This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Stanley (Part 1), Tasmania from the 25 Jun 2026 full episode of 'Australia Talks' with your hosts DK and Ardeet.

Sources:

Stanley, Tasmania - Wikipedia

Van Diemen's Land Company - Wikipedia

Van Diemen's Land Company

Van Diemen's Land Company

Stanley, TAS - Aussie Towns

Cape Grim massacre - Wikipedia

Thylacine - Wikipedia

Tasmanian emu - Wikipedia

#Australian #Australia

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 AustraliaTalks@proton.me

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 – Introduction

00:01:09 – Croc Watch

00:13:11 – Live facial recognition in Western Australia

00:46:25 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Stanley (Part 1), Tasmania

01:07:54 – Defence sales to Canada and local US stockpile

01:32:26 – This week in Australian history 19-25 June

01:47:48 – XXXX bottle top quiz

Sources:

New crocodile killing behaviour captured by Aussie tour guide - Yahoo News Australia

Australia lands biggest-ever defence export deal in $2.5bn radar sale to Canada | PerthNow

Australia and Canada ink $2.5 billion over-the-horizon radar deal - ABC News

Jindalee Operational Radar Network - Wikipedia

US military plans major war stockpile on Australian soil | SBS News

Overt Live Facial Recognition Trial

Live facial recognition technology to be used by WA Police in Australian first - ABC News

Stanley, Tasmania - Wikipedia

Van Diemen's Land Company - Wikipedia

Van Diemen's Land Company

Van Diemen's Land Company

Stanley, TAS - Aussie Towns

Cape Grim massacre - Wikipedia

Thylacine - Wikipedia

Tasmanian emu - Wikipedia

Two Ticks Town Talk - Burra, South Australia (from 17 Jul 2025 Australia Talks) | Australia Talks

Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries

#Australian #Australia

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Korumburra, Victoria from the 18 Jun 2026 full episode of 'Australia Talks' with your hosts DK and Ardeet.

Sources:

Korumburra Travel Guide: Where to Eat, Stay and Play | Visit Gippsland

Korumburra - Travel Victoria: accommodation & visitor guide

Korumburra - Wikipedia

Giant Gippsland earthworm - Wikipedia

National Recovery Plan for the Giant Gippsland Earthworm Megascolides australis

Megascolides australis — Giant Gippsland Earthworm

Nautilus Live | Ocean Exploration Trust

Inside abandoned Victorian wildlife park with decaying great white shark | news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site for latest headlines

Two Ticks Town Talk - Eugowra, New South Wales (from 20 Jun 2024) | Australia Talks

Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries

#Australian #Australia

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 AustraliaTalks@proton.me

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 – Introduction

00:08:40 – China missiles to Australia

00:28:58 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Korumburra, Victoria

00:45:43 – Huge whale graveyard

01:15:40 – This week in Australian history 12-18 June

01:25:11 – XXXX bottle top quiz

Sources:

Understanding the Chinese military threat to Australia | Lowy Institute

China's ability to hit Australia with missiles 'real and growing', Lowy Institute says - ABC News

World's biggest whale graveyard found in Indian Ocean off Australia - ABC News

Whale Fall 101 | National Marine Sanctuary Foundation

Korumburra Travel Guide: Where to Eat, Stay and Play | Visit Gippsland

Korumburra - Travel Victoria: accommodation & visitor guide

Korumburra - Wikipedia

Giant Gippsland earthworm - Wikipedia

National Recovery Plan for the Giant Gippsland Earthworm Megascolides australis

Megascolides australis — Giant Gippsland Earthworm

Nautilus Live | Ocean Exploration Trust

Inside abandoned Victorian wildlife park with decaying great white shark | news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site for latest headlines

Two Ticks Town Talk - Eugowra, New South Wales (from 20 Jun 2024) | Australia Talks

Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries

#Australian #Australia

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Sorrento (Part 2), Victoria from the 11 Jun 2026 full episode of 'Australia Talks' with your hosts DK and Ardeet.

