Australia Talks – 13 Sep 2026: Coles ditches Palantir + US military bases in Australia

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

00:11:06 – Coles ditches Palantir

00:31:16 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Three Springs, Western Australia

00:47:41 – Do more US bases in Australia make us more vulnerable to attack?

01:11:58 – This week in Australian history 11-17 Sep

01:22:16 – XXXX bottle top quiz

Sources:

Coles Palantir contract: Supermarket ends partnership with data firm following GetUp campaign

The Slippery Slope to Function Creep