Australia Talks

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Yea, Victoria from the 7 May 2026 full episode of 'Australia Talks' with your hosts DK and Ardeet.   Sources: Flora Fossil Site - Yea - DCCEEW Yea Fossil Time Path - Yea Wetlands Discovery Centre Yea and Yea Shire | Victorian Places Yea, Victoria - Wikipedia Baragwanathia - Wikipedia History - Town | Rotary Club of Yea Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries   #Australia #Australian

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 00:06:57 – PM Takaishi’s visit to Aus and the Trade agreement 00:27:58 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Yea, Victoria 00:49:40 – New fossil fuel exploration in Australia 01:14:02 – This week in Australian history 1-7 May 01:21:20 – XXXX bottle top quiz   Sources: Takaichi visits Australia to bolster economic and defense ties - The Japan Times Australia and Japan sign agreements on energy, defence and critical minerals - ABC News Japan's 'Iron Lady' to visit Australia for PM talks | The Canberra Times | Canberra, ACT Queensland fast-tracks Australia’s first new oil province in 50 years Taroom Trough petroleum exploration | Department of Natural Resources and Mines, Manufacturing and Regional and Rural Development Taroom Trough's oil field touted as solution to fuel security but no-one knows how much oil is there - ABC News Flora Fossil Site - Yea - DCCEEW Yea Fossil Time Path - Yea Wetlands Discovery Centre Yea and Yea Shire | Victorian Places Yea, Victoria - Wikipedia Baragwanathia - Wikipedia History - Town | Rotary Club of Yea Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries   #Australia #Australian

his is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Bunbury, Western Australia from the 30 April 2026 full episode of 'Australia Talks' with your hosts DK and Ardeet.   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 00:01:06 – Croc watch – Croc farming in Australia Part 1 00:17:55 – Gas Tax! 00:45:04 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Bunbury, Western Australia 01:11:11 – NDIS cuts 01:37:31 – This week in Australian history 24-30 April 01:48:41 – XXXX bottle top quiz   Sources: Hartley's Creek Crocodile Farm - Hartley's Crocodile Adventures Northern Territory crocodile farming industry strategic plan 2015-2021 Code of practice on the humane treatment of wild and farmed Australian crocodiles The economic value of the Northern Territory’s crocodile industry Why the gas tax momentum is building as Australia looks to properly cash in on its abundant natural resources - ABC News  Foreign companies are making billions off Australia’s gas. It’s time that changed The government wants to curb NDIS spending. Here’s how it might succeed How the NDIS grew to four times the size that was expected - ABC News NDIS Minister Mark Butler denies NDIS cuts will force disabled Australians to pay out of pocket for support services | Sky News Australia Bunbury History - City of Bunbury Bunbury, Western Australia - Wikipedia The inside story of how Bunnings became a multi-billion-dollar household name Robert Bunning - Wikipedia Bunnings - Wikipedia Bunbury, WA - Aussie Towns Bunbury woodchip bombing - Wikipedia Two Ticks Town Talk - Geraldton Part 2, Western Australia (from 24 Apr 2025 Australia Talks) | Australia Talks Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries   #Australia #Australian

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 00:01:06 – Croc watch - Croc farming in Australia Part 1 00:17:55 – Gas Tax! 00:45:04 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Bunbury, Western Australia 01:11:11 – NDIS cuts 01:37:31 – This week in Australian history 24-30 April 01:48:41 – XXXX bottle top quiz   Sources: Hartley's Creek Crocodile Farm - Hartley's Crocodile Adventures Northern Territory crocodile farming industry strategic plan 2015-2021 Code of practice on the humane treatment of wild and farmed Australian crocodiles The economic value of the Northern Territory’s crocodile industry Why the gas tax momentum is building as Australia looks to properly cash in on its abundant natural resources - ABC News  Foreign companies are making billions off Australia’s gas. It’s time that changed The government wants to curb NDIS spending. Here’s how it might succeed How the NDIS grew to four times the size that was expected - ABC News NDIS Minister Mark Butler denies NDIS cuts will force disabled Australians to pay out of pocket for support services | Sky News Australia Bunbury History - City of Bunbury Bunbury, Western Australia - Wikipedia The inside story of how Bunnings became a multi-billion-dollar household name Robert Bunning - Wikipedia Bunnings - Wikipedia Bunbury, WA - Aussie Towns Bunbury woodchip bombing - Wikipedia Two Ticks Town Talk - Geraldton Part 2, Western Australia (from 24 Apr 2025 Australia Talks) | Australia Talks Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries   #Australia #Australian

