DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:09:00 - Top Stories of 2023 part 1

00:26:56 - Two Ticks Town Talk is Marree, South Australia

00:56:09 - Top Stories of 2023 part 2

01:21:58 - This week in Australian history 19-26 December

01:33:35 - XXXX bottle top quiz

'Australia Talks' is the official podcast of the r/australian subreddit.

#Australian

Sources:

Wikipedia - Marree

Wikipedia - Marree Man

Aussietowns.com.au

The Mysterious Marree Man of Outback Australia: Largest Geoglyph in the World

The Marree Man: an outback enigma

Wikipedia - History

How a low-level category cyclone caused Cairns' largest flood in more than a century

At least nine killed after severe storms batter eastern Australia

WorldPride was weeks of glittery fun – but what did it do for Sydney?

Partying v politics: has Sydney WorldPride found the right balance?

2023 in Australia

Coronation of Charles III and Camilla

Barbie

A year of extremes: the news in 2023

Here were your most read ABC News stories in 2023

Erin Patterson faces court after police lay murder charges over mushroom meal

More than 10 million customers were affected by the Optus outage. Here's how it played out

Optus CEO Kelly Bayer Rosmarin resigns 'in the best interest of Optus' following nationwide outage

Clare Nowland: family sues NSW government after 95-year-old allegedly Tasered in nursing home

The Titan submersible mystery unfolded in unimaginable horror but for those on board, it was over in a moment

Daniel Andrews resigns as premier of Victoria

Ten people die in Hunter Valley bus crash, 25 others taken to hospital

'I have given it my all': Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk resigns

Alan Joyce quits immediately as Qantas CEO following tough week for airline

Will Alan Joyce receive his full exit bonus from Qantas or will the board make a change? Here's what we know