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

00:08:34 – Australian fuel supply issues and challenges

00:43:04 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Kiama, New South Wales

00:57:44 – Has Australia joined the Iran war?

01:27:16 – This week in Australian history 13-19 March

01:37:41 – XXXX bottle top quiz

Sources:

Australia to release nearly 20% of fuel stockpile as Bowen insists country ‘nowhere near’ running out

Minimum stockholding obligation (MSO) for liquid fuels: statistics

Australia has never been more vulnerable to an energy crisis

Fuel rationing a chance in Australia if war continues to trim global oil supplies, experts say

Trump says he doesn't 'need or desire' Australia's help in outburst over Strait of Hormuz

Federal politics: Australia will not send navy ship to Strait of Hormuz, minister says — as it happened

With the Wedgetail deployment, Australia is now part of the Iran War

Taylor urges Australia to back Trump on securing Strait of Hormuz

Australian facilities damaged in Iranian attack on Middle East air base

Australia is sending an aircraft and personnel to the Middle East. Does this mean we are entering the war

Aussietowns - Kiama, NSW

Kiama baker Les Warby was jailed for baking bread at weekends

Wikipedia - Kiama New South Wales

Wikipedia - Kiama blowhole

NSW Legislation - Bread Act 1969 No 54

Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries

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