Australia Talks - 29 May 2025: Indonesia and Australia & Sober curious teens

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

00:00:53 – Croc watch

00:11:53 – There’s no country more important to Australia than Indonesia. Trouble is, the feeling isn’t mutual

00:34:16 – Ball’s Pyramid, New South Wales

00:53:22 – Fewer teens are drinking alcohol as social media and schools warn of danger

01:33:42 – This week in Australian history 23-29 May

01:24:05 - XXXX bottle top quiz

Sources:

Is it legal to collect crocodile eggs in Australia?

Crocodile egg harvesting

Commercial harvests of saltwater crocodile Crocodylus porosus eggs by Indigenous people in northern Australia: Lessons for long-term viability and management

Indonesia-Australia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement

There’s no country more important to Australia than Indonesia. Trouble is, the feeling isn’t mutual

Fewer teens are drinking alcohol as social media, schools warn of danger

National Drug Strategy Household survey

Diving Ball’s Pyramid … is it all it’s cracked up to be?

Lord Howe Island - Points of interest

Wikipedia - Ball's pyramid

Lord How Island - Return of the tree lobster

Giant stick insect rediscovered

Dryococelus australis (Lord Howe Island Phasmid)

Wikipedia - Dryococelus

Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries

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