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

00:15:21 – Keeping Devils and Koalas safe

00:38:54 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Salem Bay, Tasmania

00:55:25 – More social media ban powers

01:21:58 – This week in Australian history 26-30 June & 1-2 July

01:35:20 – XXXX bottle top quiz

Sources:

Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative—Improved Forest Management in Multiple-use Public Native Forests) Methodology Determination 2026 - Federal Register of LegislationCarbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative—Improved Forest Management in Multiple-use Public Native Forests) Methodology Determination 2026 - Federal Register of Legislation

Park to protect 12,000 koalas to go ahead via contentious carbon credit deal by Albanese government | Environment | The Guardian

Koalas Covering for Coal? Dirty Forest Offset Plan Would Mean More Fossil Fuels - The Australia Institute

Successful cat trapping effort leads to spike in Tasmanian devil population - ABC News

Labor unveils new powers, penalties to strengthen social media ban for under-16s - ABC News

Neil the Seal - Wikipedia

Let's go back to the convict days in Tasmania to untangle the early drainage history of Burdens Marsh - Nature Glenelg Trust

Stay Clear Of Neil The Seal - Tasmanian Times

Tasmanian woman tells office she can't come in as 600kg 'Neil the seal' is blocking her car - ABC News

Neil the seal's YouTube channel

Neil the seal is back bigger than ever and that's a problem for his wellbeing - ABC News

Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries

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