Australia Talks - 30 October 2025: Castle Law in Queensland & No sharing of Virtual Power Plants

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 00:11:43 – 'Castle Law' petition closes with record support in Queensland 00:41:07 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Cape Otway, Victoria 01:00:14 – Households are making their own power, but they don’t want to share it 01:29:55 – This week in Australian history 24-30 Oct 01:39:22 – XXXX bottle top quiz   Sources: 'Castle Law' petition closes with record support in Queensland  Queeensland Rum Day  Queensland parliament Castle Law petition Petition calls for law allowing homeowners to defend their property with ‘whatever force is deemed appropriate’ against invaders Households are making their own power, but they don’t want to share it Competition a key to VPP development: ACCC report Wikipedia - Cape Otway Trove - Extermination of the Cape Otway tribe of Aborigines Wikipedia - Disappearance of Frederick Valentich  Mystery or Tragedy: The Frederick Valentich Disappearance Frederick Valentich disappearance: How UFO helped inspire The Kettering Incident The Audio of the Frederick Valentich Disappearance Snopes - Frederick Valentich's 'UFO' Sighting and Disappearance Frederick Valentich Memorial Plaque Roy Manifold Cape Otway photo Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries   #Australia #Australian