Australia Talks

A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions with your hosts DK and Ardeet.   Contact us at [email protected]   DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:   00:00:00 – Introduction 00:10:55 – Sunscreens fail SPF ratings 00:37:09 – Denmark, Western Australia 00:58:52 – Who decides what music we listen to? 01:31:21 – This week in Australian history 30-31 Oct & 1-5 Nov 01:41:23 – XXXX bottle top quiz   Sources: How Australian music will battle the age of algorithms and AI | The Australian Australian sunscreens face tough new rules in wake of SPF scandal - ABC News Bondi Sands the latest brand to recall sunscreens over potential SPF concerns - ABC News Choice report finds popular Australian sunscreens fail to meet SPF claims on label - ABC News Princeton Consumer Research lab tested eight sunscreens that failed SPF claims - ABC News History of Denmark, Western Australia Home » Shire of Denmark Denmark - Destination - Tourism Western Australia Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries #Australian

A special episode this week as DK and Ardeet interview Tom Trumble. Tom is an Australian historian, author, podcaster and speaker with a knack for bringing out the humanity and tension in stories of people in extreme situations. We focus on the story of his grandfather Brian Rofe and his role in a remarkable rescue from Timor during the Second World War. Doing an interview was something new for us. Let us know what you think at [email protected]     Details and links for Tom:   Contact email: [email protected] Tom Trumble The Greatest Escape of the Pacific –In Extremis - Stories from the Edge of History – Apple Podcasts Tom Trumble - Penguin Books Australia Virtual War Memorial | Bryan ROFE MBE Trapped | Australian War Memorial   #Australian

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Port Essington, Northern Territory from the 29 Oct 2026 full episode of 'Australia Talks' with your hosts DK and Ardeet.   Sources: Port Essington, NT - Aussie Towns Historical Australian Towns: Victoria Settlement, Port Essington, Northern Territory: Remote Ruins The History of Victoria Settlement, Port Essington Port Essington - Wikipedia The doomed attempt to claim Australia's north for the British Empire - ABC News   #Australian

A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions with your hosts DK and Ardeet.   Contact us at [email protected]   DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:   00:00:00 – Introduction 00:01:34 – Croc watch – mystery ring found in enormous crocodile poo 00:18:14 – Defence roundup – Ghost Shark, Recruitment numbers and PNG recruiting 00:54:34 – Port Essington, Northern Territory 01:12:14 – Nightlife changing due to falling alcohol consumption 01:27:42 – This week in Australian history 23-29 Oct 01:45:00 – XXXX bottle top quiz   Sources: Gatorland Expert Finds Ring in Crocodile Droppings, Orlando Nightlife venues embrace 'experience economy' as alcohol consumption falls - ABC News Flinders University reveals Gen Z is drinking less alcohol - Flinders University Queensland night-life tsar John Collins recommends liquor law overhaul - ABC News Ghost Sharks get 'teeth' as secret drone subs unveiled | St George & Sutherland Shire Leader | St George, NSW 'Ghost Shark' sea drone shows off attachments Ghost Shark and other drones get teeth – CONTACT magazine Speartooth LUUV - C2 Robotics Pty Ltd Bluebottle Uncrewed Surface Vessel (USV): Ocius™ We want you! ADF recruitment rates are growing, even as the odds of conflict rise. Why are people signing up? | Aukus | The Guardian Australian Defence Force opening recruitment to PNG university students under $65 million trial - ABC News After years of backsliding, the ADF is growing again. What’s behind the recruitment uptick? Port Essington, NT - Aussie Towns Historical Australian Towns: Victoria Settlement, Port Essington, Northern Territory: Remote Ruins The History of Victoria Settlement, Port Essington Port Essington - Wikipedia The doomed attempt to claim Australia's north for the British Empire - ABC News Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries #Australian

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Cairns, Queensland from the 22 Oct 2026 full episode of 'Australia Talks' with your hosts DK and Ardeet.   Sources:   Rock balancing - Wikipedia Balancing Rocks: Gatz Piles in Cairns | The Travel Tart Blog Cairns Adventure Tours - The Gatz Balancing Rocks Two Ticks Town Talk - Cape Otway, Victoria (from 30 Oct 2025 Australia Talks) | Australia Talks   #Australian

A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions with your hosts DK and Ardeet.   Contact us at [email protected]   DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:   00:00:00 – Introduction 00:11:34 – Greens propose a plan to license landlords 00:33:08 – Cairns, Queensland 00:45:47 – Dingoes eating feral cats 01:02:26 – This week in Australian history 16-22 Oct 01:13:24 – XXXX bottle top quiz   Sources: Housing and Homelessness Policy | Australian Greens Victoria Victoria’s three strikes landlord proposal would make life harder for renters Landlord licence: Victoria Greens’ ‘three strikes’ rental plan | news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site for latest headlines Research shows dingoes in WA's Great Sandy Desert protect native wildlife by eating feral cats - ABC News Traditional owner-led wartaji (dingo) research in Pirra Country (Great Sandy Desert): a case study from the Nyangumarta Warrarn Indigenous Protected Area | Wildlife Research | ConnectSci Rock balancing - Wikipedia Balancing Rocks: Gatz Piles in Cairns | The Travel Tart Blog Cairns Adventure Tours - The Gatz Balancing Rocks Two Ticks Town Talk - Cape Otway, Victoria (from 30 Oct 2025 Australia Talks) | Australia Talks Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries   #Australian

