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Australia Talks - 30 October 2025: Castle Law in Queensland & No sharing of Virtual Power Plants


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DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

 

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:11:43 – 'Castle Law' petition closes with record support in Queensland

00:41:07 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Cape Otway, Victoria

01:00:14 – Households are making their own power, but they don’t want to share it

01:29:55 – This week in Australian history 24-30 Oct

01:39:22 – XXXX bottle top quiz

 

Sources:

'Castle Law' petition closes with record support in Queensland 

Queeensland Rum Day 

Queensland parliament Castle Law petition

Petition calls for law allowing homeowners to defend their property with ‘whatever force is deemed appropriate’ against invaders

Households are making their own power, but they don’t want to share it

Competition a key to VPP development: ACCC report

Wikipedia - Cape Otway

Trove - Extermination of the Cape Otway tribe of Aborigines

Wikipedia - Disappearance of Frederick Valentich 

Mystery or Tragedy: The Frederick Valentich Disappearance

Frederick Valentich disappearance: How UFO helped inspire The Kettering Incident

The Audio of the Frederick Valentich Disappearance

Snopes - Frederick Valentich's 'UFO' Sighting and Disappearance

Frederick Valentich Memorial Plaque

Roy Manifold Cape Otway photo

Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries

 

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