This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Christmas Island, Christmas Island Territory from the 18 Dec 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.

Sources:

Wikipedia - Christmas Island

Christmas Island

The birds of Christmas Island, Indian Ocean: A review

North West Point Immigration Detention Centre

Christmas Island - A natural wonder

Guide to Christmas Island

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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 AustraliaTalks@proton.me

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:10:23 – US plans to order foreign tourists, including Australians, to disclose social media histories

00:36:34 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Christmas Island, Territory of Christmas Island

01:06:04 – Australia’s senior politicians can claim ‘unlimited’ travel expenses for their spouse, watchdog rules say

01:29:31 – This week in Australian history 5-11 Dec

01:41:24 – XXXX bottle top quiz

Sources:

US plans to order foreign tourists, including Australians, to disclose social media histories

Tech workers face new H-1B scrutiny as Trump targets ‘censorship’

U.S. Visa Services

‘The whole thing disgusts me’: Australians ditch US travel as new rules require social media to be declared

Australia’s senior politicians can claim ‘unlimited’ travel expenses for their spouse, watchdog rules say

Attorney-General Michelle Rowland to repay family travel expenses after independent review

Trade Minister Don Farrell flies family using $90,000 of taxpayer funds

Wikipedia - Christmas Island

Christmas Island

The birds of Christmas Island, Indian Ocean: A review

North West Point Immigration Detention Centre

Christmas Island - A natural wonder

Guide to Christmas Island

Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries

#Australia #Australian

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Jamberoo, New South Wales from the 11 Dec 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.

Sources:

First Nations Kiama

Kevin Richardson and Geoff Boxsell changed the way we spread

Wikipedia - Jamberoo

Aussietowns - Jamberoo, New South Wales

Dairy 'disrupter' wins science award for inventing spreadable butter in 1970s

The Old Jamberoo Dairy Coop

1992 Margarine outsells butter three to one

Margarine vs butter: how what we spread on our toast became a weapon of class war

Aboriginal people and place

Wikipedia - Margarine

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