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

00:08:59 – Nauru deportation deal set to cost Australia $2.5 billion over 30 years

00:33:43 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Woomera Part 4, South Australia

00:57:49 – Agriculture, fisheries and forestry in Australia set to be worth record $101 billion

01:16:23 – This week in Australian history 5-11 Sep

01:27:42 – XXXX bottle top quiz

Sources:

Australian government criticised over ‘disgraceful’ $400m deal to deport foreign-born former detainees to Nauru

Nauru deportation deal set to cost Australia $2.5 billion over 30 years

By sending non-visa holders to Nauru, Australia is shifting its responsibilities

Government moves to bolster powers to deport non-citizens to Nauru

Agriculture, fisheries and forestry in Australia set to be worth record $101 billion

$95 billion spring in the step for agriculture

Australia-European Union Free Trade Agreement fact sheet

‘This black smoke rolling through the mulga’: almost 70 years on, it’s time to remember the atomic tests at Emu Field

Wikipedia - British nuclear tests at Maralinga

Wikipedia - Operation Totem

The story of Australia’s ‘atomic tank’

Two Ticks Town Talk on Woomera Part 3, South Australia from the 14 Aug 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.

Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries

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