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

00:13:17 – 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

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