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on HMQS Gayundah, Queensland from the 22 April 2026 full episode of 'Australia Talks' with your hosts DK and Ardeet.   Sources:   Colonial navies of Australia - Wikipedia HMQS Gayundah - Wikipedia HMQS Gayundah – The gunboats Gayundah, Paluma & Queensland's colonial navy. HMAS Gayundah | Sea Power Centre H.M.Q.S. Gayundah | Moreton Bay Our Story HMQS "Gayundah" - Conduct Unbecoming - 1888 - Naval Historical Society of Australia Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries   #Australia #Australian

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 00:10:14 – New warship and Defence budget 00:37:27 – Two Ticks Town Talk – HMQS Gayundah, Queensland 01:08:50 – Homegrown biofuels 01:29:46 – This week in Australian history 17-23 April 01:42:16 – XXXX bottle top quiz   Sources: Australia, Japan sign contracts to start $7 billion warship deal | Reuters Defence spending to lift by $53 billion over the next decade as government warns of 'intensifying' risks - ABC News Japan, Australia sign deal for first three Mogami frigate warships - ABC News General purpose frigate | Royal Australian Navy 2026 National Defence Strategy and 2026 Integrated Investment Program | About | Defence  Biofuels could bolster Australia's fuel security but right now, we're exporting what we need to make them - ABC News CEFC Refined Ambitions LCLF Opportunities Investment Insight - Clean Energy Finance Corporation Ethanol fuel - Wikipedia Colonial navies of Australia - Wikipedia HMQS Gayundah - Wikipedia HMQS Gayundah – The gunboats Gayundah, Paluma & Queensland's colonial navy. HMAS Gayundah | Sea Power Centre H.M.Q.S. Gayundah | Moreton Bay Our Story HMQS "Gayundah" - Conduct Unbecoming - 1888 - Naval Historical Society of Australia Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries   #Australia #Australian

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Toowoomba, Queensland from the 16 April 2026 full episode of 'Australia Talks' with your hosts DK and Ardeet.   Sources:   18 May 2012 - Multuggerah - Monument Australia (www.monumentaustralia.org.au) - Trove Battle of One Tree Hill - Wikipedia Multuggerah - Wikipedia Toowoomba, QLD - Aussie Towns Toowoomba - Wikipedia Toowoomba — Grokipedia Battle of One Tree Hill: remembering an Indigenous victory and a warrior who routed the whites | Frontier wars | The Guardian Battle of One Tree Hill, Australian Frontier Wars - History Guild Multuggerah and the Battle of One Tree Hill - Australian Geographic Biography - Multuggerah - Indigenous Australia   #Australia #Australian

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 00:12:30 – Australia Establishes Fertilizer Coordination Body, Seeks New Urea Supply Sources 00:42:05 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Toowoomba, Queensland 01:00:45 – BYD and EV truck imports increase 01:29:03 – This week in Australian history 10-16 April 01:37:54 – XXXX bottle top quiz   Sources: Australia Establishes Fertilizer Coordination Body, Seeks New Urea Supply Sources :: Content :: Tập đoàn Hoá chất Việt Nam (Vinachem) Australia turns to less-established urea origins Why Australia turned to Brunei to shore up supplies of critical crop fertiliser during Middle East war - ABC News Visit to Brunei and Malaysia | Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs Virgin to trim domestic flights ahead of fuel costs rising by up to $40 million - ABC News  BYD tripling shipment volumes to Australia to 30,000 cars amid fuel price surge | CarExpert 18 May 2012 - Multuggerah - Monument Australia (www.monumentaustralia.org.au) - Trove Battle of One Tree Hill - Wikipedia Multuggerah - Wikipedia Toowoomba, QLD - Aussie Towns Toowoomba - Wikipedia Toowoomba — Grokipedia Battle of One Tree Hill: remembering an Indigenous victory and a warrior who routed the whites | Frontier wars | The Guardian Battle of One Tree Hill, Australian Frontier Wars - History Guild Multuggerah and the Battle of One Tree Hill - Australian Geographic Biography - Multuggerah - Indigenous Australia Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries   #Australia #Australian

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Mallee Cliffs National Park, New South Wales from the 9 April 2026 full episode of 'Australia Talks' with your hosts DK and Ardeet.   Sources:     Numbats reintroduced to NSW National Park | Australian Wildlife Conservancy Mallee Cliffs National Park | NSW National Parks Review of Environmental Factors Wikipedia - Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area Mallee Cliffs National Park Review of Environmental Factors for the Reintroduction of Locally Extinct Mammals | Environment and Heritage Numbat - Wikipedia     #Australia #Australian

