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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.   Contact us at [email protected]   DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:   00:00:00 – Introduction 00:10:55 – Sunscreens fail SPF ratings 00:37:09 – Denmark, Western Australia 00:58:52 – Who decides what music we listen to? 01:31:21 – This week in Australian history 30-31 Oct & 1-5 Nov 01:41:23 – XXXX bottle top quiz   Sources: How Australian music will battle the age of algorithms and AI | The Australian Australian sunscreens face tough new rules in wake of SPF scandal - ABC News Bondi Sands the latest brand to recall sunscreens over potential SPF concerns - ABC News Choice report finds popular Australian sunscreens fail to meet SPF claims on label - ABC News Princeton Consumer Research lab tested eight sunscreens that failed SPF claims - ABC News History of Denmark, Western Australia Home » Shire of Denmark Denmark - Destination - Tourism Western Australia Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries #Australian

A special episode this week as DK and Ardeet interview Tom Trumble. Tom is an Australian historian, author, podcaster and speaker with a knack for bringing out the humanity and tension in stories of people in extreme situations. We focus on the story of his grandfather Brian Rofe and his role in a remarkable rescue from Timor during the Second World War. Doing an interview was something new for us. Let us know what you think at [email protected]     Details and links for Tom:   Contact email: [email protected] Tom Trumble The Greatest Escape of the Pacific –In Extremis - Stories from the Edge of History – Apple Podcasts Tom Trumble - Penguin Books Australia Virtual War Memorial | Bryan ROFE MBE Trapped | Australian War Memorial   #Australian

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Port Essington, Northern Territory from the 29 Oct 2026 full episode of 'Australia Talks' with your hosts DK and Ardeet.   Sources: Port Essington, NT - Aussie Towns Historical Australian Towns: Victoria Settlement, Port Essington, Northern Territory: Remote Ruins The History of Victoria Settlement, Port Essington Port Essington - Wikipedia The doomed attempt to claim Australia's north for the British Empire - ABC News   #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 00:01:34 – Croc watch – mystery ring found in enormous crocodile poo 00:18:14 – Defence roundup – Ghost Shark, Recruitment numbers and PNG recruiting 00:54:34 – Port Essington, Northern Territory 01:12:14 – Nightlife changing due to falling alcohol consumption 01:27:42 – This week in Australian history 23-29 Oct 01:45:00 – XXXX bottle top quiz   Sources: Gatorland Expert Finds Ring in Crocodile Droppings, Orlando Nightlife venues embrace 'experience economy' as alcohol consumption falls - ABC News Flinders University reveals Gen Z is drinking less alcohol - Flinders University Queensland night-life tsar John Collins recommends liquor law overhaul - ABC News Ghost Sharks get 'teeth' as secret drone subs unveiled | St George & Sutherland Shire Leader | St George, NSW 'Ghost Shark' sea drone shows off attachments Ghost Shark and other drones get teeth – CONTACT magazine Speartooth LUUV - C2 Robotics Pty Ltd Bluebottle Uncrewed Surface Vessel (USV): Ocius™ We want you! ADF recruitment rates are growing, even as the odds of conflict rise. Why are people signing up? | Aukus | The Guardian Australian Defence Force opening recruitment to PNG university students under $65 million trial - ABC News After years of backsliding, the ADF is growing again. What’s behind the recruitment uptick? Port Essington, NT - Aussie Towns Historical Australian Towns: Victoria Settlement, Port Essington, Northern Territory: Remote Ruins The History of Victoria Settlement, Port Essington Port Essington - Wikipedia The doomed attempt to claim Australia's north for the British Empire - ABC News Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries #Australian

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Cairns, Queensland from the 22 Oct 2026 full episode of 'Australia Talks' with your hosts DK and Ardeet.   Sources:   Rock balancing - Wikipedia Balancing Rocks: Gatz Piles in Cairns | The Travel Tart Blog Cairns Adventure Tours - The Gatz Balancing Rocks Two Ticks Town Talk - Cape Otway, Victoria (from 30 Oct 2025 Australia Talks) | Australia Talks   #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 00:11:34 – Greens propose a plan to license landlords 00:33:08 – Cairns, Queensland 00:45:47 – Dingoes eating feral cats 01:02:26 – This week in Australian history 16-22 Oct 01:13:24 – XXXX bottle top quiz   Sources: Housing and Homelessness Policy | Australian Greens Victoria Victoria’s three strikes landlord proposal would make life harder for renters Landlord licence: Victoria Greens’ ‘three strikes’ rental plan | news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site for latest headlines Research shows dingoes in WA's Great Sandy Desert protect native wildlife by eating feral cats - ABC News Traditional owner-led wartaji (dingo) research in Pirra Country (Great Sandy Desert): a case study from the Nyangumarta Warrarn Indigenous Protected Area | Wildlife Research | ConnectSci Rock balancing - Wikipedia Balancing Rocks: Gatz Piles in Cairns | The Travel Tart Blog Cairns Adventure Tours - The Gatz Balancing Rocks Two Ticks Town Talk - Cape Otway, Victoria (from 30 Oct 2025 Australia Talks) | Australia Talks Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries   #Australian

