Australia Talks - 14 Mar 2024: World's largest chocolate fountain and Billion dollar BoM

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:



00:00:00 - Intro

00:10:18 - Tasmanian Premier vows to build world's largest chocolate fountain if r-elected

00:28:22 - Two Ticks Town Talk is Newnes, New South Wales

00:51:17 - 'Nearly a billion dollars': BoM chief inidcates cost of IT overhaul to staff after refusing to disclose to senators

01:11:18 - This week in Australian history 6-13 March

01:28:10 - XXXX bottle top quiz

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AussieTowns.com.au

Wikipedia - Newnes

Wikipedia - Wollemi National Park

Investopedia - Oil Shale vs. Shale Oil: What's the Difference?

Wikipedia - Oil Shale in Australia

Wikipedia - François Péron

Wikipedia - Oil shale

WollemiPine.com

New South Wales Parks and Wildlife Service - Wollemi PIne

WollemiPine.com

Sydney Morning Herald - It started with 100 plants in a secret Sydney canyon – now they’re popping up all around the world

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CSIRO - Home gardeners become accidental citizen scientists for Wollemi Pine

Sydney Morning Herald - The 'pinosaurs' being fire-proofed to last another 200 million years

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