This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on South West Tasmania, Tasmania from the 15 May 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.

Sources:

Wikipedia - Lomatia tasmanica

Botanists' bid to save King's Holly, 'world's oldest living plant', from extinction

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

Contact us at AustraliaTalks@proton.me

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:09:57 – Regional city of Orange is planning on becoming the next Silicon Valley

00:27:21 – South West Tasmania, Tasmania

00:48:45 – Ross Garnaut says Labor’s historic victory could change the global energy trade

01:12:33 – This week in Australian history 9-15May

01:22:22 - XXXX bottle top quiz

Sources:

The regional Australian city of Orange is hoping to become the next Silicon Valley

Ross Garnaut says Labor's historic victory could change global energy trade

After the 2025 election: Energy transition and restoration of Australian growth

The New Energy Trade: Harnessing Australian renewables for global development

Ross Garnaut: Prophet with a sunny vision of our glorious future

Wikipedia - Lomatia tasmanica

Botanists' bid to save King's Holly, 'world's oldest living plant', from extinction

Geoscience Australia - Cooper basin region

National Museum of Australia - Iron Ore Exports

Two Ticks Town Talk on Windsor (Part 2), New South Wales from 27 Mar 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'

Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries

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This is the Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Junee, New South Wales from the 8 May 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.

Sources:

Aussietowns - Junee, New South Wales

The Little house of Horrors - Monte Cristo homestead

Ghost tour operator vows to continue legacy after famous Junee ‘haunted house’ closes to public

#Australia #Australian

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

Contact us at AustraliaTalks@proton.me

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:07:55 – Australian Federal elections 2025

00:29:44 – Junee, New South Wales

00:52:58 – The fight against fire ants and allegations of threats, harassment and stalking

01:17:40 – This week in Australian history 2-8 May

01:27:37 - XXXX bottle top quiz

Sources:

Federal Election 2025 - Australia Votes

AEC 2025 Federal Election

How Peter Dutton’s Wile E Coyote campaign flew off the cliff

Fire ants found in new south-east Queensland housing development

Sting operation: the fight against fire ants and allegations of threats, harassment and stalking

Aussietowns - Junee, New South Wales

The Little house of Horrors - Monte Cristo homestead

Ghost tour operator vows to continue legacy after famous Junee ‘haunted house’ closes to public

Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries

#Australia #Australian

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Budj Bim, Victoria from the 1 May 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.

Sources:

World heritage Places - Budj Bim Cultural Landscape

Wikipedia - Budj Bim National Park

Parks Victoria - Budj Bim National Park

Budj Bim Cultural Landscape

Two Ticks Town Talk on Mt Gambier, South Australia from the 6 Feb 2024 episode of 'Australia Talks'.

Two Ticks Town Talk on Warrnambool, Victoria from the 10 Apr 2025 full episode of '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.

Contact us at AustraliaTalks@proton.me

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:08:34 – China has halted rare earth exports, can Australia step up. Critical minerals in hot demand but governments have a hard time getting industry off the ground

00:30:11 – Budj Bim, Victoria

00:50:55 – The startling reason Australia is shooting koalas out of trees from helicopters

01:14:01 – This week in Australian history 25-30 April & 1 May

01:30:21 - XXXX bottle top quiz

Sources:

China has halted rare earth exports, can Australia step up?

Critical minerals in hot demand but governments have hard time getting industry off the ground

The startling reason Australia is shooting koalas out of trees from helicopters

Sniping koalas from helicopters: here’s what’s wrong with Victoria’s unprecedented cull

Bob’s Map – Koala populations then and now

World heritage Places - Budj Bim Cultural Landscape

Wikipedia - Budj Bim National Park

Parks Victoria - Budj Bim National Park

Budj Bim Cultural Landscape

Two Ticks Town Talk on Mt Gambier, South Australia from the 6 Feb 2024 episode of 'Australia Talks'.

Two Ticks Town Talk on Warrnambool, Victoria from the 10 Apr 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.

Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries

#Australia #Australian

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Geraldton Part 2, Western Australia from the 24 Apr 2024 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.

Sources:

National museum Australia - Wreck of the Batavia

Australian National Maritime Museum - The Batavia shipwreck disaster

Wikipedia - Batavia (1628 ship)

Western Australian Museum - Batavia's history

Australian Geographic - The wallaby that drinks sea water

State Library of Western Australia - Francisco Pelsaert's journal

Geraldton Part 1, Western Australia (from 18 Jul 2024 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.

Contact us at AustraliaTalks@proton.me

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:00:15 – Croc watch

00:06:09 – Catchup

00:11:30 – Australian neighbours’ defence decisions (Indonesia and Timor-Leste)

00:35:59 – Geraldton Part 2, Western Australia

00:57:22 – Australian PM, policticians took $147,000 of match tickets while weighing sports betting ban

01:14:11 – This week in Australian history 18-24 April

01:23:51 - XXXX bottle top quiz

Sources:

Australia PM, politicians took $147,000 of match tickets while weighing sports betting ban

Register of Members' Interests – 47th Parliament

Timor-Leste open to participating in Chinese military exercises

Canberra confirms Indonesia won't host Russian planes at air force base

Russia responds to claims it sought access to Indonesian air base

National museum Australia - Wreck of the Batavia

Australian National Maritime Museum - The Batavia shipwreck disaster

Wikipedia - Batavia (1628 ship)

Western Australian Museum - Batavia's history

Australian Geographic - The wallaby that drinks sea water

State Library of Western Australia - Francisco Pelsaert's journal

Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries

#Australia #Australian