Sources:

Two Ticks Town Talk – Sorrento, Victoria (from 28 May 2026 Australia Talks) | Australia Talks

William Buckley (convict) - Wikipedia

Wadawurrung - Wikipedia

William Buckley's escape | Ergo

29 Jan 1935 - COLONY OF VICTORIA - Trove

Biography - William Buckley - Australian Dictionary of Biography

Buckley and the Aborigines | Ergo

William Buckley, National Portrait Gallery

Buckley’s Chance - Queenscliffe Historical Museum

The Dictionary of Australasian Biography/Buckley, William - Wikisource, the free online library

Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries

#Australia

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 AustraliaTalks@proton.me

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 – Introduction

00:07:33 – Defence strategy with NZ and the Solomon Islands

00:27:30 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Sorrento (Part 2), Victoria

00:47:56 – Australia's driverless future

01:20:30 – This week in Australian history 5-11 June

01:31:59 – XXXX bottle top quiz

Sources:

Solomon Islands agrees to treaty negotiation with Australia - ABC News

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says New Zealand friendship is important to endure volatile world - ABC News

Driverless taxi service Waymo could soon be coming to Sydney streets | 7NEWS

Tesla to release most advanced version of its FSD Supervised in Australia

Autonomous taxis will come to Australia, if this tech giant has its way

Two Ticks Town Talk – Sorrento, Victoria (from 28 May 2026 Australia Talks) | Australia Talks

William Buckley (convict) - Wikipedia

Wadawurrung - Wikipedia

William Buckley's escape | Ergo

29 Jan 1935 - COLONY OF VICTORIA - Trove

Biography - William Buckley - Australian Dictionary of Biography

Buckley and the Aborigines | Ergo

William Buckley, National Portrait Gallery

Buckley’s Chance - Queenscliffe Historical Museum

The Dictionary of Australasian Biography/Buckley, William - Wikisource, the free online library

Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries

#Australia #Australian

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Australian submarine fleets from the 4 Jun 2026 full episode of 'Australia Talks' with your hosts DK and Ardeet.

Sources:

Two Ticks Town Talk – HMQS Gayundah, Queensland (from 22 Apr 2026 Australia Talks) | Australia Talks

Royal Australian Navy Submarine Force - Wikipedia

HMAS AE1 - Wikipedia

HMAS AE2 - Wikipedia

J-class submarine - Wikipedia

HMS J7 - Wikipedia

HMAS Platypus (1917) - Wikipedia

J Class Submarine in Royal Australian Navy service

Not many marinas can boast a 100-year-old submarine, but this one does - ABC News

J7 Submarine - Sandringham Yacht Club

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 AustraliaTalks@proton.me

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 – Introduction

00:05:44 – AUKUS update

00:38:50 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Australian submarine fleets

01:10:37 – Avoiding arrest by harvesting sea urchins

01:27:13 – This week in Australian history 30-31 May & 1-4 June

01:38:34 – XXXX bottle top quiz

Sources:

Instead of Arresting Indigenous Fishermen, Australia Begins to Pay Them to Control Sea Urchin Plague

NSW government funds Aboriginal-led south coast sea urchin enterprise with $1.48m grant - ABC News

Defence Minister says Australia could still buy five US submarines under AUKUS - ABC News

AUKUS partners unveil plan to develop underwater drones by 2027 - ABC News

Australia has been the victim of an AUKUS ‘bait and switch’

AUKUS to develop unmanned undersea vehicles, delivery set for 2027 | Reuters

Australia to receive second-hand submarines - Australian Defence Magazine

Two Ticks Town Talk – HMQS Gayundah, Queensland (from 22 Apr 2026 Australia Talks) | Australia Talks

Royal Australian Navy Submarine Force - Wikipedia

HMAS AE1 - Wikipedia

HMAS AE2 - Wikipedia

J-class submarine - Wikipedia

HMS J7 - Wikipedia

HMAS Platypus (1917) - Wikipedia

J Class Submarine in Royal Australian Navy service

Not many marinas can boast a 100-year-old submarine, but this one does - ABC News

J7 Submarine - Sandringham Yacht Club

Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries

#Australia #Australian