his is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Bunbury, Western Australia from the 30 April 2026 full episode of 'Australia Talks' with your hosts DK and Ardeet.

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

00:01:06 – Croc watch – Croc farming in Australia Part 1

00:17:55 – Gas Tax!

00:45:04 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Bunbury, Western Australia

01:11:11 – NDIS cuts

01:37:31 – This week in Australian history 24-30 April

01:48:41 – XXXX bottle top quiz

Sources:

Hartley's Creek Crocodile Farm - Hartley's Crocodile Adventures

Northern Territory crocodile farming industry strategic plan 2015-2021

Code of practice on the humane treatment of wild and farmed Australian crocodiles

The economic value of the Northern Territory’s crocodile industry

Why the gas tax momentum is building as Australia looks to properly cash in on its abundant natural resources - ABC News

Foreign companies are making billions off Australia’s gas. It’s time that changed

The government wants to curb NDIS spending. Here’s how it might succeed

How the NDIS grew to four times the size that was expected - ABC News

NDIS Minister Mark Butler denies NDIS cuts will force disabled Australians to pay out of pocket for support services | Sky News Australia

Bunbury History - City of Bunbury

Bunbury, Western Australia - Wikipedia

The inside story of how Bunnings became a multi-billion-dollar household name

Robert Bunning - Wikipedia

Bunnings - Wikipedia

Bunbury, WA - Aussie Towns

Bunbury woodchip bombing - Wikipedia

Two Ticks Town Talk - Geraldton Part 2, Western Australia (from 24 Apr 2025 Australia Talks) | Australia Talks

Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries

#Australia #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

00:01:06 – Croc watch - Croc farming in Australia Part 1

00:17:55 – Gas Tax!

00:45:04 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Bunbury, Western Australia

01:11:11 – NDIS cuts

01:37:31 – This week in Australian history 24-30 April

01:48:41 – XXXX bottle top quiz

Sources:

Hartley's Creek Crocodile Farm - Hartley's Crocodile Adventures

Northern Territory crocodile farming industry strategic plan 2015-2021

Code of practice on the humane treatment of wild and farmed Australian crocodiles

The economic value of the Northern Territory’s crocodile industry

Why the gas tax momentum is building as Australia looks to properly cash in on its abundant natural resources - ABC News

Foreign companies are making billions off Australia’s gas. It’s time that changed

The government wants to curb NDIS spending. Here’s how it might succeed

How the NDIS grew to four times the size that was expected - ABC News

NDIS Minister Mark Butler denies NDIS cuts will force disabled Australians to pay out of pocket for support services | Sky News Australia

Bunbury History - City of Bunbury

Bunbury, Western Australia - Wikipedia

The inside story of how Bunnings became a multi-billion-dollar household name

Robert Bunning - Wikipedia

Bunnings - Wikipedia

Bunbury, WA - Aussie Towns

Bunbury woodchip bombing - Wikipedia

Two Ticks Town Talk - Geraldton Part 2, Western Australia (from 24 Apr 2025 Australia Talks) | Australia Talks

Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries

#Australia #Australian

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

Sources:

Colonial navies of Australia - Wikipedia

HMQS Gayundah - Wikipedia

HMQS Gayundah – The gunboats Gayundah, Paluma & Queensland's colonial navy.

HMAS Gayundah | Sea Power Centre

H.M.Q.S. Gayundah | Moreton Bay Our Story

HMQS "Gayundah" - Conduct Unbecoming - 1888 - Naval Historical Society of Australia

Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries

#Australia #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

00:10:14 – New warship and Defence budget

00:37:27 – Two Ticks Town Talk – HMQS Gayundah, Queensland

01:08:50 – Homegrown biofuels

01:29:46 – This week in Australian history 17-23 April

01:42:16 – XXXX bottle top quiz

Sources:

Australia, Japan sign contracts to start $7 billion warship deal | Reuters

Defence spending to lift by $53 billion over the next decade as government warns of 'intensifying' risks - ABC News

Japan, Australia sign deal for first three Mogami frigate warships - ABC News

General purpose frigate | Royal Australian Navy

2026 National Defence Strategy and 2026 Integrated Investment Program | About | Defence

Biofuels could bolster Australia's fuel security but right now, we're exporting what we need to make them - ABC News

CEFC Refined Ambitions LCLF Opportunities Investment Insight - Clean Energy Finance Corporation

Ethanol fuel - Wikipedia

Colonial navies of Australia - Wikipedia

HMQS Gayundah - Wikipedia

HMQS Gayundah – The gunboats Gayundah, Paluma & Queensland's colonial navy.