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 00:13:39 – Bilby populations 00:39:13 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Mallee Cliffs National Park, New South Wales 01:00:07 – Ebikes and the Straight of Hormuz 01:20:41 – This week in Australian history 3-9 April 01:30:38 – XXXX bottle top quiz   Sources: 'Easter bilby' populations quadruple across Australian sanctuaries - ABC News Macrotis - Wikipedia Easter Bilby - Wikipedia Commuters swap the car for e-bikes as fuel prices soar amid Middle East war - ABC News Australia given fuel supply assurances as plans in works for visit by Japan's prime minister - ABC News  Defence Minister says Australia may support measures to provide safe passage in the Straits of Hormuz Numbats reintroduced to NSW National Park | Australian Wildlife Conservancy Mallee Cliffs National Park | NSW National Parks Review of Environmental Factors Wikipedia - Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area Mallee Cliffs National Park Review of Environmental Factors for the Reintroduction of Locally Extinct Mammals | Environment and Heritage Numbat - Wikipedia Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries   #Australia #Australian

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Leeton, New South Wales from the 2 April 2026 full episode of 'Australia Talks' with your hosts DK and Ardeet.   Sources:   Wikipedia - Leeton, New South Wales: https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeton,_New_South_Wales   Wikipedia - Riverina: https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riverina   Wikipedia - Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murrumbidgee_Irrigation_Area   About Leeton | Visit Leeton: https://www.visitleeton.com.au/about/leeton/   A complete guide to Leeton, NSW - Australian Geographic: https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/travel/2023/11/a-complete-guide-to-leeton-nsw/   Wikipedia - Murrumbidgee River: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murrumbidgee_River   #Australia #Australian

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 00:07:53 – Fuel security 00:35:37 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Leeton, New South Wales 00:55:22 – Pauline Hanson’s ABC plan 01:22:21 – This week in Australian history 27-31 March & 1-2 April 01:32:25 – XXXX bottle top quiz   Sources: Labor to use new fuel security powers to underwrite extra shipments to Australia Securing Australia’s future fuel supply and critical minerals strategic reserve | Minister for Trade and Tourism Labor cuts fuel excise for three months, saving Australians 26c a litre on petrol and diesel Minimum stockholding obligation (MSO) for liquid fuels: statistics - DCCEEW Pauline Hanson’s plan to ‘defund’ ABC, introduce subscriptions ‘Defund it’: One Nation leader Pauline Hanson calls for ABC to be stripped of taxpayer funding and go subscriber-based  ABC Transparency portal What would – and should – happen to the ABC under the next federal government? Wikipedia - Leeton, New South Wales Wikipedia - Riverina Wikipedia - Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area About Leeton | Visit Leeton A complete guide to Leeton, NSW - Australian Geographic Wikipedia - Murrumbidgee River Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries   #Australia #Australian

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Gawler Ranges from the 22 Mar 2026 full episode of 'Australia Talks' with your hosts DK and Ardeet.   Sources:   Gawler Ranges National Park - Gawler Ranges Gawler Ranges - Wikipedia Gawler Ranges… - National Parks and Wildlife Service South Australia Gawler Ranges National Park Management Plan 2017 Gawler Ranges National Park     #Australia #Australian

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 00:00:53 – Croc watch 00:15:10 – Police drones in Australia 00:40:32 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Gawler Ranges, South Australia 01:04:29 – $1B medical research fund unused 01:21:11 – This week in Australian history 20-26 March 01:31:19 – XXXX bottle top quiz   Sources: Catching Sweetheart: Australia’s Most Notorious Boat-Flipping Crocodile | Part 1 Documentary Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory Sweetheart the crocodile was famous for attacking fishing boats. But was another croc to blame? Australia sitting on over $1 billion of unused medical research funding as scientists abandon the field Sydney police are using drones to chase suspects 500km away. Is a vulnerable town being targeted? NSW Police’s drone trial: questions of risk, governance and resilience  Police commissioner claims drones over Moree will not be used for surveillance Gawler Ranges National Park - Gawler Ranges Gawler Ranges - Wikipedia Gawler Ranges… - National Parks and Wildlife Service South Australia Gawler Ranges National Park Management Plan 2017 Gawler Ranges National Park Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries   #Australia #Australian

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Kiama, New South Wales from the 19 Mar 2026 full episode of 'Australia Talks' with your hosts DK and Ardeet.   Sources: Aussietowns - Kiama, NSW Kiama baker Les Warby was jailed for baking bread at weekends Wikipedia - Kiama New South Wales Wikipedia - Kiama blowhole NSW Legislation - Bread Act 1969 No 54     #Australia #Australian