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Deloraine, Tasmania from the 15 Oct 2026 full episode of 'Australia Talks' with your hosts DK and Ardeet.   Sources:   Deloraine, TAS - Aussie Towns Deloraine | Discover Tasmania Deloraine, Tasmania – Wikipedia Australia-Japan Society of Tasmania Inc. - 2026 Hanami Trail The surprising origin of Tasmania's cherry blossom festival - ABC News Tommeginne language – Wikipedia Buckwheat exports to Japan |2024 Australia's soba noodle source | SBS Food Two Ticks Town Talk - Bermagui, New South Wales (from 13 Mar 2025 Australia Talks) |   #Australian

A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions with your hosts DK and Ardeet.   Contact us at [email protected]   DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:   00:00:00 – Introduction 00:11:53 – Hunter coal mine’s Green High Court decision 00:38:01 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Deloraine, Tasmania 00:50:10 – Forcibly nationalising Australian supermarkets 01:22:15 – This week in Australian history 9-15 Oct 01:30:30 – XXXX bottle top quiz   Sources: High Court rules in favour of climate group in Hunter Valley coalmine case - ABC News Muswellbrook mine gets six more years despite High Court stoush | Newcastle Weekly Obligations of States in respect of Climate Change World Court climate decision lights match under Australia's fossil fuel industry - ABC News Max Chandler-Mather pitches Mamdani-style $25bn plan to nationalise 200 Coles and Woolworths supermarkets | Australian Greens | The Guardian Greens think tank proposes publicly owned supermarkets to challenge Coles-Woolworths 'duopoly' - ABC News The Green Institute Fair Go Grocers The plan to smash the supermarket duopoly I, Pencil by Leonard E. Read Deloraine, TAS - Aussie Towns Deloraine | Discover Tasmania Deloraine, Tasmania – Wikipedia Australia-Japan Society of Tasmania Inc. - 2026 Hanami Trail The surprising origin of Tasmania's cherry blossom festival - ABC News Tommeginne language – Wikipedia Buckwheat exports to Japan |2024 Soba – Wikipedia Australia's soba noodle source | SBS Food Two Ticks Town Talk - Bermagui, New South Wales (from 13 Mar 2025 Australia Talks) | Australia Talks Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries   #Australian

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Laura (part 2), Queensland from the 8 Oct 2026 full episode of 'Australia Talks' with your hosts DK and Ardeet.   Sources:   Two Ticks Town Talk - Laura, Queensland (from 7 Nov 2023 Australia Talks) | Australia Talks Edmund Kennedy - Wikipedia Jackey Jackey - Wikipedia Jackey Jackey – Harry Gentle Resource Centre Biography - Jackey Jackey - Australian Dictionary of Biography Our Global Neighbours: Galmarra’s Breast Plate - The Australian Museum Blog Queensland Places - Cape York - Edmund Kennedy Expedition | State Library of Queensland Edmund Kennedy Expedition | Monument Australia Biography - Edmund Besley Kennedy - Australian Dictionary of Biography Essay - Surveyors: Mapping the Distance, Early Surveying in Australia - Australian Dictionary of Biography Laura, Queensland - Wikipedia Laura - qld.gov.au Laura, QLD - Aussie Towns Measuring angles | Department of Natural Resources and Mines, Manufacturing and Regional and Rural Development   #Australian

A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions with your hosts DK and Ardeet.   Contact us at [email protected]   DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:   00:00:00 – Introduction 00:10:56 – Amazon considering drone deliveries for Australia 00:38:52 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Laura (part 2), Queensland 01:00:32 – Bushfire control with irrigated green zones 01:17:07 – This week in Australian history 2-8 Oct 01:30:32 – XXXX bottle top quiz   Sources: Amazon evaluating drone deliveries in Australia, Asia Head of Regulatory Approvals, Australia, Prime Air - Job ID: 10545558 | Amazon.jobs Amazon takes first step to launch drone delivery service in Australia | 7NEWS Amazon’s delivery drones heading Down Under | Information Age | ACS Bushfire simulation reveals green strategy that could cut Australia’s fire threat | UniSC | University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia A Preliminary Assessment of Irrigated Green Firebreaks for Reducing Fire Spread and Intensity in Wildland–Urban Interface Landscapes: Noosa Shire, Australia Bushfire simulation reveals green strategy that could cut Australia's fire threat Two Ticks Town Talk - Laura, Queensland (from 7 Nov 2023 Australia Talks) | Australia Talks Edmund Kennedy - Wikipedia Jackey Jackey - Wikipedia Jackey Jackey – Harry Gentle Resource Centre Biography - Jackey Jackey - Australian Dictionary of Biography Our Global Neighbours: Galmarra’s Breast Plate - The Australian Museum Blog Queensland Places - Cape York - Edmund Kennedy Expedition | State Library of Queensland Edmund Kennedy Expedition | Monument Australia Biography - Edmund Besley Kennedy - Australian Dictionary of Biography Essay - Surveyors: Mapping the Distance, Early Surveying in Australia - Australian Dictionary of Biography Laura, Queensland - Wikipedia Laura - qld.gov.au Laura, QLD - Aussie Towns Measuring angles | Department of Natural Resources and Mines, Manufacturing and Regional and Rural Development Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries   #Australian