This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Rainbow Beach, Queensland from the 15 Jan 2026 full episode of Australia Talks with your hosts DK and Ardeet. Sources:

Wikipedia - Rainbow beach, Queensland

History of Cooloola

Rainbow Beach Coloured Sands Legend

Welcome to Rainbow Beach and Gympie

Gympie regional memories

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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

00:12:31 – Victorian bushfires

00:31:15 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Rainbow Beach, Queensland

00:52:55 – A nation of rich cowards’: Australia needs its dreamers but the arts are underfunded, undervalued and despised

01:18:03 – This week in Australian history 9-15 January

01:30:53 – XXXX bottle top quiz

Sources:

One person dead as PM visits bushfire-ravaged towns with 300 structures destroyed and 350,000 hectares burned

Tens of thousands of livestock confirmed dead as Victorians return to bushfire-ravaged communities

Victoria's bushfires more than five times the size of Singapore

January 2026 Victorian bushfires

Vic Emergency

Services Australia - Victoria Bushfires, January 2026

A nation of rich cowards’: Australia needs its dreamers but the arts are underfunded, undervalued and despised

Ben Quilty

Wikipedia - Rainbow beach, Queensland

History of Cooloola

Rainbow Beach Coloured Sands Legend

Welcome to Rainbow Beach and Gympie

Gympie regional memories

Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries

#Australia #Australian

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Northam, Western Australia (from the 8 Jan 2026 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.

Contact us at AustraliaTalks@proton.me

Sources:

Australia your way

A Guide to the Best Silo Art Locations in the Outback Loop

Australian Silo Art Trail

The Australian Silo Art Trail – Ultimate Guide

Australian Silo Art

Wikipedia - Northam, Western Australia

Public silo trail - Northam

AussieTowns - Northam, WA

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A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions.

Contact us at AustraliaTalks@proton.me

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:08:10 – NSW gun laws

00:46:54 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Northam, Western Australia

01:01:39 – Once the great Australian dream, backyards are vanishing from suburban homes

01:29:33 – This week in Australian history 1-8 January

01:38:55 – XXXX bottle top quiz

Sources:

Shooters Union Australia

NSW parliament passes tougher laws on guns and protests after Bondi Beach attack

NSW Police commissioner extends restrictions on Sydney protests for another fortnight

Terrorism and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025

Once the great Australian dream, backyards are vanishing from suburban homes

Australia your way

A Guide to the Best Silo Art Locations in the Outback Loop

Australian Silo Art Trail

The Australian Silo Art Trail – Ultimate Guide

Australian Silo Art

Wikipedia - Northam, Western Australia

Public silo trail - Northam

AussieTowns - Northam, WA

Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries

#Australia #Australian

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk - New Year Repeat 2025 on Mittagong, New South Wales from 16 Jan 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.

Sources:

The 19th century Iron Making Process

Aussie Towns - Mittagong, NSW

Fitzroy Iron Works

Highlands Market Place

Wikipedia - Fitzroy Iron Works

Newcastle Industrial Heritage Association - Fitz Roy Iron Works

Wikipedia - Mittagong

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DarkestKnight and Ardeet wish all of our gracious listeners a Happy and Successful New Year. We'll resume our regular programming on 8 Jan 2026.

This is the Christmas Repeat of the Two Ticks Town Talk on Woomera , South Australia from the 24 Jul 2025 full episode of 'Australia Talks'.

Podbean links (or simply search for 'Woomera' in your podcast player: Woomera Part 2

Woomera Part 3

Woomera Part 4

Woomera Part 5

Woomera Part 6

Sources:

RAAF Woomera Range Complex

Wikipedia - Woomera, South Australia

Aussietowns - Woomera, SA

Wikipedia - British nuclear tests at Maralinga

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Australia Talks - 25 Dec 2025: Merry Christmas and see you 8 Jan 2026

DarkestKnight and Ardeet wish all of our listeners a Merry Christmas. We really appreciate the support over the year. We'll be back on deck for regular programming 8 Jan 2026.

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