Australia Talks - 17 July 2025: No free speech in Victoria & Palantir in Aus

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 00:07:57 – 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 Australia 01:01:13 –From ICE to Coles: Controversial US tech company Palantir's links to Australia spark backlash 01:31:00 – This week in Australian history 11-17 July 01:39:99 - XXXX bottle top quiz   Sources:   From ICE to Coles: Controversial US tech company Palantir’s links to Australia spark backlash A/HRC/59/23: From economy of occupation to economy of genocide - Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967 (Advance edited version) Solving the supermarket: Why Coles just hired US defence contractor Palantir Victoria’s draconian new anti-protest laws will have a chilling effect on free speech — and won’t keep anyone safe Victoria launches anti-hate taskforce Police charge man over Melbourne synagogue fire amid condemnation of antisemitism Victorian government announces new police taskforce in wake of 'sickening' antisemitic attacks 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) Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries   #Australia #Australian #Victoria