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

00:07:33 – Defence strategy with NZ and the Solomon Islands

00:27:30 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Sorrento (Part 2), Victoria

00:47:56 – Australia's driverless future

01:20:30 – This week in Australian history 5-11 June

01:31:59 – XXXX bottle top quiz

Sources:

Solomon Islands agrees to treaty negotiation with Australia - ABC News

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says New Zealand friendship is important to endure volatile world - ABC News

Driverless taxi service Waymo could soon be coming to Sydney streets | 7NEWS

Tesla to release most advanced version of its FSD Supervised in Australia

Autonomous taxis will come to Australia, if this tech giant has its way

Two Ticks Town Talk – Sorrento, Victoria (from 28 May 2026 Australia Talks) | Australia Talks

William Buckley (convict) - Wikipedia

Wadawurrung - Wikipedia

William Buckley's escape | Ergo

29 Jan 1935 - COLONY OF VICTORIA - Trove

Biography - William Buckley - Australian Dictionary of Biography

Buckley and the Aborigines | Ergo

William Buckley, National Portrait Gallery

Buckley’s Chance - Queenscliffe Historical Museum

The Dictionary of Australasian Biography/Buckley, William - Wikisource, the free online library

Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries

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