Australia Talks - 21 Aug 2025: Taxing the family home & Nullarbor energy city

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 00:12:21 – The government has asked for bold proposals. Maybe it’s time to tax the family home. 00:46:52 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Halls Creek Part 2, Western Australia 01:07:12 – $100 billion Nullarbor energy project sparks outrage 01:32:35 – This week in Australian history 15-21 Aug 01:40:58 – XXXX bottle top quiz   Sources:   The government has asked for bold proposals. Maybe it’s time to consider taxing the family home Australia is now a 'home owners' welfare state', and income inequality is worse than we think Housing, Income Inequality and Progressivity of Taxes and Transfers Implications of declining home ownership Tax rates – Australian resident $100bn Nullarbor energy project sparks outrage Western Green Energy Hub Beneath the plains of the Nullarbor lies an underground world formed over millions of years Western Green Energy Hub proposal would transform the Nullarbor. What are the odds of it going ahead? Wikipedia - Canning Stock Route Australia's North West - Canning stock route Canning Stock Route Road Trip Key Aboriginal Trade Routes of Ancient Australia Canning Stock Route art project This article is more than 9 years old A dark chapter of history is tied up in the name of the Canning electorate Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Halls Creek (Part 1), Western Australia from the 7 Aug 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.  Song lines - Oodnadatta episode Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries   #Australia #Australian