Australia Talks - 25 Apr 2024: ANZAC day, Defence budget and the 'Great Browning'

A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a trivia question. DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss: 00:00:00 - Introduction and ANZAC day 00:16:09 - $50 billion defence spending increase (and possible impact on new F35 fighter jets) 00:37:15 - Two Ticks Town Talks is Karratha in Western Australia 01:03:08 - The 'Great Browning' spreading along the coast 01:23:51 - This week in Australian history 19-25 Apr 01:40:30 - XXXX bottle top quiz is moist   'Australia Talks' is the official podcast of the r/australian subreddit.   Sources: Plans for new fighter jets on back burner despite Labor’s $50bn boost to defence spending Marles unveils $50 billion defence spending increase over next decade Anger as 'great browning' spreads along 1,000km of Australian coast The big dry: forests and shrublands are dying in parched Western Australia Aussie Towns Wikipedia - Karratha Wikipedia - Dampier Wikipedia - Murujuga Rio Tinto - Dampier salt BCI Minerals - Mardie salt and potash Karratha 50th anniversary booklet CSIRO - Iron ore Hamersley Province, WA Journal of Australasian Mining History, Vol. 11, October 2013 - The Establishment of Iron Ore Giants: Hamersley Iron and the Mount Newman Mining Company, 1961–1969 by David Lee Nomination of the For an Engineering Heritage Australia Heritage Recognition Award   #Australian