Australia Talks – 2 Jul 2026: Keeping Devils and Koalas safe + More social media ban powers

A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions with your hosts DK and Ardeet.   Contact us at [email protected]   DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:   00:00:00 – Introduction 00:15:21 – Keeping Devils and Koalas safe 00:38:54 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Salem Bay, Tasmania 00:55:25 – More social media ban powers 01:21:58 – This week in Australian history 26-30 June & 1-2 July 01:35:20 – XXXX bottle top quiz   Sources: Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative—Improved Forest Management in Multiple-use Public Native Forests) Methodology Determination 2026 - Federal Register of LegislationCarbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative—Improved Forest Management in Multiple-use Public Native Forests) Methodology Determination 2026 - Federal Register of Legislation Park to protect 12,000 koalas to go ahead via contentious carbon credit deal by Albanese government | Environment | The Guardian Koalas Covering for Coal? Dirty Forest Offset Plan Would Mean More Fossil Fuels - The Australia Institute Successful cat trapping effort leads to spike in Tasmanian devil population - ABC News Labor unveils new powers, penalties to strengthen social media ban for under-16s - ABC News Neil the Seal - Wikipedia Let's go back to the convict days in Tasmania to untangle the early drainage history of Burdens Marsh - Nature Glenelg Trust Stay Clear Of Neil The Seal - Tasmanian Times Tasmanian woman tells office she can't come in as 600kg 'Neil the seal' is blocking her car - ABC News Neil the seal's YouTube channel Neil the seal is back bigger than ever and that's a problem for his wellbeing - ABC News Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries   #Australian #Australia