Australia Talks – 12 Aug 2026: Beer tax + Bird flu

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 – Excise duty rates for alcohol

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

00:49:50 – The risks of bird flu to Australia

01:06:00 – This week in Australian history 7-13 August

01:20:12 – XXXX bottle top quiz

Sources:

If we scrap the 'beer tax' for five years, will pub culture and live music thrive again? - ABC News

Excise duty rates for alcohol | Australian Taxation Office