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 00:08:34 – Australian fuel supply issues and challenges 00:43:04 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Kiama, New South Wales 00:57:44 – Has Australia joined the Iran war? 01:27:16 – This week in Australian history 13-19 March 01:37:41 – XXXX bottle top quiz   Sources: Australia to release nearly 20% of fuel stockpile as Bowen insists country ‘nowhere near’ running out Minimum stockholding obligation (MSO) for liquid fuels: statistics Australia has never been more vulnerable to an energy crisis Fuel rationing a chance in Australia if war continues to trim global oil supplies, experts say Trump says he doesn't 'need or desire' Australia's help in outburst over Strait of Hormuz Federal politics: Australia will not send navy ship to Strait of Hormuz, minister says — as it happened  With the Wedgetail deployment, Australia is now part of the Iran War Taylor urges Australia to back Trump on securing Strait of Hormuz Australian facilities damaged in Iranian attack on Middle East air base Australia is sending an aircraft and personnel to the Middle East. Does this mean we are entering the war Aussietowns - Kiama, NSW Kiama baker Les Warby was jailed for baking bread at weekends Wikipedia - Kiama New South Wales Wikipedia - Kiama blowhole NSW Legislation - Bread Act 1969 No 54 Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries   #Australia #Australian

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Streaky Bay, South Australia from the 12 Mar 2026 full episode of 'Australia Talks' with your hosts DK and Ardeet.   Sources: Wikipedia - Streaky Bay, South Australia Streaky Bay - Our History Wikipedia - Murphy's Haystacks Murphy's Haystacks Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia, Incorporated Streaky Bay, South Australia     #Australia #Australian

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 00:12:58 – Fortnightly rubbish collection ‘inevitable’ as waste costs mount 00:37:48 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Streaky Bay, South Australia 01:01:29 – Australia can’t easily reduce its military dependence on the US, but with Canada, we can mitigate risk 01:31:16 – This week in Australian history 6-12 March 01:40:08 – XXXX bottle top quiz   Sources: Fortnightly rubbish collection ‘inevitable’ as waste costs mount Council bin collection changes blamed for ‘revolting tide’ of maggots and flies Australia can’t easily reduce its military dependence on the US, but with Canada, we can mitigate risk Anthony Albanese confirms Australian navy personnel on US submarine that sank Iranian vessel National security is getting more complex, and Australia needs a plan A regional maritime forum can create sweeter cooperation in Southeast Asia  Wikipedia - Streaky Bay, South Australia Streaky Bay - Our History Wikipedia - Murphy's Haystacks Murphy's Haystacks Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia, Incorporated Streaky Bay, South Australia Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries   #Australia #Australian

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Moruya, New South Wales from the 5 Mar 2026 full episode of 'Australia Talks' with your hosts DK and Ardeet.   Sources:   Aussietowns - Moruya John Gilmore, Quarry Manager Moruya granite and the Harbour Bridge The Significant Legacy of Moruya Granite ‘Quarry Scotties’: the story of the Sydney Harbour Bridge’s forgotten migrant workers Moruya: a source of stone Granite Town: Honoring a Legacy Carved in Stone Moruya Granite Quarry Monument Australia - Moruya Granite Wikipedia - Moruya, New South Wales     #Australia #Australian

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 00:11:14 – Signs of psychosis seen in Australian users’ interactions with AI chatbots, expert warns 00:41:16 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Moruya, New South Wales 01:00:40 – Newcastle to Sydney in 1 hour - Albanese Government lays foundation for high-speed rail in Australia 01:30:28 – This week in Australian history 27-28 February & 1-5 March 01:42:09 – XXXX bottle top quiz   Sources: Newcastle to Sydney in 1 hour - Albanese Government lays foundation for high-speed rail in Australia High-speed rail from Sydney to Newcastle is a step closer. But what about Sydney to Melbourne? High-speed rail link between Sydney and Newcastle could be ‘shovel-ready’ in two years, Albanese government says Why the PM’s $93b high-speed rail project will never happen Signs of psychosis seen in Australian users’ interactions with AI chatbots, expert warns Reports of ‘AI psychosis’ are emerging — here’s what a psychiatric clinician has to say  Aussietowns - Moruya John Gilmore, Quarry Manager Moruya granite and the Harbour Bridge The Significant Legacy of Moruya Granite ‘Quarry Scotties’: the story of the Sydney Harbour Bridge’s forgotten migrant workers Moruya: a source of stone Granite Town: Honoring a Legacy Carved in Stone Moruya Granite Quarry Monument Australia - Moruya Granite Wikipedia - Moruya, New South Wales Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries   #Australia #Australian

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Bald Rock National Park, New South Wales from the 26 Feb 2026 full podcast of 'Australia Talks' with your hosts DK and Ardeet.   Sources: Wikipedia - Bald Rock National Park NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service - Bald Rock National Park     #Australia #Australian

