This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Dumbleyung, Western Australia from the 30 Jan 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.

Sources:

AussieTowns - Dumbleyung

Wikipedia - Donald Cambell

Wikipedia - Dumbleyung, Western Australia

Hockey-like sport 'dumbung' played by Indigenous Australians lays the field for Kookaburras-Dutch clash

Western Australia Heritage Council

Wikipedia - Water speed record

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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 AustraliaTalksPodcast@proton.me

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:12:36 – Woolworths and Coles top Australia’s most distrusted brands list

00:37:37 - Two Ticks Town Talk – Dumbleyung, Western Australia

00:55:18 – Australian farmers want the right to repair their own tractors

01:17:05 - This week in Australian history 24-30 Jan

01:33:20 - XXXX bottle top quiz

Sources:

How Coles and Woolworths became Australia's 'most distrusted' brands

Woolworths and Coles: From Most Trusted to Most Distrusted

‘We’ve been dumbed-down’: Australian farmers want the right to repair their own tractors again

ACCC Motor vehicle information scheme (MVIS)

AussieTowns - Dumbleyung

Wikipedia - Donald Cambell

Wikipedia - Dumbleyung, Western Australia

Hockey-like sport 'dumbung' played by Indigenous Australians lays the field for Kookaburras-Dutch clash

Western Australia Heritage Council

Wikipedia - Water speed record

Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries

#Australia #Australian

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Wingen, New South Wales from 23 Jan 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.

Sources

Wikipedia - Burning Mountain

Aussie Towns - Burning Mountain, NSW

Burning Mountain Nature Reserve

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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 AustraliaTalksPodcast@proton.me

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:07:39 – Croc watch

00:11:23 – Federal Labor to pledge $2 billion for ‘green aluminium’ in new election pitch

00:24:39 - Two Ticks Town Talk – Wingen, New South Wales

00:41:53 – Flat white coffee prices are likely to skyrocket, no matter where you live

01:05:20 - This week in Australian history 17-23 Jan

01:16:12 - XXXX bottle top quiz

Sources:

New Green Aluminium Production Credit will support the transition to green metals

Federal Labor to pledge $2 billion for 'green aluminium' in new election pitch

Labor’s green aluminium play is canny politics, not least for exposing Dutton’s wilful energy ignorance

Flat white coffee price likely to skyrocket, no matter where you live

Why are coffee prices going up, and will a flat white really cost $10 or more as a result?

Coffee Prices to Skyrocket 2025

Wikipedia - Burning Mountain

Aussie Towns - Burning Mountain, NSW

Burning Mountain Nature Reserve

Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries

The crocodile from Crocodile Dundee dies in Australia

Celebrity crocodile Burt, of Crocodile Dundee fame, dies at Crocosaurus Cove

9 of the World’s Deadliest Snakes

List of Top 10 Deadliest Snakes in the World

Australia’s 10 most dangerous snakes

#Australia #Australian

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Mittagong, New South Wales from the 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

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

00:05:44 - Genetically modified mosquitoes planned for release in Queensland early this year

00:24:13 - Two Ticks Town Talk - Mittagong, New South Wales

00:40:09 - Soaring airfares between Melbourne and Sydney see travellers choose the 11 hour train ride

01:03:14 - This week in Australian history 10-16 January

01:11:21 - XXXX bottle top quiz

Sources:

Male mosquitoes to be genetically engineered to poison females with semen in Australian research

Australian Government Notice of Application

Recombinant venom proteins in insect seminal fluid reduce female lifespan

Genetically modified mosquitoes could soon be released in one Australian state: everything you need to know

Soaring air fares between Melbourne and Sydney see travellers take 11-hour train

Australia Talks - 8 Aug 2024: Rex Airlines

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

Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries

#Australia #Australian

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk segment on White Cliffs, New South Wales from the 9 Dec 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.

Sources:

White Cliffs Solar Power Station

White Cliffs, New South Wales

Aussie Towns - White Cliffs, NSW

#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

00:06:19 - The world in 2025 is bigger, smarter and more conflicted than ever - and Australia could be left behind

00:39:04 - Two Ticks Town Talk - White Cliffs, New South Wales

00:56:19 - Interest rates, Exporters and Reserve Bank of Australia intervention: There's a lot at stake as the Australian dollar weakens

01:15:13 - This week in Australian history 20-31 Dec and 1-9 Jan

01:35:07 - XXXX bottle top quiz

Sources:

The world in 2025 is bigger, smarter and more conflicted than ever — and Australia could be left behind

Decoding Tomorrow: Futurism and Foresights Today

Australian dollar now at risk of plummeting to pandemic-era lows, analysts say

Why the falling $A could delay RBA rate cuts

White Cliffs Solar Power Station

White Cliffs, New South Wales

Aussie Towns - White Cliffs, NSW

Google maps satellite view of White Cliffs

Kerry Packer's Political Philosophy

Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries

#Australia #Australian