Australia Talks - 12 Nov 2024: Tough new scam laws & 3D printed guns

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
00:08:03 - Banks and social media companies to be fined overs scams under new Australian laws touted as 'strongest in the world'
00:33:03 - Two Ticks Town Talk - Riverton, South Australia
00:51:59 - 3D printed guns on rise in Australia, with seizures of lethal firearms up across nation
01:22:06 - This week in Australian history 8-14 November
01:33:55 - XXXX bottle top quiz

Sources:

Banks and social media companies to be fined over scams under new Australian laws touted as ‘strongest in world’

Australia’s new scam prevention draft is welcome – but it needs to be broader in scope

3D-printed guns on rise in Australia, with seizures of lethal firearms up across nation

Stash of hidden 3D-printed guns seized in raid on alleged Perth crime figure

‘Gun control is dead and we killed it’: unmasking the lonely incel who designed the world’s most popular 3D-printed firearm

Aussie Towns - Riverton

Wikipedia - Riverton, South Australia

Australia's first political assassination is just as mysterious today as it was a century ago

Trove - Russian runs amok

Sarlines Books - The Riesling Railway by John Wilson

Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries

 

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