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 00:00:55 – Croc watch 00:19:17 – Humanoid home robots are on the market – but do we really want them? 00:49:59 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Bald Rock National Park, New South Wales 01:00:32 – Scammers fleeced pensioner Ian Williams out of $1,338. So he sued his bank for $379 million 01:26:51 – This week in Australian history 20-26 February 01:37:12 – XXXX bottle top quiz   Sources: Cahill's Crossing - The World's Deadliest Crossing Australia’s most terrifying wildlife spectacle: 50 saltwater crocs crammed into one small stretch of river waiting to strike Scammers fleeced pensioner Ian Williams out of $1,338. So he sued his bank for $379 million Leigh Sales reveals chilling reason why ABC Australian Story episode about pensioner who 'captured the hearts of Australia' was pulled off the air at the last minute Scam victim at centre of ABC’s axed Australian Story episode admits he hid dark past from show Humanoid home robots are on the market – but do we really want them?  Wikipedia - Bald Rock National Park NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service - Bald Rock National Park Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries   #Australia #Australian

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk – Tennant Creek (part 2) Northern Territory segment from the 19 Feb 2026 full episode of 'Australia Talks' with your hosts DK and Ardeet.   Sources: In the Australian outback, we're listening for nuclear tests. What we hear matters more than ever Warramunga Seismic and Infrasound Research Station Wikipedia - Tennant Creek  Wikipedia - Warumungu  The Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty The International Monitoring System (IMS) map Aussietowns - Tennant Creek, NT Two Ticks Town Talk – Tennant Creek, NT (from 4 Jul 2023 Australia Talks)   #Australia #Australian

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 00:10:01 – Australian firearms laws developments 00:38:53 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Tennant Creek (part 2), Northern Territory 00:53:48 – Fortescue’s electric locomotives 01:17:37 – This week in Australian history 13-19 February 01:30:28 – XXXX bottle top quiz   Sources: Shooters Union Australia Gun licence applications explode after Bondi terror attack crackdown Firearms Collection  New hope for national gun register 30 years after it was first proposed Gun licence applications in NSW up 7000 per cent in some categories Fortescue launches its first electric locomotives – with batteries the size of more than 200 Tesla EVs Fortescue trials battery-electric locomotives in Pilbara as decarbonisation race tightens In the Australian outback, we're listening for nuclear tests. What we hear matters more than ever Warramunga Seismic and Infrasound Research Station Wikipedia - Tennant Creek  Wikipedia - Warumungu  The Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty The International Monitoring System (IMS) map Aussietowns - Tennant Creek, NT Two Ticks Town Talk – Tennant Creek, NT (from 4 Jul 2023 Australia Talks) Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries   #Australia #Australian

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Mount Coolum, Queensland from the 12 Feb 2026 full episode of 'Australia Talks' with your hosts DK and Ardeet.   Sources: Wikipedia - Mount Coolum, Queensland Trove - Mt Coolun Ore samples go to Melbourne Trove - No uranium at Mount Coolum  Climb Mount Coolum  Wikipedia - Laccolith Mount Coolum National Park Coolum Advertiser Australia's nuclear age & the unsettling truth about Mt Coolum Australia's nuclear age & the unsettling truth about Mt Coolum Australia Talks - 28 Nov 2024: Bunnings breaches privacy   #Australia #Australian  

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 00:07:35 – Albanese government fire sale of Defence properties 00:36:57 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Mount Coolum, Queensland 00:53:59 – Bunnings given green light to use facial recognition tech on customers to combat crime 01:23:12 – This week in Australian history 6-12 February 01:33:01 – XXXX bottle top quiz   Sources: National Defence: Defence Strategic Review 2023 Government eyes off fire sale of historic defence properties around Australia  Albanese government to sell off $3bn worth of historic defence sites amid push to free up space for new homes Bunnings decision may open door to facial recognition surveillance free-for-all Bunnings Group Limited and Privacy Commissioner (Guidance and Appeals Panel) [2026] ARTA 130 (4 February 2026) PRIVACY ACT 1988 - SECT 16A Bunnings given green light to use facial recognition tech on customers to combat crime 'Worth the squeeze': Bunnings vows to minimise store crime after approval to use facial recognition technology Wikipedia - Mount Coolum, Queensland Trove - Mt Coolun Ore samples go to Melbourne Trove - No uranium at Mount Coolum  Climb Mount Coolum  Wikipedia - Laccolith Mount Coolum National Park Coolum Advertiser Australia's nuclear age & the unsettling truth about Mt Coolum Australia's nuclear age & the unsettling truth about Mt Coolum Australia Talks - 28 Nov 2024: Bunnings breaches privacy Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries   #Australia #Australian

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Humpty Doo, Northern Territory from the 5 Feb 2026 full episode of 'Australia Talks' with your hosts DK and Ardeet.   Sources: Aussietowns - Humpty Doo, NT The only way is up? The northern Australian food bowl fantasy Aussietowns Facebook - Humpty Doo  YouTube - The Darwin Stubby drinking competition (1988)  Norman the beer drinking bull Darwin Stubby wake held in Alice Springs as Carlton United Breweries pulls pin on production Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries   #Australia #Australian

