This is the Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Burra, South Australia from the 17 Jul 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.

Sources:

Wikipedia - Burra Charter

Aussietowns - Burra, SA

How Essington Lewis pulled off an industrial miracle

Wikipedia - Essington Lewis

Essington Lewis (1881–1961)

Wikipedia - Breaker Morant (film)

Wikipedia - Burra, South Australia

Sir John Stanley Storey (1896–1955)

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

00:07:57 – Victoria's draconian new anti-protest laws will have a chilling effect on free speech -- and won't keep anyone safe

00:33:40 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Burra, South Australia

01:01:13 –From ICE to Coles: Controversial US tech company Palantir's links to Australia spark backlash

01:31:00 – This week in Australian history 11-17 July

01:39:99 - XXXX bottle top quiz

Sources:

From ICE to Coles: Controversial US tech company Palantir’s links to Australia spark backlash

A/HRC/59/23: From economy of occupation to economy of genocide - Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967 (Advance edited version)

Solving the supermarket: Why Coles just hired US defence contractor Palantir

Victoria’s draconian new anti-protest laws will have a chilling effect on free speech — and won’t keep anyone safe

Victoria launches anti-hate taskforce

Police charge man over Melbourne synagogue fire amid condemnation of antisemitism

Victorian government announces new police taskforce in wake of 'sickening' antisemitic attacks

Wikipedia - Burra Charter

Aussietowns - Burra, SA

How Essington Lewis pulled off an industrial miracle

Wikipedia - Essington Lewis

Essington Lewis (1881–1961)

Wikipedia - Breaker Morant (film)

Wikipedia - Burra, South Australia

Sir John Stanley Storey (1896–1955)

Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries

#Australia #Australian

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Acland, Queensland from the 10 Jul 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.

Sources:

Wikipedia - Acland, Queensland

The coal mine's neighbour: Remembering Acland before its ghost town status

The last man in Acland: How mining turned a booming community into a ghost town

Aussietowns - Oakey QLD

Trove

New Acland Coal

Two Ticks Town Talk on Camden, New South Wales from the 22 May 2025 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 AustraliaTalks@proton.me

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:11:05 – Calls for an Australia wide crackdown on real estate ads using artificial intelligence to hide faults and falsely lure in renters

00:32:19 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Acland, Queensland

00:51:49 – Age verification is coming to search engines in Australia

01:22:45 – This week in Australian history 4-10 July

01:38:48 - XXXX bottle top quiz

Sources:

Calls for Australia-wide crackdown on real estate ads that use AI to hide faults and lure in renters

Residential Tenancies Amendment

NSW real estate agents banned from photoshopping slums

Age verification is coming to search engines in Australia

Australians to face age checks from search engines

Australians will soon need their age checked to log into online search tools – here’s why

Schedule 3 – Internet Search

Wikipedia - Acland, Queensland

The coal mine's neighbour: Remembering Acland before its ghost town status

The last man in Acland: How mining turned a booming community into a ghost town

Aussietowns - Oakey QLD

Trove

New Acland Coal

Two Ticks Town Talk on Camden, New South Wales from the 22 May 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'

Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries

#Australia #Australian

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Marrabel, South Australia from the 3 Jul 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.

Sources:

Wikipedia - Marrabel, South Australia

APRA Rodeo Event list

South Australia, Marrabel Rodeo Bull Ride

2024 Marrabel PBR Bull Ride

Monument Australia - Curio

Trove - 1946 newspaper article

#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

00:12:38 – Australia deepens collaboration with NATO and takes further action to hold Russia to account. Also to deploy 100 soldiers to help keep Ukrain in its bloody ware against Russian aggression

00:30:02 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Marrabel, South Australia

00:55:45 – Australian government loans $100 million to Bunnings and Officeworks stores

01:16:15 – This week in Australian history 27-30 June and 1-3 July

01:26:49 - XXXX bottle top quiz

Sources:

RAAF Wedgetail arrives in Europe

Australia deepens collaboration with NATO and takes further action to hold Russia to account

Wedgetail returns from support operations in Europe

Australian government loans $100m to install EV chargers and solar panels at Bunnings and Officeworks stores

Corporate giant that has already reached 100 pct renewables gets $100m from CEFC to add more solar

Wikipedia - Marrabel, South Australia

APRA Rodeo Event list

South Australia, Marrabel Rodeo Bull Ride

2024 Marrabel PBR Bull Ride

Monument Australia - Curio

Trove - 1946 newspaper article

Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries

#Australia #Australian

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk ACT Part 2, Australian Capital Territory segment from the 26 Jun 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.

Sources:

Wikipedia - Jervis Bay territory

Jervis Bay Territory Acceptance Act 1915 (Cth)

Museum of Australian Democracy

Booderee National Park

Jervis Bay Nuclear Power Plant

Jervis Bay

Jervis Bay - picture 1

Jervis Bay - Picture 2

Two Ticks Town Talk on Camden, New South Wales from the 22 May 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'

Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Marree, South Australia from the 3 Jan 2024 episode of the 'Australia Talks' podcast.

#Australia #Australian