Australia Talks – 29 Jan 2026: Coalition split & Crown of thorns starfish

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 00:00:59 – Croc watch 00:13:26 – Coalition splits for second time since election after Nationals quit shadow cabinet 00:38:46 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Lightning Ridge, New South Wales 01:12:15 – Fighting crown of thorns starfish with ox bile and vinegar 01:29:50 – This week in Australian history 23-29 January 01:40:56 – XXXX bottle top quiz   Sources: Queensland crocodile capture rates double as removal zones expand Coalition splits for second time since election after Nationals quit shadow cabinet  From ultimatum to implosion: How the Coalition went its separate ways Andrew Hastie and Angus Taylor hold talks as shadow ministers rally behind Sussan Ley as leader of the Liberal Party Divers use ox bile to battle new crown-of-thorns starfish outbreak threatening Great Barrier Reef Worst crown-of-thorns starfish outbreak in decades emerging on Great Barrier Reef Personal histories/collective biography: ideas for a biography of place suggested by two local exhibitions of personal migration histories The history of the black soil plains Lightning Ridge Opal company  Lightning Ridge Bore Baths  Car Door Tours Lightning Ridge Digging up the rarest fossils of Lightning Ridge Outback opal tours Fossils in Lightning Ridge, NSW Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries   #Australia #Australian