Australia Talks - 20 Mar 2025: Big Aussie vroom-vrooms & AUKUS Plan B

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 00:09:33 – ‘You have unmet needs’: the psychology behind Australia’s love affair with big cars 00:41:03 – Boydtown, New South Wales 01:02:22 – Instead of wasting more time on the flawed AUKUS submarine program we must go to plan B now 01:31:21 - This week in Australian history 14-20 Mar 01:41:24 - XXXX bottle top quiz   Sources:   ‘You have unmet needs’: the psychology behind Australia’s love affair with big cars Australians are obsessed with SUVs and huge utes, but experts say they are making our roads deadlier Utes are useless: They may be popular but modern utes such as the Toyota HiLux, Isuzu D-Max, Mitsubishi Triton, Ford Ranger and BYD Shark 6 seem less practical than ever before Greens leader Adam Bandt says Australia should walk away from AUKUS in wake of Trump's tariffs Instead of wasting more time on the flawed Aukus submarine program, we must go to plan B now Visiting nuclear sub commander says US will 'follow through' on AUKUS Why the AUKUS deal is still a controversial and perplexing issue for most Australians Benjamin (Ben) Boyd (1801–1851) Wikipedia - Boydtown, New South Wales Aussietowns - Boydtown Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries   #Australia #Australian