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 00:07:08 – China’s ambassador warns Albanese reclaiming Port of Darwin will force Beijing to intervene 00:30:54 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Humpty Doo, Northern Territory 00:47:52 – Albanese government will not join US President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace amid diplomatic caution 01:22:11 – This week in Australian history 30-31 January and 1-5 February 01:35:00 – XXXX bottle top quiz   Sources: China’s ambassador warns Albanese reclaiming Port of Darwin will force Beijing to intervene National security review of Darwin Port to remain secret, but Defence releases 'talking points'  Albanese government urged to use careful diplomacy to defuse Darwin Port row with China Albanese government will not join US President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace amid diplomatic caution Should Australia join Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’? Here are 5 key points to consider Labor stalls on Trump’s board of peace invitation as Trump envoy issues warning Board of Peace logo Boulder Two Ticks Town Talk (near Kalgoorlie) Aussietowns - Humpty Doo, NT The only way is up? The northern Australian food bowl fantasy Aussietowns Facebook - Humpty Doo  YouTube - The Darwin Stubby drinking competition (1988)  Norman the beer drinking bull Darwin Stubby wake held in Alice Springs as Carlton United Breweries pulls pin on production Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries   #Australia #Australian

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Lightning Ridge, New South Wales from the 29 Jan 2026 full episode of 'Australia Talks' with your hosts DK and Ardeet.   Sources:   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

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

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Geeveston, Tasmania from the 22 Jan 2026 full episode of Australia Talks with your hosts DK and Ardeet.   Sources   Aussietowns - Geeveston, TAS Tahune Adventures Geeveston Gateway to the southern forests  Geeveston  Wikipedia - Geeveston Grokipedia - Geeveston     #Australia #Australian

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 00:07:45 – AI Blackface 00:53:25 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Geeveston, Tasmania 01:15:29 – Reconsidering our US alliance 01:42:38 – This week in Australian history 16-22 January 01:52:30 – XXXX bottle top quiz   Sources: No Mob, No Country: the social media account profiting with an AI Indigenous avatar ‘It’s AI blackface’: social media account hailed as the Aboriginal Steve Irwin is an AI character created in New Zealand  This TikTok star sharing Australian animal stories doesn’t exist – it’s AI Blakface Australia’s confidence in Trump’s US has evaporated. What will it take for the alliance to rupture? Can Australia still rely on the US after Trump’s latest moves? Aussietowns - Geeveston, TAS Tahune Adventures Geeveston Gateway to the southern forests  Geeveston  Wikipedia - Geeveston Grokipedia - Geeveston Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries   #Australia #Australian

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Rainbow Beach, Queensland from the 15 Jan 2026 full episode of Australia Talks with your hosts DK and Ardeet. Sources:   Wikipedia - Rainbow beach, Queensland  History of Cooloola Rainbow Beach Coloured Sands Legend Welcome to Rainbow Beach and Gympie Gympie regional memories     #Australia #Australian

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 00:12:31 – Victorian bushfires 00:31:15 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Rainbow Beach, Queensland 00:52:55 – A nation of rich cowards’: Australia needs its dreamers but the arts are underfunded, undervalued and despised 01:18:03 – This week in Australian history 9-15 January 01:30:53 – XXXX bottle top quiz   Sources: One person dead as PM visits bushfire-ravaged towns with 300 structures destroyed and 350,000 hectares burned Tens of thousands of livestock confirmed dead as Victorians return to bushfire-ravaged communities  Victoria's bushfires more than five times the size of Singapore January 2026 Victorian bushfires Vic Emergency Services Australia - Victoria Bushfires, January 2026 A nation of rich cowards’: Australia needs its dreamers but the arts are underfunded, undervalued and despised Ben Quilty  Wikipedia - Rainbow beach, Queensland  History of Cooloola Rainbow Beach Coloured Sands Legend Welcome to Rainbow Beach and Gympie Gympie regional memories Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries   #Australia #Australian

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Northam, Western Australia (from the 8 Jan 2026 full episode of 'Australia Talks'. Contact us at [email protected] Sources: Australia your way A Guide to the Best Silo Art Locations in the Outback Loop Australian Silo Art Trail  The Australian Silo Art Trail – Ultimate Guide  Australian Silo Art Wikipedia - Northam, Western Australia Public silo trail - Northam AussieTowns - Northam, WA   #Australia #Australian

