This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Cunnamulla, Queensland from the 14 May 2026 full episode of 'Australia Talks' with your hosts DK and Ardeet.

Sources:

Cunnamulla, QLD - Aussie Towns

James Tyson - Wikipedia

Biography - James Tyson - Australian Dictionary of Biography

Outback Queensland Cunnamulla - Outback Queensland

Cunnamulla - Wikipedia

Bowra Wildlife Sanctuary

Currawinya National Park | Parks and forests | Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation

Outback Queensland Bowra Wildlife Sanctuary - Outback Queensland

Bowra Sanctuary - Birds Queensland

T.y.s.o.n. poem - Andrew Barton Paterson

Cunnamulla Hot Springs | Discover Wellness Now

Outback Queensland Currawinya National Park - Outback Queensland

Currawinya National Park - Aussie Bushwalking

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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.

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DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 – Introduction

00:13:17 – The 2026 Budget, Part 1

00:55:22 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Cunnamulla, Queensland

01:20:04 – The 2026 Budget, Part 2

01:54:05 – This week in Australian history 8-14 May

02:03:51 – XXXX bottle top quiz

Sources:

Federal budget 2026: Winners and losers - ABC News

$250 tax break for millions of workers in federal budget 2026 - ABC News

Economists divided on extent of property price hit from budget tax overhaul - ABC News

Here's how federal budget negative gearing and capital gains tax changes will affect you - ABC News

The budget we’ve been waiting for - Grattan Institute

2026–27 Budget speech, Parliament House, Canberra | Treasury Ministers

Budget.gov.au | Budget 2026–27

Cunnamulla, QLD - Aussie Towns

James Tyson - Wikipedia

Biography - James Tyson - Australian Dictionary of Biography

Outback Queensland Cunnamulla - Outback Queensland

Cunnamulla - Wikipedia

Bowra Wildlife Sanctuary

Currawinya National Park | Parks and forests | Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation

Outback Queensland Bowra Wildlife Sanctuary - Outback Queensland

Bowra Sanctuary - Birds Queensland

T.y.s.o.n. poem - Andrew Barton Paterson

Cunnamulla Hot Springs | Discover Wellness Now

Outback Queensland Currawinya National Park - Outback Queensland

Currawinya National Park - Aussie Bushwalking

Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries

#Australia #Australian

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Yea, Victoria from the 7 May 2026 full episode of 'Australia Talks' with your hosts DK and Ardeet.

Sources:

Flora Fossil Site - Yea - DCCEEW

Yea Fossil Time Path - Yea Wetlands Discovery Centre

Yea and Yea Shire | Victorian Places

Yea, Victoria - Wikipedia

Baragwanathia - Wikipedia

History - Town | Rotary Club of Yea

Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries

#Australia #Australian

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 [email protected]

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 – Introduction

00:06:57 – PM Takaishi’s visit to Aus and the Trade agreement

00:27:58 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Yea, Victoria

00:49:40 – New fossil fuel exploration in Australia

01:14:02 – This week in Australian history 1-7 May

01:21:20 – XXXX bottle top quiz

Sources:

Takaichi visits Australia to bolster economic and defense ties - The Japan Times

Australia and Japan sign agreements on energy, defence and critical minerals - ABC News

Japan's 'Iron Lady' to visit Australia for PM talks | The Canberra Times | Canberra, ACT

Queensland fast-tracks Australia’s first new oil province in 50 years

Taroom Trough petroleum exploration | Department of Natural Resources and Mines, Manufacturing and Regional and Rural Development

Taroom Trough's oil field touted as solution to fuel security but no-one knows how much oil is there - ABC News

Flora Fossil Site - Yea - DCCEEW

Yea Fossil Time Path - Yea Wetlands Discovery Centre

Yea and Yea Shire | Victorian Places

Yea, Victoria - Wikipedia

Baragwanathia - Wikipedia

History - Town | Rotary Club of Yea

Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries

#Australia #Australian

his is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Bunbury, Western Australia from the 30 April 2026 full episode of 'Australia Talks' with your hosts DK and Ardeet.

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 [email protected]

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 – Introduction

00:01:06 – Croc watch – Croc farming in Australia Part 1

00:17:55 – Gas Tax!

00:45:04 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Bunbury, Western Australia

01:11:11 – NDIS cuts

01:37:31 – This week in Australian history 24-30 April

01:48:41 – XXXX bottle top quiz

Sources:

Hartley's Creek Crocodile Farm - Hartley's Crocodile Adventures

Northern Territory crocodile farming industry strategic plan 2015-2021

Code of practice on the humane treatment of wild and farmed Australian crocodiles

The economic value of the Northern Territory’s crocodile industry

Why the gas tax momentum is building as Australia looks to properly cash in on its abundant natural resources - ABC News 

Foreign companies are making billions off Australia’s gas. It’s time that changed

The government wants to curb NDIS spending. Here’s how it might succeed

How the NDIS grew to four times the size that was expected - ABC News

NDIS Minister Mark Butler denies NDIS cuts will force disabled Australians to pay out of pocket for support services | Sky News Australia

Bunbury History - City of Bunbury

Bunbury, Western Australia - Wikipedia

The inside story of how Bunnings became a multi-billion-dollar household name

Robert Bunning - Wikipedia

Bunnings - Wikipedia

Bunbury, WA - Aussie Towns

Bunbury woodchip bombing - Wikipedia

Two Ticks Town Talk - Geraldton Part 2, Western Australia (from 24 Apr 2025 Australia Talks) | Australia Talks

Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries

#Australia #Australian

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 [email protected]

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 – Introduction

00:01:06 – Croc watch - Croc farming in Australia Part 1

00:17:55 – Gas Tax!