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Deloraine, Tasmania from the 15 Oct 2026 full episode of 'Australia Talks' with your hosts DK and Ardeet.   Sources:   Deloraine, TAS - Aussie Towns Deloraine | Discover Tasmania Deloraine, Tasmania – Wikipedia Australia-Japan Society of Tasmania Inc. - 2026 Hanami Trail The surprising origin of Tasmania's cherry blossom festival - ABC News Tommeginne language – Wikipedia Buckwheat exports to Japan |2024 Australia's soba noodle source | SBS Food Two Ticks Town Talk - Bermagui, New South Wales (from 13 Mar 2025 Australia Talks) |   #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 00:11:53 – Hunter coal mine’s Green High Court decision 00:38:01 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Deloraine, Tasmania 00:50:10 – Forcibly nationalising Australian supermarkets 01:22:15 – This week in Australian history 9-15 Oct 01:30:30 – XXXX bottle top quiz   Sources: High Court rules in favour of climate group in Hunter Valley coalmine case - ABC News Muswellbrook mine gets six more years despite High Court stoush | Newcastle Weekly Obligations of States in respect of Climate Change World Court climate decision lights match under Australia's fossil fuel industry - ABC News Max Chandler-Mather pitches Mamdani-style $25bn plan to nationalise 200 Coles and Woolworths supermarkets | Australian Greens | The Guardian Greens think tank proposes publicly owned supermarkets to challenge Coles-Woolworths 'duopoly' - ABC News The Green Institute Fair Go Grocers The plan to smash the supermarket duopoly I, Pencil by Leonard E. Read Deloraine, TAS - Aussie Towns Deloraine | Discover Tasmania Deloraine, Tasmania – Wikipedia Australia-Japan Society of Tasmania Inc. - 2026 Hanami Trail The surprising origin of Tasmania's cherry blossom festival - ABC News Tommeginne language – Wikipedia Buckwheat exports to Japan |2024 Soba – Wikipedia Australia's soba noodle source | SBS Food Two Ticks Town Talk - Bermagui, New South Wales (from 13 Mar 2025 Australia Talks) | Australia Talks Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries   #Australian

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Laura (part 2), Queensland from the 8 Oct 2026 full episode of 'Australia Talks' with your hosts DK and Ardeet.   Sources:   Two Ticks Town Talk - Laura, Queensland (from 7 Nov 2023 Australia Talks) | Australia Talks Edmund Kennedy - Wikipedia Jackey Jackey - Wikipedia Jackey Jackey – Harry Gentle Resource Centre Biography - Jackey Jackey - Australian Dictionary of Biography Our Global Neighbours: Galmarra’s Breast Plate - The Australian Museum Blog Queensland Places - Cape York - Edmund Kennedy Expedition | State Library of Queensland Edmund Kennedy Expedition | Monument Australia Biography - Edmund Besley Kennedy - Australian Dictionary of Biography Essay - Surveyors: Mapping the Distance, Early Surveying in Australia - Australian Dictionary of Biography Laura, Queensland - Wikipedia Laura - qld.gov.au Laura, QLD - Aussie Towns Measuring angles | Department of Natural Resources and Mines, Manufacturing and Regional and Rural Development   #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 00:10:56 – Amazon considering drone deliveries for Australia 00:38:52 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Laura (part 2), Queensland 01:00:32 – Bushfire control with irrigated green zones 01:17:07 – This week in Australian history 2-8 Oct 01:30:32 – XXXX bottle top quiz   Sources: Amazon evaluating drone deliveries in Australia, Asia Head of Regulatory Approvals, Australia, Prime Air - Job ID: 10545558 | Amazon.jobs Amazon takes first step to launch drone delivery service in Australia | 7NEWS Amazon’s delivery drones heading Down Under | Information Age | ACS Bushfire simulation reveals green strategy that could cut Australia’s fire threat | UniSC | University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia A Preliminary Assessment of Irrigated Green Firebreaks for Reducing Fire Spread and Intensity in Wildland–Urban Interface Landscapes: Noosa Shire, Australia Bushfire simulation reveals green strategy that could cut Australia's fire threat Two Ticks Town Talk - Laura, Queensland (from 7 Nov 2023 Australia Talks) | Australia Talks Edmund Kennedy - Wikipedia Jackey Jackey - Wikipedia Jackey Jackey – Harry Gentle Resource Centre Biography - Jackey Jackey - Australian Dictionary of Biography Our Global Neighbours: Galmarra’s Breast Plate - The Australian Museum Blog Queensland Places - Cape York - Edmund Kennedy Expedition | State Library of Queensland Edmund Kennedy Expedition | Monument Australia Biography - Edmund Besley Kennedy - Australian Dictionary of Biography Essay - Surveyors: Mapping the Distance, Early Surveying in Australia - Australian Dictionary of Biography Laura, Queensland - Wikipedia Laura - qld.gov.au Laura, QLD - Aussie Towns Measuring angles | Department of Natural Resources and Mines, Manufacturing and Regional and Rural Development Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries   #Australian

