Australia Talks - 4 Jul 2024: 5 weeks annual leave & Thales to corruption watchdog

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

00:12:17 - Update on Energy bill rebates for Aussie households

00:14:52 - Big push to give Aussies five weeks of annual leave

00:37:08 - Two Ticks Town Talk is Serviceton in Victoria

01:07:57 - Defence refers $1bn Thales contract to the national corruption watchdog

01:28:32 - This week in Australian history 28-30 Jun and 1-4 Jul

01:38:31 - XXXX bottle top quiz

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

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Rebates and Assistance

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South Australia–Victoria border dispute

Serviceton, Victoria

The Border Mistake That Created a Disputed Territory - South Australia-Victoria Border

Aussie Towns

SA-Victoria-NSW border dogleg leaves locals in state of confusion amid coronavirus restrictions

Tom Waits - "Town With No Cheer"

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