This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Northam, Western Australia (from the 8 Jan 2026 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.

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Sources:

Australia your way

A Guide to the Best Silo Art Locations in the Outback Loop

Australian Silo Art Trail 

The Australian Silo Art Trail – Ultimate Guide 

Australian Silo Art

Wikipedia - Northam, Western Australia

Public silo trail - Northam

AussieTowns - Northam, WA

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A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions.

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DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:08:10 – NSW gun laws

00:46:54 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Northam, Western Australia

01:01:39 – Once the great Australian dream, backyards are vanishing from suburban homes

01:29:33 – This week in Australian history 1-8 January

01:38:55 – XXXX bottle top quiz

Sources:

Shooters Union Australia

NSW parliament passes tougher laws on guns and protests after Bondi Beach attack 

NSW Police commissioner extends restrictions on Sydney protests for another fortnight

Terrorism and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025

Once the great Australian dream, backyards are vanishing from suburban homes

Australia your way

A Guide to the Best Silo Art Locations in the Outback Loop

Australian Silo Art Trail 

The Australian Silo Art Trail – Ultimate Guide 

Australian Silo Art

Wikipedia - Northam, Western Australia

Public silo trail - Northam

AussieTowns - Northam, WA

Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries

#Australia #Australian

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk - New Year Repeat 2025 on Mittagong, New South Wales from 16 Jan 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.

Sources:

The 19th century Iron Making Process

Aussie Towns - Mittagong, NSW

Fitzroy Iron Works

Highlands Market Place

Wikipedia - Fitzroy Iron Works

Newcastle Industrial Heritage Association - Fitz Roy Iron Works

Wikipedia - Mittagong

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DarkestKnight and Ardeet wish all of our gracious listeners a Happy and Successful New Year. We'll resume our regular programming on 8 Jan 2026.

This is the Christmas Repeat of the Two Ticks Town Talk on Woomera , South Australia from the 24 Jul 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.

Podbean links (or simply search for 'Woomera' in your podcast player:

Woomera Part 3

Woomera Part 4

Woomera Part 5

Woomera Part 6

Sources:

RAAF Woomera Range Complex

Wikipedia - Woomera, South Australia

Aussietowns - Woomera, SA

Wikipedia - British nuclear tests at Maralinga

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Australia Talks - 25 Dec 2025: Merry Christmas and see you 8 Jan 2026

DarkestKnight and Ardeet wish all of our listeners a Merry Christmas. We really appreciate the support over the year.  

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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

#Australia #Australian

A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions.

Contact us at [email protected]

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

#Australia #Australian

A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions.

Contact us at [email protected]

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:09:10 – Australia's grand social media experiment is finally live. Teens say nothing has changed

00:33:58 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Jamberoo, New South Wales

00:49:50 – The tiny clue that reveals if an animal has been illegally smuggled

01:09:48 – This week in Australian history 5-11 Dec

01:22:35 – XXXX bottle top quiz

Sources:

Australia's grand social media experiment is finally live. Teens say nothing has changed 

Kids locked out of social media apps after Australia's world-first ban

Australia’s teen social media ban: How day one unfolded — and the world’s response

The social media ban is just the start of Australia’s forthcoming restrictions – and teens have legitimate concerns

The tiny clue that reveals if an animal has been illegally smuggled

Stable isotope analysis successfully identifies wild-caught individuals of threatened Asian freshwater turtles in illegal trade

The ecological drivers and consequences of wildlife trade

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

Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries

Wikipedia - Perentie

#Australia #Australian