00:45:04 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Bunbury, Western Australia

01:11:11 – NDIS cuts

01:37:31 – This week in Australian history 24-30 April

01:48:41 – XXXX bottle top quiz

Sources:

Hartley's Creek Crocodile Farm - Hartley's Crocodile Adventures

Northern Territory crocodile farming industry strategic plan 2015-2021

Code of practice on the humane treatment of wild and farmed Australian crocodiles

The economic value of the Northern Territory’s crocodile industry

Why the gas tax momentum is building as Australia looks to properly cash in on its abundant natural resources - ABC News 

Foreign companies are making billions off Australia’s gas. It’s time that changed

The government wants to curb NDIS spending. Here’s how it might succeed

How the NDIS grew to four times the size that was expected - ABC News

NDIS Minister Mark Butler denies NDIS cuts will force disabled Australians to pay out of pocket for support services | Sky News Australia

Bunbury History - City of Bunbury

Bunbury, Western Australia - Wikipedia

The inside story of how Bunnings became a multi-billion-dollar household name

Robert Bunning - Wikipedia

Bunnings - Wikipedia

Bunbury, WA - Aussie Towns

Bunbury woodchip bombing - Wikipedia

Two Ticks Town Talk - Geraldton Part 2, Western Australia (from 24 Apr 2025 Australia Talks) | Australia Talks

Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries

#Australia #Australian

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on HMQS Gayundah, Queensland from the 22 April 2026 full episode of 'Australia Talks' with your hosts DK and Ardeet.

Sources:

Colonial navies of Australia - Wikipedia

HMQS Gayundah - Wikipedia

HMQS Gayundah – The gunboats Gayundah, Paluma & Queensland's colonial navy.

HMAS Gayundah | Sea Power Centre

H.M.Q.S. Gayundah | Moreton Bay Our Story

HMQS "Gayundah" - Conduct Unbecoming - 1888 - Naval Historical Society of Australia

Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries

#Australia #Australian

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 [email protected]

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 – Introduction

00:10:14 – New warship and Defence budget

00:37:27 – Two Ticks Town Talk – HMQS Gayundah, Queensland

01:08:50 – Homegrown biofuels

01:29:46 – This week in Australian history 17-23 April

01:42:16 – XXXX bottle top quiz

Sources:

Australia, Japan sign contracts to start $7 billion warship deal | Reuters

Defence spending to lift by $53 billion over the next decade as government warns of 'intensifying' risks - ABC News

Japan, Australia sign deal for first three Mogami frigate warships - ABC News

General purpose frigate | Royal Australian Navy

2026 National Defence Strategy and 2026 Integrated Investment Program | About | Defence 

Biofuels could bolster Australia's fuel security but right now, we're exporting what we need to make them - ABC News

CEFC Refined Ambitions LCLF Opportunities Investment Insight - Clean Energy Finance Corporation

Ethanol fuel - Wikipedia

Colonial navies of Australia - Wikipedia

HMQS Gayundah - Wikipedia

HMQS Gayundah – The gunboats Gayundah, Paluma & Queensland's colonial navy.

HMAS Gayundah | Sea Power Centre

H.M.Q.S. Gayundah | Moreton Bay Our Story

HMQS "Gayundah" - Conduct Unbecoming - 1888 - Naval Historical Society of Australia

Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries

#Australia #Australian

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Toowoomba, Queensland from the 16 April 2026 full episode of 'Australia Talks' with your hosts DK and Ardeet.

Sources:

18 May 2012 - Multuggerah - Monument Australia (www.monumentaustralia.org.au) - Trove

Battle of One Tree Hill - Wikipedia

Multuggerah - Wikipedia

Toowoomba, QLD - Aussie Towns

Toowoomba - Wikipedia

Toowoomba — Grokipedia

Battle of One Tree Hill: remembering an Indigenous victory and a warrior who routed the whites | Frontier wars | The Guardian

Battle of One Tree Hill, Australian Frontier Wars - History Guild

Multuggerah and the Battle of One Tree Hill - Australian Geographic

Biography - Multuggerah - Indigenous Australia

#Australia #Australian

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 [email protected]

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 – Introduction

00:12:30 – Australia Establishes Fertilizer Coordination Body, Seeks New Urea Supply Sources

00:42:05 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Toowoomba, Queensland

01:00:45 – BYD and EV truck imports increase

01:29:03 – This week in Australian history 10-16 April

01:37:54 – XXXX bottle top quiz

Sources:

Australia Establishes Fertilizer Coordination Body, Seeks New Urea Supply Sources :: Content :: Tập đoàn Hoá chất Việt Nam (Vinachem)

Australia turns to less-established urea origins

Why Australia turned to Brunei to shore up supplies of critical crop fertiliser during Middle East war - ABC News

Visit to Brunei and Malaysia | Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs

Virgin to trim domestic flights ahead of fuel costs rising by up to $40 million - ABC News 

BYD tripling shipment volumes to Australia to 30,000 cars amid fuel price surge | CarExpert

18 May 2012 - Multuggerah - Monument Australia (www.monumentaustralia.org.au) - Trove

Battle of One Tree Hill - Wikipedia

Multuggerah - Wikipedia

Toowoomba, QLD - Aussie Towns

Toowoomba - Wikipedia

Toowoomba — Grokipedia

Battle of One Tree Hill: remembering an Indigenous victory and a warrior who routed the whites | Frontier wars | The Guardian

Battle of One Tree Hill, Australian Frontier Wars - History Guild

Multuggerah and the Battle of One Tree Hill - Australian Geographic

Biography - Multuggerah - Indigenous Australia

Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries

#Australia #Australian