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

00:07:08 – China’s ambassador warns Albanese reclaiming Port of Darwin will force Beijing to intervene

00:30:54 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Humpty Doo, Northern Territory

00:47:52 – Albanese government will not join US President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace amid diplomatic caution

01:22:11 – This week in Australian history 30-31 January and 1-5 February

01:35:00 – XXXX bottle top quiz

Sources:

China’s ambassador warns Albanese reclaiming Port of Darwin will force Beijing to intervene

National security review of Darwin Port to remain secret, but Defence releases 'talking points'

Albanese government urged to use careful diplomacy to defuse Darwin Port row with China

Albanese government will not join US President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace amid diplomatic caution

Should Australia join Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’? Here are 5 key points to consider

Labor stalls on Trump’s board of peace invitation as Trump envoy issues warning

Board of Peace logo

Boulder Two Ticks Town Talk (near Kalgoorlie)

Aussietowns - Humpty Doo, NT

The only way is up? The northern Australian food bowl fantasy

Aussietowns Facebook - Humpty Doo

YouTube - The Darwin Stubby drinking competition (1988)

Norman the beer drinking bull

Darwin Stubby wake held in Alice Springs as Carlton United Breweries pulls pin on production

Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries

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