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

00:05:44 – AUKUS update

00:38:50 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Australian submarine fleets

01:10:37 – Avoiding arrest by harvesting sea urchins

01:27:13 – This week in Australian history 30-31 May & 1-4 June

01:38:34 – XXXX bottle top quiz

Sources:

Instead of Arresting Indigenous Fishermen, Australia Begins to Pay Them to Control Sea Urchin Plague

NSW government funds Aboriginal-led south coast sea urchin enterprise with $1.48m grant - ABC News

Defence Minister says Australia could still buy five US submarines under AUKUS - ABC News

AUKUS partners unveil plan to develop underwater drones by 2027 - ABC News

Australia has been the victim of an AUKUS ‘bait and switch’

AUKUS to develop unmanned undersea vehicles, delivery set for 2027 | Reuters

Australia to receive second-hand submarines - Australian Defence Magazine

Two Ticks Town Talk – HMQS Gayundah, Queensland (from 22 Apr 2026 Australia Talks) | Australia Talks

Royal Australian Navy Submarine Force - Wikipedia

HMAS AE1 - Wikipedia

HMAS AE2 - Wikipedia

J-class submarine - Wikipedia

HMS J7 - Wikipedia

HMAS Platypus (1917) - Wikipedia

J Class Submarine in Royal Australian Navy service

Not many marinas can boast a 100-year-old submarine, but this one does - ABC News

J7 Submarine - Sandringham Yacht Club

Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries

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