Australia Talks - 11 Jul 2024: Life expectancy falls, new anti-corruption body scorecard

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

00:08:01 - Australian life expectancy has fallen for the first time in almost 30 years

00:29:35 - Two Ticks Town Talk is Rottnest Island, Western Australia Part 2

00:50:03 - Is Australia's long awaited national anti-corruption body meeting expectation?

01:03:39 - This week in Australian history 5-11 July

01:16:20 - XXXX bottle top quiz

 

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

 

Sources:

Life expectancy has dropped in Australia for the first time in decades, a new government report says

Australia’s health 2024: in brief

Mick Tsikas/AAP Australia’s long-awaited national anti-corruption body is a year old. Is it meeting expectations?

National Anti-Corruption Commission decides not to pursue Robodebt Royal Commission referrals but focus on ensuring lessons learnt

Wikipedia - Rottnest Island

Rottnest Island

Wikipedia - Quokka

Australian Museum

Two Ticks Town Talk - Balladonia, Western Australia (from 16 Jan 2024)

Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries

 

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