ticks Town Talk on W...

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 00:08:34 – China has halted rare earth exports, can Australia step up. Critical minerals in hot demand but governments have a hard time getting industry off the ground 00:30:1...