Australia Talks - 1 May 2025: Australian rare earths & Koala culling

A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions.   Contact us at [email protected]   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 00:30:11 – Budj Bim, Victoria 00:50:55 – The startling reason Australia is shooting koalas out of trees from helicopters 01:14:01 – This week in Australian history 25-30 April & 1 May 01:30:21 - XXXX bottle top quiz   Sources:   China has halted rare earth exports, can Australia step up? Critical minerals in hot demand but governments have hard time getting industry off the ground The startling reason Australia is shooting koalas out of trees from helicopters Sniping koalas from helicopters: here’s what’s wrong with Victoria’s unprecedented cull Bob’s Map – Koala populations then and now 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 Warrnambool, Victoria from the 10 Apr 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'. Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries   #Australia #Australian