This is the Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Coonabarabran, New South Wales from the 16 Oct 2025 full episode of Australia Talks.

Sources:

Aussietowns - Coonabarabran, NSW

Wikipedia - Anglo-Australian Telescope

Wikipedia - Siding Spring Observatory

Wikipedia - Warrumbungles

Wikipedia - Coonabarabran

Donna the astronomer

Wikipedia - Coonabarabran

Milroy observatory

Welcome to the Anglo-Australian Telescope

#Australia #Australian

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

00:06:20 – ADF targets popular games like FIFA to recruit young Australians with shiny ads

00:26:06 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Coonabarabran, New South Wales

00:42:48 – Australia's parliament is likely to grow for the first time in 40 years

01:05:42 – This week in Australian history 10-16 Oct

01:13:08 – XXXX bottle top quiz

Sources:

Australia's parliament is likely to grow for the first time in 40 years

Parliamentary Budget Office - Increasing the size of Federal Parliament

A larger parliament makes sense but that's why Albanese wants one

ADF targets popular games like FIFA to recruit young Australians with shiny ads

TikTok and online games driving surge in Defence Force recruitment

Australian Defence Force recruitment to be opened to foreign citizens, causes government confusion

Aussietowns - Coonabarabran, NSW

Wikipedia - Anglo-Australian Telescope

Wikipedia - Siding Spring Observatory

Wikipedia - Warrumbungles

Wikipedia - Coonabarabran

Donna the astronomer

Wikipedia - Coonabarabran

Milroy observatory

Welcome to the Anglo-Australian Telescope

Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Bermagui, New South Wales from the 13 Mar 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.

Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Woomera (1 of 6), South Australia from the 24 Jul 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'

Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries

#Australia #Australian

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Woomera Part 6, South Australia from the 25 Sep 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.

Sources:

Wikipedia - Nuclear weapons tests in Australia

BNTVA Museum CIC

Why does the Veterans' Foundation support British Nuclear Test Veterans Association?

Support for civilians and participants in the British nuclear tests

Royal Commission into British Nuclear tests in Australia / J.R. McClelland

British nuclear weapons testing in Australia

Killen must explain Maralinga: Scholes

Operation Hurricane

Black Mist - the impact of nuclear weapons on Australia

Two Ticks Town Talk on Woomera Part 5, South Australia from the 25 Sep 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.

#Australia #Australian

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

00:07:10 – Albanese invites Emirati retail giant Lulu Hypermarket to take on Coles and Woolworths

00:29:00 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Woomera Part 6, South Australia

01:05:53 – Jim Chalmers’ plans for an EV tax have hit a speed bump

01:27:51 – This week in Australian history 3-9 Oct

01:34:33 – XXXX bottle top quiz

Sources:

Albanese invites Emirati retail giant Lulu Hypermarket to take on Coles and Woolworths

Jim Chalmers’ plans for an EV tax have hit a speed bump

Wikipedia - Nuclear weapons tests in Australia

BNTVA Museum CIC

Why does the Veterans' Foundation support British Nuclear Test Veterans Association?

Support for civilians and participants in the British nuclear tests

Royal Commission into British Nuclear tests in Australia / J.R. McClelland

British nuclear weapons testing in Australia

Killen must explain Maralinga: Scholes

Operation Hurricane

Black Mist - the impact of nuclear weapons on Australia

Two Ticks Town Talk on Woomera Part 5, South Australia from the 25 Sep 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.

Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries

#Australia #Australian

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Mareeba, Queensland from the 2 Oct 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.

Aussietowns - Mareeba, QLD

Coffee market in Australia - statistics & facts

Australia Coffee Overview

Wikipedia - Coffee culture in Australia

Where to buy Australian grown coffee?

Wikipedia - History of coffee

18 Australia Coffee Statistics to Know in 2025

Australia Coffee - Market Share Analysis, Industry Trends & Statistics, Growth Forecasts (2025 - 2030)

Jaques coffee - History

Wikipedia - Mareeba

Great southern bean: why there’s a buzz around Australian-grown coffee

Inside the move to shake up Australia's $2.5 billion coffee industry

#Australia #Australian

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

00:11:02 – Albanese's meeting with Trump matters for AUKUS and the role of the US in the Asia-Pacific

00:32:36 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Mareeba, Queensland

00:59:46 – Thousands of Australians fighting 'cruel' battle for COVID vaccine injury compensation

01:31:34 – This week in Australian history 26-30 Sep & 1-2 Oct

01:36:18 – XXXX bottle top quiz

Sources:

Albanese's meeting with Trump matters for AUKUS and the role of the US in the Asia-Pacific

Albanese-Trump meeting not linked to AUKUS review: Marles — as it happened

Pentagon review reportedly confirms Aukus submarines pact is safe

AUKUS survives Pentagon review, with US submarine sales to proceed

AUKUS agreement for cooperation on naval nuclear propulsion

Thousands of Australians fighting 'cruel' battle for COVID vaccine injury compensation

Aussietowns - Mareeba, QLD

Coffee market in Australia - statistics & facts

Australia Coffee Overview

Wikipedia - Coffee culture in Australia

Where to buy Australian grown coffee?

Wikipedia - History of coffee

18 Australia Coffee Statistics to Know in 2025

Australia Coffee - Market Share Analysis, Industry Trends & Statistics, Growth Forecasts (2025 - 2030)

Jaques coffee - History

Wikipedia - Mareeba

Great southern bean: why there’s a buzz around Australian-grown coffee

Inside the move to shake up Australia's $2.5 billion coffee industry

Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries

#Australia #Australian

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Woomera Part 5, South Australia from the 25 Sep 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.

Sources:

Wikipedia - British nuclear tests at Maralinga

Sixty years on, Maralinga reminds us not to put security over safety

The lesser known history of the Maralinga nuclear tests — and what it's like to stand at ground zero

Wikipedia - Operation Grapple

‘Our nuclear childhood’: the sisters who witnessed H-bomb tests on their Pacific island and are still coming to terms with the fallout

Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Woomera Part 4, South Australia from the 8 Sep 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks

#Australia #Australian

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

00:01:15 – Croc Watch

00:17:24 – The case against babies

00:46:40 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Woomera Part 5, South Australia

01:24:21 – China could disable or detonate Aussie EVs, warns top cyber expert

01:43:35 – This week in Australian history 19-25 Sep

01:49:37 – XXXX bottle top quiz

Sources:

The case against babies

Antinatalist Advocacy

China could disable or detonate Aussie EVs, warns top cyber expert

Wikipedia - British nuclear tests at Maralinga

Sixty years on, Maralinga reminds us not to put security over safety

The lesser known history of the Maralinga nuclear tests — and what it's like to stand at ground zero

Wikipedia - Operation Grapple

‘Our nuclear childhood’: the sisters who witnessed H-bomb tests on their Pacific island and are still coming to terms with the fallout

Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Woomera Part 4, South Australia from the 8 Sep 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks

Hello Australia: 100 years ago, the first direct wireless message

Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries

#Australia #Australian