This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Kiama, New South Wales from the 19 Mar 2026 full episode of 'Australia Talks' with your hosts DK and Ardeet.

Sources:

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

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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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This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Streaky Bay, South Australia from the 12 Mar 2026 full episode of 'Australia Talks' with your hosts DK and Ardeet.

Sources:

Wikipedia - Streaky Bay, South Australia

Streaky Bay - Our History

Wikipedia - Murphy's Haystacks

Murphy's Haystacks

Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia, Incorporated

Streaky Bay, South Australia

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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

00:12:58 – Fortnightly rubbish collection ‘inevitable’ as waste costs mount

00:37:48 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Streaky Bay, South Australia

01:01:29 – Australia can’t easily reduce its military dependence on the US, but with Canada, we can mitigate risk

01:31:16 – This week in Australian history 6-12 March

01:40:08 – XXXX bottle top quiz

Sources:

Fortnightly rubbish collection ‘inevitable’ as waste costs mount

Council bin collection changes blamed for ‘revolting tide’ of maggots and flies

Australia can’t easily reduce its military dependence on the US, but with Canada, we can mitigate risk

Anthony Albanese confirms Australian navy personnel on US submarine that sank Iranian vessel

National security is getting more complex, and Australia needs a plan

A regional maritime forum can create sweeter cooperation in Southeast Asia

Wikipedia - Streaky Bay, South Australia

Streaky Bay - Our History

Wikipedia - Murphy's Haystacks

Murphy's Haystacks

Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia, Incorporated

Streaky Bay, South Australia

Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries

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This is the Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Moruya, New South Wales from the 5 Mar 2026 full episode of 'Australia Talks' with your hosts DK and Ardeet.

Sources:

Aussietowns - Moruya

John Gilmore, Quarry Manager

Moruya granite and the Harbour Bridge

The Significant Legacy of Moruya Granite

‘Quarry Scotties’: the story of the Sydney Harbour Bridge’s forgotten migrant workers

Moruya: a source of stone

Granite Town: Honoring a Legacy Carved in Stone

Moruya Granite Quarry

Monument Australia - Moruya Granite

Wikipedia - Moruya, New South Wales

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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

00:11:14 – Signs of psychosis seen in Australian users’ interactions with AI chatbots, expert warns

00:41:16 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Moruya, New South Wales

01:00:40 – Newcastle to Sydney in 1 hour - Albanese Government lays foundation for high-speed rail in Australia

01:30:28 – This week in Australian history 27-28 February & 1-5 March

01:42:09 – XXXX bottle top quiz

Sources:

Newcastle to Sydney in 1 hour - Albanese Government lays foundation for high-speed rail in Australia

High-speed rail from Sydney to Newcastle is a step closer. But what about Sydney to Melbourne?

High-speed rail link between Sydney and Newcastle could be ‘shovel-ready’ in two years, Albanese government says

Why the PM’s $93b high-speed rail project will never happen

Signs of psychosis seen in Australian users’ interactions with AI chatbots, expert warns

Reports of ‘AI psychosis’ are emerging — here’s what a psychiatric clinician has to say

Aussietowns - Moruya

John Gilmore, Quarry Manager

Moruya granite and the Harbour Bridge

The Significant Legacy of Moruya Granite

‘Quarry Scotties’: the story of the Sydney Harbour Bridge’s forgotten migrant workers

Moruya: a source of stone

Granite Town: Honoring a Legacy Carved in Stone

Moruya Granite Quarry

Monument Australia - Moruya Granite

Wikipedia - Moruya, New South Wales

Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries

#Australia #Australian

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Bald Rock National Park, New South Wales from the 26 Feb 2026 full podcast of 'Australia Talks' with your hosts DK and Ardeet.

Sources:

Wikipedia - Bald Rock National Park

NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service - Bald Rock National Park

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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

00:00:55 – Croc watch

00:19:17 – Humanoid home robots are on the market – but do we really want them?

00:49:59 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Bald Rock National Park, New South Wales

01:00:32 – Scammers fleeced pensioner Ian Williams out of $1,338. So he sued his bank for $379 million

01:26:51 – This week in Australian history 20-26 February

01:37:12 – XXXX bottle top quiz

Sources:

Cahill's Crossing - The World's Deadliest Crossing

Australia’s most terrifying wildlife spectacle: 50 saltwater crocs crammed into one small stretch of river waiting to strike

Scammers fleeced pensioner Ian Williams out of $1,338. So he sued his bank for $379 million

Leigh Sales reveals chilling reason why ABC Australian Story episode about pensioner who 'captured the hearts of Australia' was pulled off the air at the last minute

Scam victim at centre of ABC’s axed Australian Story episode admits he hid dark past from show

Humanoid home robots are on the market – but do we really want them?

Wikipedia - Bald Rock National Park

NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service - Bald Rock National Park

Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries

#Australia #Australian