This is the Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Parkes, New South Wales from 22 Nov 2024 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.

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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 00:06:12 - Australia struggling with an oversupply of solar power 00:32:21 - Two Ticks Town Talk - Parkes, New South Wales 00:49:12 - Japanese forces expected to join US Marines for military exercises in Australia next year 01:07:06 - This week in Australian history 15-21 November 01:15:34 - XXXX bottle top quiz

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Japanese forces to join US Marines for military exercises in Australia next year

Japanese troops are set to train alongside Australian and US forces in Darwin

Japanese troops to train with Australia, US militaries in Darwin

Australia struggling with oversupply of solar power

Elvis Lives in Parkes Documentary

Parkes Elvis Festival history

Aussie Towns - Parkes, NSW

Wikipedia - Parkes, NSW

Wikipedia - Parkes Elvis Festival

Wikipedia - Anniversaries

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This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Riverton, South Australia from the 12 Nov 2024 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.

#Australia

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

Contact us at AustraliaTalksPodcast@proton.me

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 - Introduction 00:08:03 - Banks and social media companies to be fined overs scams under new Australian laws touted as 'strongest in the world' 00:33:03 - Two Ticks Town Talk - Riverton, South Australia 00:51:59 - 3D printed guns on rise in Australia, with seizures of lethal firearms up across nation 01:22:06 - This week in Australian history 8-14 November 01:33:55 - XXXX bottle top quiz

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Banks and social media companies to be fined over scams under new Australian laws touted as ‘strongest in world’

Australia’s new scam prevention draft is welcome – but it needs to be broader in scope

3D-printed guns on rise in Australia, with seizures of lethal firearms up across nation

Stash of hidden 3D-printed guns seized in raid on alleged Perth crime figure

‘Gun control is dead and we killed it’: unmasking the lonely incel who designed the world’s most popular 3D-printed firearm

Aussie Towns - Riverton

Wikipedia - Riverton, South Australia

Australia's first political assassination is just as mysterious today as it was a century ago

Trove - Russian runs amok

Sarlines Books - The Riesling Railway by John Wilson

Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries

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This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Warialda New South Wales from the 7 Nov 2024 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.

#Australian

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

Contact us at AustraliaTalksPodcast@proton.me

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 - Introduction 00:09:03 - Australia is axing a $7bn military satellite project, leaving defence communications potentially vulnerable 00:29:29 - Two Ticks Town Talk - Warialda, New South Wales 00:59:28 - CSIRO opens $6.8m printing facility to make flexible solar panels 01:22:25 - This week in Australian history 1-7 Nov 01:31:25 - XXXX bottle top quiz

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Australia is axing a $7bn military satellite project, leaving defence comms potentially vulnerable

$7 billion project to create Australian military satellites axed amid defence spending review

CSIRO opens $6.8m printing facility to make flexible solar panels

CSIRO looks to commercialise printed solar cells

Printable solar cells for lightweight energy

Wikipedia - Warialda, New South Wales

Wikipedia - Polio

Wiping Out Polio: How The U.S. Snuffed Out A Killer

Aussie Towns

Sister Kenny, The full movie of Polio paralysis treatment

Visit Gwydir shire - Fossicking and Geology

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This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Macquarie Island, Tasmania from the 1 Nov 2024 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.

#Australian

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

Contact us at AustraliaTalksPodcast@proton.me

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 - Introduction 00:16:24 - Food waste warriors redirect unwanted produce to homes and charities 00:37:12 - Two Ticks Town Talk - Macquarie Island, Tasmania 00:57:59 - Australia announces $7B for SM-2 and SM-6 missiles in huge munitions purchase 01:17:46 - This week in Australian history 25-31 Oct 01:29:25 - XXXX bottle top quiz

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Food waste warriors redirect unwanted produce to homes, charities

Potato standards in Australia leading to food waste, higher prices, farmers say

Australia announces $7B for SM-2, SM-6 missiles in huge munitions purchase

Thales Australia clinches government munitions deal after company stops hiring employee accused of corruption

Australia to ramp up missile production as Indo Pacific enters new missile age

Wikipedia - Macquarie Island

Australian Antarctic Program - Macquarie Island

Border corners of Australia

Federation Square's hidden gem