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

00:01:34 – Croc watch – mystery ring found in enormous crocodile poo

00:18:14 – Defence roundup – Ghost Shark, Recruitment numbers and PNG recruiting

00:54:34 – Port Essington, Northern Territory

01:12:14 – Nightlife changing due to falling alcohol consumption

01:27:42 – This week in Australian history 23-29 Oct

01:45:00 – XXXX bottle top quiz

Sources:

Gatorland Expert Finds Ring in Crocodile Droppings, Orlando

Nightlife venues embrace 'experience economy' as alcohol consumption falls - ABC News

Flinders University reveals Gen Z is drinking less alcohol - Flinders University

Queensland night-life tsar John Collins recommends liquor law overhaul - ABC News

Ghost Sharks get 'teeth' as secret drone subs unveiled | St George & Sutherland Shire Leader | St George, NSW

'Ghost Shark' sea drone shows off attachments

Ghost Shark and other drones get teeth – CONTACT magazine

Speartooth LUUV - C2 Robotics Pty Ltd

Bluebottle Uncrewed Surface Vessel (USV): Ocius™

We want you! ADF recruitment rates are growing, even as the odds of conflict rise. Why are people signing up? | Aukus | The Guardian

Australian Defence Force opening recruitment to PNG university students under $65 million trial - ABC News

After years of backsliding, the ADF is growing again. What’s behind the recruitment uptick?

Port Essington, NT - Aussie Towns

Historical Australian Towns: Victoria Settlement, Port Essington, Northern Territory: Remote Ruins

The History of Victoria Settlement, Port Essington

Port Essington - Wikipedia

The doomed attempt to claim Australia's north for the British Empire - ABC News

Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries

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This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Cairns, Queensland from the 22 Oct 2026 full episode of 'Australia Talks' with your hosts DK and Ardeet.

Sources:

Rock balancing - Wikipedia

Balancing Rocks: Gatz Piles in Cairns | The Travel Tart Blog

Cairns Adventure Tours - The Gatz Balancing Rocks

Two Ticks Town Talk - Cape Otway, Victoria (from 30 Oct 2025 Australia Talks) | Australia Talks

#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

00:11:34 – Greens propose a plan to license landlords

00:33:08 – Cairns, Queensland

00:45:47 – Dingoes eating feral cats

01:02:26 – This week in Australian history 16-22 Oct

01:13:24 – XXXX bottle top quiz

Sources:

Housing and Homelessness Policy | Australian Greens Victoria

Victoria’s three strikes landlord proposal would make life harder for renters

Landlord licence: Victoria Greens’ ‘three strikes’ rental plan | news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site for latest headlines

Research shows dingoes in WA's Great Sandy Desert protect native wildlife by eating feral cats - ABC News

Traditional owner-led wartaji (dingo) research in Pirra Country (Great Sandy Desert): a case study from the Nyangumarta Warrarn Indigenous Protected Area | Wildlife Research | ConnectSci

Rock balancing - Wikipedia

Balancing Rocks: Gatz Piles in Cairns | The Travel Tart Blog

Cairns Adventure Tours - The Gatz Balancing Rocks

Two Ticks Town Talk - Cape Otway, Victoria (from 30 Oct 2025 Australia Talks) | Australia Talks

Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries

#Australian