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 00:08:10 – NSW gun laws 00:46:54 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Northam, Western Australia 01:01:39 – Once the great Australian dream, backyards are vanishing from suburban homes 01:29:33 – This week in Australian history 1-8 January 01:38:55 – XXXX bottle top quiz   Sources: Shooters Union Australia NSW parliament passes tougher laws on guns and protests after Bondi Beach attack  NSW Police commissioner extends restrictions on Sydney protests for another fortnight Terrorism and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 Once the great Australian dream, backyards are vanishing from suburban homes Australia your way A Guide to the Best Silo Art Locations in the Outback Loop Australian Silo Art Trail  The Australian Silo Art Trail – Ultimate Guide  Australian Silo Art Wikipedia - Northam, Western Australia Public silo trail - Northam AussieTowns - Northam, WA Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries   #Australia #Australian

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk - New Year Repeat 2025 on Mittagong, New South Wales from 16 Jan 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.   Sources: The 19th century Iron Making Process Aussie Towns - Mittagong, NSW Fitzroy Iron Works Highlands Market Place Wikipedia - Fitzroy Iron Works Newcastle Industrial Heritage Association - Fitz Roy Iron Works Wikipedia - Mittagong   #Australian #Australia

DarkestKnight and Ardeet wish all of our gracious listeners a Happy and Successful New Year. We'll resume our regular programming on 8 Jan 2026.

This is the Christmas Repeat of the Two Ticks Town Talk on Woomera , South Australia from the 24 Jul 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'. Podbean links (or simply search for 'Woomera' in your podcast player: Woomera Part 2 Woomera Part 3 Woomera Part 4 Woomera Part 5 Woomera Part 6   Sources: RAAF Woomera Range Complex Wikipedia - Woomera, South Australia Aussietowns - Woomera, SA Wikipedia - British nuclear tests at Maralinga   #Australia #Australian

Australia Talks - 25 Dec 2025: Merry Christmas and see you 8 Jan 2026 DarkestKnight and Ardeet wish all of our listeners a Merry Christmas. We really appreciate the support over the year.      We'll be back on deck for regular programming 8 Jan 2026. #Australia #Australian

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Christmas Island, Christmas Island Territory from the 18 Dec 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.   Sources: Wikipedia - Christmas Island  Christmas Island  The birds of Christmas Island, Indian Ocean: A review North West Point Immigration Detention Centre Christmas Island - A natural wonder Guide to Christmas Island     #Australia #Australian

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 00:10:23 – US plans to order foreign tourists, including Australians, to disclose social media histories 00:36:34 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Christmas Island, Territory of Christmas Island 01:06:04 – Australia’s senior politicians can claim ‘unlimited’ travel expenses for their spouse, watchdog rules say 01:29:31 – This week in Australian history 5-11 Dec 01:41:24 – XXXX bottle top quiz   Sources: US plans to order foreign tourists, including Australians, to disclose social media histories  Tech workers face new H-1B scrutiny as Trump targets ‘censorship’ U.S. Visa Services ‘The whole thing disgusts me’: Australians ditch US travel as new rules require social media to be declared Australia’s senior politicians can claim ‘unlimited’ travel expenses for their spouse, watchdog rules say Attorney-General Michelle Rowland to repay family travel expenses after independent review Trade Minister Don Farrell flies family using $90,000 of taxpayer funds Wikipedia - Christmas Island  Christmas Island  The birds of Christmas Island, Indian Ocean: A review North West Point Immigration Detention Centre Christmas Island - A natural wonder Guide to Christmas Island Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries   #Australia #Australian

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Jamberoo, New South Wales from the 11 Dec 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.   Sources:   First Nations Kiama  Kevin Richardson and Geoff Boxsell changed the way we spread  Wikipedia - Jamberoo Aussietowns - Jamberoo, New South Wales Dairy 'disrupter' wins science award for inventing spreadable butter in 1970s The Old Jamberoo Dairy Coop 1992 Margarine outsells butter three to one Margarine vs butter: how what we spread on our toast became a weapon of class war Aboriginal people and place Wikipedia - Margarine   #Australia #Australian

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 00:09:10 – Australia's grand social media experiment is finally live. Teens say nothing has changed 00:33:58 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Jamberoo, New South Wales 00:49:50 – The tiny clue that reveals if an animal has been illegally smuggled 01:09:48 – This week in Australian history 5-11 Dec 01:22:35 – XXXX bottle top quiz   Sources: Australia's grand social media experiment is finally live. Teens say nothing has changed  Kids locked out of social media apps after Australia's world-first ban Australia’s teen social media ban: How day one unfolded — and the world’s response The social media ban is just the start of Australia’s forthcoming restrictions – and teens have legitimate concerns The tiny clue that reveals if an animal has been illegally smuggled Stable isotope analysis successfully identifies wild-caught individuals of threatened Asian freshwater turtles in illegal trade The ecological drivers and consequences of wildlife trade First Nations Kiama  Kevin Richardson and Geoff Boxsell changed the way we spread  Wikipedia - Jamberoo Aussietowns - Jamberoo, New South Wales Dairy 'disrupter' wins science award for inventing spreadable butter in 1970s The Old Jamberoo Dairy Coop 1992 Margarine outsells butter three to one Margarine vs butter: how what we spread on our toast became a weapon of class war Aboriginal people and place Wikipedia - Margarine Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries Wikipedia - Perentie   #Australia #Australian