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Gwalia (part 2), Western Australia from the 1 Oct 2026 full episode of 'Australia Talks' with your hosts DK and Ardeet.   Sources:   Home » Gwalia Ghost Town & Museum Land You Stand On | Discover the Heritage and History of Indigenous Lands Gwalia, Western Australia - Wikipedia Gwalia Gold Mine - Wikipedia Outback WA ghost town of Gwalia to live on thanks to multi-million dollar preservation effort - ABC News A Brief History Of Gwalia And The Sons Of Gwalia Mine » Shire of Leonora Hoover House » Gwalia Ghost Town & Museum Gwalia Operations - Genesis Minerals Limited Inside Australia's deepest gold mine — how deep can history go at Gwalia? - ABC News   #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 00:08:08 – Why magpies sing to humans 00:23:51 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Gwalia (part 2), WA 00:48:26 – Indian mynas are now a feral pest 01:10:48 – This week in Australian history 25-30 Sep & 1 Oct 01:20:40 – XXXX bottle top quiz   Sources: Animal Behaviouralist: Talking magpies, grieving tawny frogmouths and canny galahs - ABC listen Why Do Magpies Sing to Humans? - Better Homes & Gardens Australia Gisela Kaplan - University of New England (UNE) Indian mynas were introduced to control pest insects but now they are the pest - ABC News Home » Gwalia Ghost Town & Museum Land You Stand On | Discover the Heritage and History of Indigenous Lands Gwalia, Western Australia - Wikipedia Gwalia Gold Mine - Wikipedia Outback WA ghost town of Gwalia to live on thanks to multi-million dollar preservation effort - ABC News A Brief History Of Gwalia And The Sons Of Gwalia Mine » Shire of Leonora Hoover House » Gwalia Ghost Town & Museum Gwalia Operations - Genesis Minerals Limited Inside Australia's deepest gold mine — how deep can history go at Gwalia? - ABC News Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries   #Australian

