About this episode

The episode discusses live facial recognition technology, defence sales to Canada, and features a town talk on Stanley, Tasmania.

A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions with your hosts DK and Ardeet. Contact us at AustraliaTalks@proton.me DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss: 00:00:00 – Introduction 00:01:09 – Croc Watch 00:13:11 – Live facial recognition in Western Australia 00:46:25 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Stanley (Part 1), Tasmania 01:07:54 – Defence sales to Canada and local US stockpile 01:32:26 – This week in Australian history 19-25 June 01:47:48 – XXXX bottle top quiz Sources: New crocodile killing behaviour captured by Aussie tour guide - Yahoo News Australia Australia lands biggest-ever defence export deal in $2.5bn radar sale to Canada | PerthNow Australia and Canada ink $2.5 billion over-the-horizon radar deal - ABC News Jindalee Operational Radar Network - Wikipedia US military plans major war stockpile on Australian soil | SBS News Overt Live Facial Recognition Trial Live facial recognition technology to be used by WA Police in Australian first - ABC News Stanley, Tasmania - Wikipedia Van Diemen's Land Company - Wikipedia Van Diemen's Land Company Van Diemen's Land Company Stanley, TAS - Aussie Towns Cape Grim…

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