Australia Talks - 11 Dec 2025: Teen social media ban & Detecting smuggled animals

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 00:09:10 – 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 tiny clue that reveals if an animal has been illegally smuggled 01:09:48 – This week in Australian history 5-11 Dec 01:22:35 – XXXX bottle top quiz   Sources: Australia's grand social media experiment is finally live. Teens say nothing has changed  Kids locked out of social media apps after Australia's world-first ban Australia’s teen social media ban: How day one unfolded — and the world’s response The social media ban is just the start of Australia’s forthcoming restrictions – and teens have legitimate concerns The tiny clue that reveals if an animal has been illegally smuggled Stable isotope analysis successfully identifies wild-caught individuals of threatened Asian freshwater turtles in illegal trade The ecological drivers and consequences of wildlife trade 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 outsells butter three to one Margarine vs butter: how what we spread on our toast became a weapon of class war Aboriginal people and place Wikipedia - Margarine Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries Wikipedia - Perentie   #Australia #Australian