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Gwalia, Western Australia from the 24 Sep 2026 full episode of 'Australia Talks' with your hosts DK and Ardeet.   Sources:   Home » Gwalia Ghost Town & Museum: https://www.gwalia.org.au/ Land You Stand On | Discover the Heritage and History of Indigenous Lands: https://www.mycommunitydirectory.com.au/info/Land-you-Stand-on/state/western-australia/lga/shire-of-leonora Gwalia, Western Australia - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gwalia,_Western_Australia Gwalia Gold Mine - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gwalia_Gold_Mine Outback WA ghost town of Gwalia to live on thanks to multi-million dollar preservation effort - ABC News: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-06-10/outback-was-ghost-town-of-gwalia-to-live-on/8602274 A Brief History Of Gwalia And The Sons Of Gwalia Mine » Shire of Leonora: https://www.leonora.wa.gov.au/visitors/gwalia-museum/brief-history-gwalia-mine.aspx Hoover House » Gwalia Ghost Town & Museum: https://www.gwalia.org.au/bookings/hoover-house/hoover-house.aspx Gwalia Operations - Genesis Minerals Limited: https://genesisminerals.com.au/our-assets/leonora-operations/gwalia-operations/ Inside Australia's deepest gold mine — how deep can history go at Gwalia? - ABC News: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-04-22/gwalia-is-australias-deepest-gold-mine-and-getting-deeper/11004444 History of sewerage | Melbourne Water: https://www.melbournewater.com.au/learn-about/melbournes-history/history-sewerage   #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 00:00:50 – Croc watch 00:18:16 – A Swiss style militia for Australia? 00:56:14 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Gwalia (part 1), Western Australia 01:24:22 – Where in the world are all the wallabies? 01:44:20 – This week in Australian history 18-24 Sep 01:56:53 – XXXX bottle top quiz   Sources: 129,000 years of crocodiles: what we know about Australasia’s ancient apex predators: Aussie animal racing down British street sparks hilarious response from driver - Yahoo News Australia: https://au.news.yahoo.com/aussie-animal-racing-down-british-street-sparks-hilarious-response-from-driver-232741727.html Aussie wildlife found thriving 15,000km from home: ‘I can’t believe it’ - Yahoo News Australia: https://au.news.yahoo.com/aussie-wildlife-found-thriving-15000km-from-home-i-cant-believe-it-064727476.html Where’s wallaby? Using public records and media reports to describe the status of red‐necked wallabies in Britain - English - 2020 - Ecology and Evolution - Wiley Online Library: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/ece3.6877 06/25/20-ADULT ROCK WALLABY RETURNS TO THE FOREST – Department of Land and Natural Resources: https://dlnr.hawaii.gov/blog/2020/06/25/nr20-091/ Wallaby Hawaii: A Curious Critter and Its Parakeet Friend - Hawaii Aloha Travel: https://www.hawaii-aloha.com/blog/two-curious-critters/ Management of North Island weka and wallabies on Kawau Island: https://www.doc.govt.nz/globalassets/documents/science-and-technical/DSIS54.pdf Lambay Island is home to Ireland's wallabies: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-63039627 Swiss Military Cost-Effectiveness in the Cold-War: Insights for Land Capability | Australian Army Research Centre (AARC): https://researchcentre.army.gov.au/library/land-power-forum/swiss-military-cost-effectiveness-cold-war-insights-land-capability Strategic Review of the Australian Defence Force Reserves | Defence: https://www.defence.gov.au/about/reviews-inquiries/strategic-review-of-the-adf-reserves National Defence: Defence Strategic Review 2023 | About | Defence: https://www.defence.gov.au/about/reviews-inquiries/defence-strategic-review The ADF reserve system is obsolete. We need a dramatically expanded force | The Strategist: https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/the-adf-reserve-system-is-obsolete-we-need-a-dramatically-expanded-force/ Home » Gwalia Ghost Town & Museum: https://www.gwalia.org.au/ Land You Stand On | Discover the Heritage and History of Indigenous Lands: https://www.mycommunitydirectory.com.au/info/Land-you-Stand-on/state/western-australia/lga/shire-of-leonora Gwalia, Western Australia - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gwalia,_Western_Australia Gwalia Gold Mine - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gwalia_Gold_Mine Outback WA ghost town of Gwalia to live on thanks to multi-million dollar preservation effort - ABC News: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-06-10/outback-was-ghost-town-of-gwalia-to-live-on/8602274 A Brief History Of Gwalia And The Sons Of Gwalia Mine » Shire of Leonora: https://www.leonora.wa.gov.au/visitors/gwalia-museum/brief-history-gwalia-mine.aspx Hoover House » Gwalia Ghost Town & Museum: https://www.gwalia.org.au/bookings/hoover-house/hoover-house.aspx Gwalia Operations - Genesis Minerals Limited: https://genesisminerals.com.au/our-assets/leonora-operations/gwalia-operations/ Inside Australia's deepest gold mine — how deep can history go at Gwalia? - ABC News: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-04-22/gwalia-is-australias-deepest-gold-mine-and-getting-deeper/11004444 History of sewerage | Melbourne Water: https://www.melbournewater.com.au/learn-about/melbournes-history/history-sewerage Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Australia/Anniversaries #Australian

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Three Springs, Western Australia from the 13 Sep 2026 full episode of 'Australia Talks' with your hosts DK and Ardeet.   Sources:   Three Springs, WA - Aussie Towns: https://www.aussietowns.com.au/town/three-springs-wa   Local Attractions and Places of Interest: https://www.threesprings.wa.gov.au/index.php/visitors/places-of-interest   Talc - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talc   Three Springs Mine - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Springs_Mine   Energy & Mining: https://energymining.sa.gov.au/industry/minerals-and-mining/mineral-commodities/talc   4 spectacular wildflower road trips in Western Australia - Australian Traveller: https://www.australiantraveller.com/wa/wa-wildflower-trail-guide/   Wildflower Way - 3 day Wildflower route: https://www.australiasgoldenoutback.com/itineraries/wildflower-way   Two Self-drive Wildflower Trips North of Perth| RAC WA: https://rac.com.au/horizons/explore/short-wildflower-drives-wa   Western Australian Visitor Information Centre - Wildflowers: https://www.wavisitorcentre.com.au/wildflowers   In Bloom on the Coral Coast: https://images.impartmedia.com/wavisitorcentre.com.au/PDF/Australias%20Coral%20Coast%20-%20In%20Bloom%20on%20the%20Coral%20Coast%20-%20Wildflower%20Guide.pdf   Amangu - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amangu   Eucalyptus rhodantha - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eucalyptus_rhodantha   #Australian