Australia Talks - 8 May 2025: Federal elections & Fighting Fire Ants and Bureaucrats

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

00:07:55 – Australian Federal elections 2025

00:29:44 – Junee, New South Wales

00:52:58 – The fight against fire ants and allegations of threats, harassment and stalking

01:17:40 – This week in Australian history 2-8 May

01:27:37 - XXXX bottle top quiz

 

Sources:

 

Federal Election 2025 - Australia Votes

AEC 2025 Federal Election

How Peter Dutton’s Wile E Coyote campaign flew off the cliff

Fire ants found in new south-east Queensland housing development

Sting operation: the fight against fire ants and allegations of threats, harassment and stalking

Aussietowns - Junee, New South Wales

The Little house of Horrors - Monte Cristo homestead

Ghost tour operator vows to continue legacy after famous Junee ‘haunted house’ closes to public

Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries

 

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