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

00:14:11 – EV trucks as fuel security

00:51:07 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Pukatja (Part 2), South Australia

01:16:08 – China “researching” Palau

01:41:58 – This week in Australian history 14-20 August

01:50:26 – XXXX bottle top quiz

Sources:

Australia is spending billions on fuel security. What if some of that went to electric trucks? - ABC News

Australia's fuel security - DCCEEW

AECOM – Electrifying Road Freight Report - Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA)

Diesel nation: Australia is still pumping billions in the wrong direction as oil hyperinflation hits

Australia’s fuel crisis needs electric vehicle subsidies, tax breaks and more domestic oil production

Chinese research vessel sparks alarm in Palau after repeated incursions - ABC News

John Friedrich (fraudster) - Wikipedia

Biography - John Friedrich - Australian Dictionary of Biography

Australia’s Greatest Conman?: Marc Fennell investigates John Friedrich and the National Safety Council of Australia fraud

27 Jul 1991 - John Friedrich, 41, takes his secrets to the grave - Trove

John Friedrich and the National Safety Council | Graham's Blog

Two Ticks Town Talk – Pukatja, South Australia Part 1 (from 5 Aug 2026 Australia Talks) | Australia Talks

Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries

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