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk segment on the Devils Marbles, Northern Territory from the 4 Dec 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.   Sources: Karlu Karlu / Devils Marbles Conservation Reserve Wikipedia - Karlu Karlu / Devils Marbles Conservation Reserve Fact sheet - Karlu Karlu / Devils Marbles Conservation Reserve   Visit Devils Marbles  How were the Devils Marbles formed? Managing visitors     #Australia #Australian

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 00:10:22 – Mussels and clams recruited as undercover agents 00:27:49 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Devil’s Marbles, Northern Territory 00:53:55 – TGA says some vitamin B6 to be removed, prescriptions needed after toxicity cases 01:24:03 – This week in Australian history 28-30 Nov & 1-4 Dec 01:36:19 – XXXX bottle top quiz   Sources: Mussels and clams recruited as undercover agents  Water monitoring using cybernetic mussels TGA says some vitamin B6 to be removed, prescriptions needed after toxicity cases Vitamin B6 products are set to be restricted. Here’s what you need to know Vitamin B6 Karlu Karlu / Devils Marbles Conservation Reserve Wikipedia - Karlu Karlu / Devils Marbles Conservation Reserve Fact sheet - Karlu Karlu / Devils Marbles Conservation Reserve   Visit Devils Marbles  How were the Devils Marbles formed? Managing visitors Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries   #Australia #Australian

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Stansbury, South Australia from the 27 Nov 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.   Sources: Oyster growing regions Sydney Rock Oysters Wikipedia - Stansbury, South Australia Thomas Holt (Australian politician) Australian Food Timeline Tasmanian Aquaculture Aussietowns - Stansbury, SA Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries   #Australia #Australian

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 00:01:02 – Croc Watch 00:15:15 – Australia has some of highest consumption rates of ultra-processed foods, researchers say 00:46:10 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Stansbury, South Australia 01:11:08 – Judges have become ‘human filters’ as AI in Australian courts reaches ‘unsustainable phase’, chief justice says 01:38:28 – This week in Australian history 21-27 Nov 01:46:13 – XXXX bottle top quiz   Sources: Paleontologists Unearthed Australia's Oldest Known Crocodile Eggshells. The Reptiles' Relatives May Have Hunted From the Trees  Ultra-Processed Foods and Human Health Ultra-processed foods: time to put health before profit Australia has some of highest consumption rates of ultra-processed foods, researchers say Premature Mortality Attributable to Ultraprocessed Food Consumption in 8 Countries Ultra-processed food is global health threat, experts warn Many of today’s unhealthy foods were brought to you by Big Tobacco From AI to declining public trust: Chief Justice Gageler flags urgent challenges for judiciary  Judges have become ‘human filters’ as AI in Australian courts reaches ‘unsustainable phase’, chief justice says  Lawyer caught using AI-generated false citations in court case penalised in Australian first Oyster growing regions Sydney Rock Oysters Wikipedia - Stansbury, South Australia Thomas Holt (Australian politician) Australian Food Timeline Tasmanian Aquaculture Aussietowns - Stansbury, SA Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries   #Australia #Australian

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on South West Queensland from the 20 Nov 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.   Sources:   The prickly pear story Prickly pear was conquered 90 years ago. Here's how it was done Prickly pear eradication Waging war on the prickly pear Wikipedia - Cactoblastis cactorum   #Australia #Australian

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 00:10:47 – Liberal Party formally abandons net zero by 2050 climate target 00:35:19 – Two Ticks Town Talk – South West Queensland 01:09:45 – Australia and Indonesia strike landmark security treaty 01:32:11 – This week in Australian history 14-20 Nov 01:38:35 – XXXX bottle top quiz   Sources: Australia and Indonesia strike landmark security treaty  Albanese puts deals with Vanuatu and Fiji next on the agenda  Australia's AUKUS base to connect to subsea cables as US allies boost AI pipes Liberal Party formally abandons net zero by 2050 climate target Ley to announce final position on net zero after Liberals clear path to dump target The prickly pear story Prickly pear was conquered 90 years ago. Here's how it was done Prickly pear eradication Waging war on the prickly pear Wikipedia - Cactoblastis cactorum Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries   #Australia #Australian