A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions. Contact us at [email protected] DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss: 00:00:00 - Introduction, Vale Jack Karlson the succulent Chinese meal man and Raygun's Olympic performance 00:09:21 - ASIO and Australia's increase terror threat 00:32:04 - Two Ticks Town Talks is Cervantes, Western Australia 00:48:12 -  The influence of the gambling industry on Australian politicians and Albanese's latest watered down approach to gambling advertising 01:14:29 - This week in Australian history 9-15 August 01:23:13 - XXXX bottle top quiz    'Australia Talks' is the official podcast of the r/australian subreddit.   Sources: Jack Karlson, who shot to fame after ‘succulent Chinese meal’ arrest, dies aged 82 YouTube - 'Democracy manifest' Why is Australia’s Olympic team so large? Or: How did Raygun make it to the Olympics? ‘A total cop-out’ if Albanese government refuses blanket ban on gambling ads, Pocock says Internal Labor tussle over gambling advertising laws pushes reforms further back Australian government raises terrorism threat level to ‘probable’ as officials warn risk spans ideologies ASIO 'stretched' as it faces terror threat that is more complex than a decade ago Major new collaboration aims to preserve language and culture Archive to preserve multitude of Indigenous languages Aussie Towns Wikipedia - Cervantes, Western Australia Wikipedia - The Pinnacles (Western Australia) National Rock Garden - Formation of the Pinnacles Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries YouTube - The Most Unexpected Gold Medal In History - Steven Bradbury | Salt Lake 2002 Winter Olympics   #Australia