A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions.

Contact us at AustraliaTalksPodcast@proton.me

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 9 Jan 2025.

#Australia #Australian

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Chute, Victoria from the full 19 Dec 2024 episode of Australia Talks.

#Australia #Australian

A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions.

Contact us at AustraliaTalksPodcast@proton.me

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:00:53 – Croc watch

00:08:17 - "Ripping off customers" - Energy utilities force households to pay more than double business

00:35:04 - Two Ticks Town Talk - Chute, Victoria

00:55:17 - Australia leads the world in arresting climate and environment protesters

01:14:02 - This week in Australian history 13-19 Dec

01:25:10 - XXXX bottle top quiz

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“Ripping off customers:” Energy utilities force households to pay more than double than business

Voters blame one man for rising energy bills while companies get away with gouging

Price gouging: AGL and Origin

Australia Is Officially The Best In The World At Something: Arresting Climate Protestors

Australia leads the world in arresting climate and environment protesters

eGold - Chute, Victoria

Wikipedia - Chute, Victoria

Australian dictionary of biography - Cyril Percy Callister (1893–1949)

The legacy of this Australian classic spread and the remarkable tale of its Victorian creator

Aussie Towns - Beaufort, Vic

Wikipedia - Vegemite

Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries

#Australia #Australian

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Eastwood, New South Wales from the 14 Dec 2024 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.

#Australia #Australian

A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions.

Contact us at AustraliaTalksPodcast@proton.me

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 - Introduction 00:09:04 - Missiles launched from Bushmaster vehicles could soon be operated by the Australian army 00:28:38 - Two Ticks Town Talk - Eastwood, New South Wales 00:40:58 - How Australian music lost its global relevance 01:04:43 - This week in Australian history 6-12 December 01:16:01 - XXXX bottle top quiz

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Missiles launched from Bushmaster vehicles could soon be operated by the Australian army

Second-Long-Range Fires Regiment approved

How Australian Music Lost Its Global Relevance

How Marc Fennell untangled one of Australian music’s rise-and-fall mysteries

Australia’s live music crisis is essentially a crisis of confidence. How could we bring it back?

Wikipedia - Granny Smith

Who was the real Granny Smith?

Wikipedia - Eastwood, New South Wales

Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries

#Australia #Australian

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Warialda (Part 2), New South Wales from the 7 Dec 2024 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.

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It's taken 100 years, but the Country Women's Association of NSW is ready for change

Wikipedia - Country Women's Association

Australian Dictionary of Biography - Grace Emily Munro (1879–1964)

#Australia

A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions.

Contact us at AustraliaTalksPodcast@proton.me

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 - Introduction 00:09:14 - Why young Australians don't want to join the military: 'war is messed up' 00:37:52 - Two Ticks Town Talk - Warialda (Part 2), New South Wales 00:55:43 - Australia declines to join UK and US led nuclear energy development pact 01:10:05 - This week in Australian history 29-30 Nov 1-5 Dec 01:23:44 - XXXX bottle top quiz

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Gen Z is turning away from military service in record numbers. We’re trying to understand why

The continuing decline of the ADF workforce

Albanese government gives firm ‘no’ to joining UK-US agreement to advance nuclear technology

Australia declines to join UK and US-led nuclear energy development pact

Spicy sticky pulled beef flatbread sliders

It's taken 100 years, but the Country Women's Association of NSW is ready for change

Wikipedia - Country Women's Association

Australian Dictionary of Biography - Grace Emily Munro (1879–1964)

Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries

#Australia

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk episode on Parkes (Part 2), New South Wales from 28 Nov 2024 Australia Talks.

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