Australia Talks - 20 Feb 2025: Chinese jet flares RAAF & Plummeting R&D

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 00:06:33 – Chinese fighter deployed flares within 30m of RAAF jet in South China Sea 00:28:16 - Two Ticks Town Talk – Birdsville, Queensland 00:52:59 – Industry minister points at big business over ‘plummeting’ research investment in Australia 01:17:31 - This week in Australian history 14-20 Feb 01:30:27 - XXXX bottle top quiz   Sources:   Chinese fighter deployed flares within 30m of RAAF jet in South China Sea China drops flares ahead of RAAF plane, sends ships to Australia’s northern approaches Industry minister points at big business over 'plummeting' research investment in Australia Climate Active - Certificaton Big Red Sand Dune, Simpson Desert Wikipedia - Birdsville races 10 things to do in Birdsville Wikipedia - Birdsville, Queensland Birdsville Big Red Bash The Most Unexpected Gold Medal In History - Steven Bradbury | Salt Lake 2002 Winter Olympics Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries   #Australia #Australian