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by DK and Ardeet
A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a trivia question
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- 4 days ago1h 49m
Australia Talks – 5 Nov 2026: Sunscreens fail SPF testing + Who decides what music we listen to?
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 AustraliaTalks@proton.me 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
- 1 weeks ago1h 24m
Australia Talks – 2 Nov 2026: Tom Trumble interview (Historian, Author, Podcaster, Speaker)
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 AustraliaTalks@proton.me Details and links for Tom: Contact email: podcastinextremis@gmail.com 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
- 1 weeks ago17 min
Two Ticks Town Talk – Port Essington, Northern Territory (from 29 Oct 2026 Australia Talks)
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
- 1 weeks ago1h 55m
Australia Talks – 29 Oct 2026: Defence Roundup + Less alcohol changes nightlife
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 AustraliaTalks@proton.me 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
- 2 weeks ago12 min
Two Ticks Town Talk – Cairns, Queensland (from 22 Oct 2026 Australia Talks)
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
- 2 weeks ago1h 21m
Australia Talks – 22 Oct 2026: Greens to license landlords + Dingoes eating feral cats
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 AustraliaTalks@proton.me 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
- 3 weeks ago12 min
Two Ticks Town Talk – Deloraine, Tasmania (from 15 Oct 2026 Australia Talks)
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
- 3 weeks ago1h 39m
Australia Talks – 15 Oct 2026: Hunter coal mine + Nationalising supermarkets
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 AustraliaTalks@proton.me 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
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