Australia Talks - 2 Oct 2025: Albanese, Trump, AUKUS & Covid Vax injury compensation

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

 

Contact us at AustraliaTalks@proton.me

 

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

 

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:11:02 – Albanese's meeting with Trump matters for AUKUS and the role of the US in the Asia-Pacific

00:32:36 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Mareeba, Queensland

00:59:46 – Thousands of Australians fighting 'cruel' battle for COVID vaccine injury compensation

01:31:34 – This week in Australian history 26-30 Sep & 1-2 Oct

01:36:18 – XXXX bottle top quiz

 

Sources:

 

Albanese's meeting with Trump matters for AUKUS and the role of the US in the Asia-Pacific

Albanese-Trump meeting not linked to AUKUS review: Marles — as it happened

Pentagon review reportedly confirms Aukus submarines pact is safe

AUKUS survives Pentagon review, with US submarine sales to proceed

AUKUS agreement for cooperation on naval nuclear propulsion

Thousands of Australians fighting 'cruel' battle for COVID vaccine injury compensation

Aussietowns - Mareeba, QLD

Coffee market in Australia - statistics & facts

Australia Coffee Overview

Wikipedia - Coffee culture in Australia

Where to buy Australian grown coffee?

Wikipedia - History of coffee

18 Australia Coffee Statistics to Know in 2025

Australia Coffee - Market Share Analysis, Industry Trends & Statistics, Growth Forecasts (2025 - 2030)

Jaques coffee - History

Wikipedia - Mareeba

Great southern bean: why there’s a buzz around Australian-grown coffee

Inside the move to shake up Australia's $2.5 billion coffee industry

Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries

 

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