Australia Talks - 16 Jan 2025: GM mozzies for Aussies & Trains not Planes

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

00:05:44 - Genetically modified mosquitoes planned for release in Queensland early this year

00:24:13 - Two Ticks Town Talk - Mittagong, New South Wales

00:40:09 - Soaring airfares between Melbourne and Sydney see travellers choose the 11 hour train ride

01:03:14 - This week in Australian history 10-16 January

01:11:21 - XXXX bottle top quiz

 

Sources:

Male mosquitoes to be genetically engineered to poison females with semen in Australian research

Australian Government Notice of Application

Recombinant venom proteins in insect seminal fluid reduce female lifespan

Genetically modified mosquitoes could soon be released in one Australian state: everything you need to know

Soaring air fares between Melbourne and Sydney see travellers take 11-hour train

Australia Talks - 8 Aug 2024: Rex Airlines

The 19th century Iron Making Process

Aussie Towns - Mittagong, NSW

Fitzroy Iron Works

Highlands Market Place

Wikipedia - Fitzroy Iron Works

Newcastle Industrial Heritage Association - Fitz Roy Iron Works

Wikipedia - Mittagong

Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries

 

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