HMAS Gayundah | Sea Power Centre

H.M.Q.S. Gayundah | Moreton Bay Our Story

HMQS "Gayundah" - Conduct Unbecoming - 1888 - Naval Historical Society of Australia

Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries

#Australia #Australian

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Toowoomba, Queensland from the 16 April 2026 full episode of 'Australia Talks' with your hosts DK and Ardeet.

Sources:

18 May 2012 - Multuggerah - Monument Australia (www.monumentaustralia.org.au) - Trove

Battle of One Tree Hill - Wikipedia

Multuggerah - Wikipedia

Toowoomba, QLD - Aussie Towns

Toowoomba - Wikipedia

Toowoomba — Grokipedia

Battle of One Tree Hill: remembering an Indigenous victory and a warrior who routed the whites | Frontier wars | The Guardian

Battle of One Tree Hill, Australian Frontier Wars - History Guild

Multuggerah and the Battle of One Tree Hill - Australian Geographic

Biography - Multuggerah - Indigenous Australia

#Australia #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

00:12:30 – Australia Establishes Fertilizer Coordination Body, Seeks New Urea Supply Sources

00:42:05 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Toowoomba, Queensland

01:00:45 – BYD and EV truck imports increase

01:29:03 – This week in Australian history 10-16 April

01:37:54 – XXXX bottle top quiz

Sources:

Australia Establishes Fertilizer Coordination Body, Seeks New Urea Supply Sources :: Content :: Tập đoàn Hoá chất Việt Nam (Vinachem)

Australia turns to less-established urea origins

Why Australia turned to Brunei to shore up supplies of critical crop fertiliser during Middle East war - ABC News

Visit to Brunei and Malaysia | Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs

Virgin to trim domestic flights ahead of fuel costs rising by up to $40 million - ABC News

BYD tripling shipment volumes to Australia to 30,000 cars amid fuel price surge | CarExpert

18 May 2012 - Multuggerah - Monument Australia (www.monumentaustralia.org.au) - Trove

Battle of One Tree Hill - Wikipedia

Multuggerah - Wikipedia

Toowoomba, QLD - Aussie Towns

Toowoomba - Wikipedia

Toowoomba — Grokipedia

Battle of One Tree Hill: remembering an Indigenous victory and a warrior who routed the whites | Frontier wars | The Guardian

Battle of One Tree Hill, Australian Frontier Wars - History Guild

Multuggerah and the Battle of One Tree Hill - Australian Geographic

Biography - Multuggerah - Indigenous Australia

Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries

#Australia #Australian

This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Mallee Cliffs National Park, New South Wales from the 9 April 2026 full episode of 'Australia Talks' with your hosts DK and Ardeet.

Sources:

Numbats reintroduced to NSW National Park | Australian Wildlife Conservancy

Mallee Cliffs National Park | NSW National Parks

Review of Environmental Factors

Wikipedia - Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area

Mallee Cliffs National Park Review of Environmental Factors for the Reintroduction of Locally Extinct Mammals | Environment and Heritage

Numbat - Wikipedia

#Australia #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

00:13:39 – Bilby populations

00:39:13 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Mallee Cliffs National Park, New South Wales

01:00:07 – Ebikes and the Straight of Hormuz

01:20:41 – This week in Australian history 3-9 April

01:30:38 – XXXX bottle top quiz

Sources:

'Easter bilby' populations quadruple across Australian sanctuaries - ABC News

Macrotis - Wikipedia

Easter Bilby - Wikipedia

Commuters swap the car for e-bikes as fuel prices soar amid Middle East war - ABC News

Australia given fuel supply assurances as plans in works for visit by Japan's prime minister - ABC News

Defence Minister says Australia may support measures to provide safe passage in the Straits of Hormuz

Numbats reintroduced to NSW National Park | Australian Wildlife Conservancy

Mallee Cliffs National Park | NSW National Parks

Review of Environmental Factors

Wikipedia - Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area

Mallee Cliffs National Park Review of Environmental Factors for the Reintroduction of Locally Extinct Mammals | Environment and Heritage

Numbat - Wikipedia

Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries

#Australia #Australian