Australia Talks - 22 Aug 2024: Great Barrier Reef growing back & New ID for Australians

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

00:09:07 - The Great Barrier Reef is showing record growth with some of the highest numbers recorded

00:33:15 - Two Ticks Town Talk is Airlie Beach, Queensland

00:44:18 - The Australian government is planning a major ID change for every Australian with a new verification system

01:07:53 - This week in Australian history 16-22 August

01:27:28 - XXXX bottle top quiz

'Australia Talks' is the official podcast of the r/australian subreddit.

Sources:

How the Great Barrier Reef shows record growth AND intense bleaching

New report on Great Barrier Reef shows coral cover increases before onset of serious bleaching, cyclones

Queensland Places

Wikipedia - Airlie Beach

Australia.com guide to Airlie Beach

Major driver's licence change for millions of Aussies with new ID verification system

Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries

#Australian