Australia Talks - 20 Feb 2025: Chinese jet flares RAAF & Plummeting R&D

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

00:06:33 – Chinese fighter deployed flares within 30m of RAAF jet in South China Sea

00:28:16 - Two Ticks Town Talk – Birdsville, Queensland

00:52:59 – Industry minister points at big business over ‘plummeting’ research investment in Australia

01:17:31 - This week in Australian history 14-20 Feb

01:30:27 - XXXX bottle top quiz

Sources:

Chinese fighter deployed flares within 30m of RAAF jet in South China Sea

China drops flares ahead of RAAF plane, sends ships to Australia’s northern approaches

Industry minister points at big business over 'plummeting' research investment in Australia

Climate Active - Certificaton

Big Red Sand Dune, Simpson Desert

Wikipedia - Birdsville races

10 things to do in Birdsville

Wikipedia - Birdsville, Queensland

Birdsville Big Red Bash

The Most Unexpected Gold Medal In History - Steven Bradbury | Salt Lake 2002 Winter Olympics

Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries

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