Australia Talks - 17 July 2025: No free speech in Victoria & Palantir in Aus

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

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DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:07:57 – Victoria's draconian new anti-protest laws will have a chilling effect on free speech -- and won't keep anyone safe

00:33:40 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Burra, South Australia

01:01:13 –From ICE to Coles: Controversial US tech company Palantir's links to Australia spark backlash

01:31:00 – This week in Australian history 11-17 July

01:39:99 - XXXX bottle top quiz

Sources:

From ICE to Coles: Controversial US tech company Palantir’s links to Australia spark backlash

A/HRC/59/23: From economy of occupation to economy of genocide - Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967 (Advance edited version)

Solving the supermarket: Why Coles just hired US defence contractor Palantir

Victoria’s draconian new anti-protest laws will have a chilling effect on free speech — and won’t keep anyone safe

Victoria launches anti-hate taskforce

Police charge man over Melbourne synagogue fire amid condemnation of antisemitism

Victorian government announces new police taskforce in wake of 'sickening' antisemitic attacks

Wikipedia - Burra Charter

Aussietowns - Burra, SA

How Essington Lewis pulled off an industrial miracle

Wikipedia - Essington Lewis

Essington Lewis (1881–1961)

Wikipedia - Breaker Morant (film)

Wikipedia - Burra, South Australia

Sir John Stanley Storey (1896–1955)

Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries

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