Australia Talks - 12 Sep 2024: Australia to import gas & Unions leave ACTU

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

Contact us at AustraliaTalksPodcast@proton.me

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:10:00 - Australia is set to import gas for the first time

00:33:54 - Two Ticks Town Talk is Kununurra, Western Australia

01:06:05 - Unions are splitting from the ACTU

01:28:48 - This week in Australian history 6-12 September

01:42:59 - XXXX bottle top quiz

 

'Australia Talks' is the official podcast of the r/Australian subreddit.

 

Sources:

Once unthinkable, gas giant Australia is set to import supplies for the first time

Blue-collar union votes to split from ACTU over CFMEU handling

Major blue-collar union splits from ACTU

Territorial evolution of Australia

Wikipedia - Kununurra

Visit Kununurra

The Australia Institute - Dam the expense: The Ord River irrigation scheme and the development of northern Australia

Ord River irrigators say bureaucracy stifling agricultural development in WA's far north

Wikipedia - Anniversaries

 

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