Australia Talks – 5 Aug 2026: Glass fertiliser + Legal pepper spray

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

00:10:41 – Using ground glass for fertiliser

00:29:55 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Pukatja, South Australia

00:49:50 – Northern Territory is legalising pepper spray

01:06:00 – This week in Australian history 31 July and 1-6 August

01:20:12 – XXXX bottle top quiz

Sources:

Pulverised recycled glass helps boost farm productivity with benefits to soil, plants and livestock - ABC News

The Science of Plant-Available Silicon | MaxSil